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New data show a worsening of the climate crisis

… rise within 1.5°C, is estimated to have been at around 250 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide by the start of 2023 – in 2020, the IPCC had calculated it at around 500 gigatonnes. (Note: these figures are not comparable…

Indicators of Global Climate Change 2022: annual update of large-scale indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence

… the first global stocktake under the Paris Agreement that will conclude at COP28 in December 2023. Evidence-based decision-making needs to be informed by up-to-date and timely information on key…

Researchers calculate the effects of a climate transition in India

… and Vietnam. Reference of the cited article: Ordonez, J., Jakob, M., Steckel, J., Ward, H., 2023, India's just energy transition: Political economy challenges across states and regions, Energy Policy…

A good fifth reduction in climate gases from urban traffic in 15 years, with a better quality of life

… find a way out of the crisis. Reference of the cited article: Liotta, C., Viguié, V., Creutzig, F., 2023, Environmental and welfare gains via urban transport policy potfolios across 120 cities, Nature…

Effective capital markets are needed to protect the climate

… they rely on help from the rich north. Reference of the cited article: Lessmann, K., Kalkuhl, M., 2023, Climate finance intermediation: interest spread effects in a climate policy model, Journal of the…

Experts expect around 50 percent fewer new coal-fired power plants than announced

… still be well within reach." Reference of the cited article: Montrone, L., Steckel, J., Nemet, G., 2023, Investment in new coal-fired power plants after the COVID-19 pandemic: Experts expect 170-270 GW of new…

Carbon price as an investment incentive for private households

… informationen (in German): The study: Kalkuhl, M., Kellner, M., Bergmann, T., Rütten, K., 2023, CO2-Bepreisung zur Erreichung der Klimaneutralität im Verkehrs- und Gebäudesektor: Investitionsanreize…

How billions from carbon pricing could enforce climate protection and social compensation

… Eydam, U., aus dem Moore, N.,  Pahle, M., Schwarz, A., Fahl, U., Blum, M., Treichel-Grass, K., 2023, Optionen zur Verwendung der Einnahmen aus der CO2-Bepreisung. Kopernikus-Projekt Ariadne, Potsdam.…

A new approach to assessing policies in the climate crisis

… global commons." Reference of the cited article: Sureth, M., Kalkuhl, M., Edenhofer, O., Rockström, J., 2023, A Welfare Economic Approach to Planetary Boundaries, Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik /…

Energy crisis could become a win-win situation for climate and the economy

… Q., Creutzig, F., Liao, H., Yao, Y., Qian, X., Ren, Z., Qing, J., Cai, Q., Edenhofer, O., Wei, Y., 2023, Carbon emissions and economic impact of EU’s embargoing Russian fossil fuels, Nature Climate Change…