Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
Carbon Intensity
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China Plans National Carbon Market by 2016 Amid Emission Pledge
China, the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, plans to start a nationwide carbon market in the next two years following a pledge to cap emissions by 2030. Opening in 2016, the market would have
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CO2 emissions from fuel combustion highlights 2014
In the lead-up to the UN climate negotiations in Lima, the latest information on the level and growth of CO2 emissions, their source and geographic distribution will be essential to lay the foundation
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Mapping multilateral collaboration on low-carbon energy technologies
IEA analyses have consistently highlighted that low-carbon energy technologies have a crucial role to play in addressing current global challenges on energy security, sustainability and access. Recent
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Household electricity access a trivial contributor to CO2 emissions growth in India
Impetus to expand electricity access in developing nations is urgent. Yet aspirations to provide universal access to electricity are often considered potentially conflicting with efforts to mitigate climate
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Recognising risk, perpetuating uncertainty: a baseline survey of climate disclosures by fossil fuel companies
Carbon Tracker are releasing a new report examining climate risk disclosures by listed fossil fuel companies, in partnership with CDP, Ceres and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB). The research
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China's climate pledge impeded by recent economic surge
China's extensive financial growth is thwarting the country's efforts to reduce CO2 emissions according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). The findings are part of a seven-year
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EU scraps plan to label tar sands oil as highly polluting
Revised draft law on fuel quality directive removes obstacle to Canada shipping crude from tar sands to Europe The European Commission on Tuesday proposed scrapping a mandatory requirement to label
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Determinants of stagnating carbon intensity in China
China committed itself to reduce the carbon intensity of its economy (the amount of CO2 emitted per unit of GDP) by 40–45% during 2005–2020. Yet, between 2002 and 2009, China experienced a 3% increase
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Seeing is believing: creating a new climate economy in the United States
A growing body of evidence shows that economic growth is not in conflict with efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Experience at the state and national levels demonstrates that well-designed
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Pathways toward zero-carbon electricity required for climate stabilization
This paper covers three policy-relevant aspects of the carbon content of electricity that are well established among integrated assessment models but under-discussed in the policy debate. First, climate