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View In: Carbon BriefWelcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 30 August 2024: Sea level rise ‘crisis’; African floods; Studying climate change in Svalbard appeared first on Carbon Brief.

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View In: Carbon BriefChina’s “new energy vehicles” (NEVs) have been the centre of media and geopolitical attention in... The post Q&A: The global ‘trade war’ over China’s booming EV industry appeared first on Carbon Brief.

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View In: Carbon BriefWelcome to Carbon Brief’s Cropped. We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection... The post Cropped 28 August 2024: Sicily sizzles; Exploratory seabed mining; Net-zero ag emissions appeared first on Carbon Brief.

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View In: Carbon BriefExtreme weather is one of the primary drivers of crop failures around the world. Crop... The post Guest post: Using El Niño forecasts to give early warning of crop failures appeared first on Carbon Brief.

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View In: Carbon BriefThe small village of Lytton in British Columbia, Canada was once a pitstop for hikers... The post Explainer: Why is climate change causing ‘record-shattering’ extreme heat? appeared first on Carbon Brief.

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View In: Carbon Brief一份新报告指出，中国的国有企业正在投资低碳能源，并助推中国的能源转型进程走向“关键转折点”——煤电开始从能源结构中淡出。 这份由能源智库Ember撰写的报告发现，在2011年至2020年的十年间，中国电力央企的风电和太阳能发电装机容量增长了近四倍，超过200吉瓦（GW）。 截至2022年（报告中所提供的最新数据的一年），电力央企大约贡献了中国太阳能发电装机容量的40%，风电装机容量的70%。 这些央企与地方政府管理的能源企业（地方国企）一起，为减少煤电在中国电力结构中的份额做出了“重大贡献”。目前，煤电在中国电源结构中的份额已从2000年的70%以上，降至2023年的60%以下。 此外，报告还指出，在中国日益增长的电力需求中，煤电的占比也在减少。从1991年到2000年，85%的新增电力需求来自煤电，而在2011年到2020年，只有47%的新增电力需求来自煤电...