Climate scientist Ed Hawkins appointed MBE
NCAS’ Professor Ed Hawkins, known for creating art that defines our warming world, has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list for his services to climate science and science communication.
12 news stories that defined our year
In a year where environmental science has risen up the public agenda, we’ve taken a moment to reflect on how atmospheric science has made an impact.
To mark the twelve days before Christmas, we’re looking back at our top twelve news stories from the past year.
Slowdown in rising greenhouse gases does not negate the long-term trend, finds global carbon budget analysts
This year’s rise in greenhouse gas emissions was smaller than in the last two years, but the continued increase means the world is still not on track to pursue the 1.5C goal of the Paris Agreement.
Emissions for 2019 will be 4% higher than those in 2015, the year that the Paris Agreement was adopted to combat climate change and adapt to its effects.
A new Global Carbon Budget report published this week, which NCAS’ Patrick McGuire contributed to, shows the increasing difficulty of that task.