Over the past few months I have been deeply involved with my colleagues in the Shell Scenario team preparing a new scenario that illustrates a …
Category: Greenhouse gases
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 …
Another momentous step?
Following the ICAO deal to offset the global growth in aviation emissions and the Paris Agreement passing the 55 / 55 criteria for entry into …
Debating the global temperature goal
Within the Decision Text supporting the Paris Agreement, paragraph II.21 calls on the IPCC as follows; 21. Invites the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to …
Where are we now?
Last week I presented a simple analysis of the temperature data over the last 50+ years which showed that there was good reason to think …
The cost of contributions
The process of national governments submitting Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the UNFCCC is well underway, with a number of developing and least developed …
