In 2018 when the IPCC released their Special Report on 1.5°C, they presented four archetype scenarios to help readers understand that there were fundamentally different …
Category: Energy efficiency
A very different pathway forwards for India
As COP 26 approaches, the UK government (as President of the COP) and the UNFCCC are encouraging as many countries as possible, in accordance with …
Getting to net-zero emissions in the UK
Last week the Climate Change Committee (CCC) in the UK released its much anticipated report which is recommending that the government revise its emissions goal to …
A new pathway to Paris
A new book that outlines a pathway to meet the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement has been released for open access online , but is …
Drivers behind flattening CO2 emissions
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently reported that carbon dioxide emissions from energy use remained flat in 2016, the third year in a row. This …
Making the most of hydrogen
As hydrogen refueling stations begin to appear, including one from Shell opening near London, Toyota makes its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle more widely available …
The UK 5th Carbon Budget
In amongst the excitement created by the Brexit vote, on 30th June 2016 the UK Government met its statutory requirement and announced the details of the …
The Connected Man
Back in September 1971, an article appeared in Scientific American on energy use. It remains very current today. Earl Cook was attempting to look at …
Baselines, metrics and business as usual
The submission of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the UNFCCC started in earnest to meet the March 31st agreed date, although many more are …
Did the UN Summit shift the dial?
The UN Climate Summit has come and gone and leaders from many countries have made announcements, pledges or at least offered moral support. But are …
