![]() ![]() GREEN HYDROGEN: India is looking to sign bilateral agreements with the EU, Singapore and Japan “to allow them to use carbon credits linked to green hydrogen production in India in exchange for investment and purchase deals”, Reuters reported.Ĭarbon Brief speaks to Jennie King, head of climate research and policy at the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD), about the revival of online climate misinformation ahead of the next round of UN climate talks. SHELLED: Shell CEO Wael Sawan’s warning against cutting oil and gas production has been dubbed “irresponsible” by the head of the UN’s climate change body Simon Stiell, reported Reuters.īLACK AND GREEN: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) aims to triple the contribution of renewables to the country’s energy mix over the next seven years with 200bn dirhams ($54.4bn) worth of investment, according to the Saudi Arabia-based website Arab News. REVOKING FINANCE: A “leaked briefing note” to ministers, first seen by the Guardian, suggested that the UK government is “drawing up plans” to “drop” the nation’s £11.6bn international climate finance pledge. However, a quick-fire analysis of the deal by the International Council on Transport said the new targets are not compatible with the Paris Agreement’s aim to keep global temperature rise to 1.5C by 2100, although they could be compatible with limiting warming to 2C. NOT 1.5C ALIGNED: “Almost all” member states were happy with the outcome agreed in London, according to Josh’s reporting. This is roughly equivalent to the emissions of Germany and more than the entire aviation industry. Some 90% of global products and goods travel by ship, making the industry accountable for 3% of global emissions. As Carbon Brief’s policy correspondent Josh Gabbatiss noted earlier today in a string of tweets from the site of the negotiations in London, the deal commits the shipping industry to a series of decadal targets: 20% reduction on 2008 levels by 2030 (but “striving” for 30%) 30% by 2040 (but “striving” for 70%) and 80% by 2050 (but “striving” for “close to net-zero”).ĮMISSIONS GIANT: The deal was agreed by the 175 member states of the UN’s International Maritime Organisation. ‘BY OR AROUND’: The global shipping industry has agreed to reach net-zero emissions “by or around 2050” after a week of testy talks, BBC News reported. It comes as Nigeria began preparations for another round of deadly flooding, the Nigerian outlet Vanguard reported. On Thursday, Africa recorded its hottest night ever, when temperatures did not drop below 39.6C in Adrar, Algeria, according to a tweet by atmospheric science student Colin McCarthy. Above-average temperatures were recorded in countries including India, Iran and Canada, while extreme heat in Mexico killed more than 100 and Beijing recorded its hottest ever June, Reuters reported. ON THE GROUND: The impacts of the record heat have been felt around the world. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist at the University of Leipzig, told the outlet: “The coming days will probably see a small downturn, but, since the annual global temperature maximum is at the end of July, more days are likely to be warmer than yesterday…Chances are that the month of July will be the warmest ever and, with it, the hottest month ever: ‘ever’ meaning since the Eemian which is some 120,000 years ago.” Then, on Thursday, global temperatures reached a new high of 17.23C, noted AP.ġ20,000 YEARS: The new records, however, could soon be broken again, scientists told the Guardian. ![]() Tuesday and Wednesday saw temperatures of 17.18C recorded, according to the newswire. On Monday, average global temperatures reached a record 17.01C, the Associated Press reported. This week Hottest hat-trickīREAKING RECORDS: The record for the world’s hottest day was broken three times this week. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s weekly DeBriefed email newsletter. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. ![]()
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