The Green Elephant - Kicking Carbon

The Green Elephant

Kicking Carbon:

Coal trains at a US shipping facility

U.S. Climate Report Warns of Damaged Environment and Shrinking EconomyWithout major action to rein in global warming, the American economy could lose 10 percent of G.D.P. by 2100, according to a report from 13 federal agencies.

Clean Energy Is Surging, but Not Fast Enough to Solve Global WarmingThe International Energy Agency said renewables were poised to surpass coal by 2040. But more is still needed to stop climate change.

Shale oil surge poses threat to renewable energy, PwC warnsBusinessGreen: Green groups warn against huge shale oil risks as report finds it could comprise 12 per cent of oil production in 2035

Climate change: how a warming world is a threat to our food suppliesGlobal warming is exacerbating political instability as tensions brought on by food insecurity rise. With research suggesting the issue can only get worse we examine the risks around the world

We can't use it – so why the heck are we prospecting for new oil? | George MonbiotGeorge Monbiot: To stop runaway climate change we have to get out of fossil fuels. Drilling off Shetland and in the Arctic makes no sense

Could the rebound effect undermine climate efforts?Researchers warn of phenomenon where savings from energy efficiency are cancelled out by increases in other carbon-intensive behaviour

Why We'll Never Run Out of OilBack in 1973, some experts were predicting $100-a-barrel oil prices by the year 2000. What happened?

Map of existing oil and gas pipelines all over the United States.

Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040A landmark United Nations report paints a far more dire picture of the immediate consequences of climate change than previously thought and says that avoiding damage requires quickly transforming the world economy.

World can only burn another half a trillion tonnes of carbon before dangerous climate change, scientists sayTo avoid dangerous climate change of 2C, the world can only burn another half a trillion tonnes of carbon, scientists say

Global Warming's Terrifying New MathThree simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe – and that make clear who the real enemy is

As U.S. Cleans Its Energy Mix, It Ships Coal Problems AbroadU.S. coal exports hit a new record in 2012. The trend undercuts U.S. progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, as more carbon-intensive fuel is burned overseas.

Revealed: How fossil fuel reserves match UN climate negotiating positionsNew figures calculate how much CO2 each country could emit in the future and asks how their fuel reserves affect their position at the UN climate negotiations

The government must abandon its fossil fuel power projects. If not, we’ll sue | George Monbiot

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