▼
31 December 2021

Climate stories and insights in 2021

›
 by David Spratt So here is an idiosyncratic look at some of the big climate stories and insights from 2021, drawn from my Twitter feed. Not...
08 December 2021

Morrison’s lack of climate action puts national security at risk, former defence chief says

›
by Michael Mazengarb , first published at RenewEconomy , A former Australian defence force chief has warned that a lack of strong climate po...
04 December 2021

After Glasgow, a climate reality check

›
The pledges made at COP26 global policy-making conference in November will not prevent 1.5℃ or even 2℃ of global warming. The outcome from G...
02 November 2021

With "net zero 2050" and the 1.5°C in the same breath, Glasgow reeks of cognitive dissonance

›
by David Spratt So far most of the media coverage and advocacy at COP26 has been poor and severely misinformed. One after another  politicia...
26 October 2021

"Net zero 2050" is a deadly scam justifying fossil fuel use way past 2050. It is not to be celebrated.

›
by David Spratt DOWNLOAD Briefing Paper: Net zero 2050 is a dangerous illusion Should the Australia Government be congratulated for finally...
21 October 2021

Security leaders on Glasgow COP26: Water shortfalls mean we can’t wait for 2050

›
 by Chris Barrie and Ian Dunlop , first published at The Australian [Reproduced with permission of the authors] Net-zero emissions by 2050 w...
12 October 2021

From dust to dust

›
  Today's blog is  a guest post from filmmaker James Bartlett , who is looking for support for a short climate film, From dust to dust. ...
20 September 2021

Renowned climate scientist warns rate of global warming during next 25 years could be double what it was in the previous 50

›
A Nov. 30, 2019 view of the Jaenschwalde Power Station near Peitz, eastern Germany. Credit: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images This blog...
06 September 2021

When Murdoch endorses the "Net zero 2050" climate goal, you know it is the problem and not the answer

›
 by David Spratt DOWNLOAD Briefing Paper: Net zero 2050 is a dangerous illusion The Murdoch/News Ltd global media empire, which makes a liv...
02 September 2021

Former defence leaders say Australia “missing in action" on climate-security risks

›
DOWNLOAD report: https://www.aslcg.org/missinginaction In a 48-page report released today, “Missing in action: Responding to Australia’s cli...
16 August 2021

Central bankers' “net zero 2050” scenarios fail on risk basics

›
Today Breakthrough launches our new report Degrees of Risk , which looks at how financial regulators are underestimating systemic risks and...
05 August 2021

Net zero target for 2050 is too slow, and a strategy for climate failure

›
by Michael Mazengarb & Giles Parkinson , first published by RenewEconomy A major new research paper argues that setting “net zero by 20...
04 August 2021

Warnings signs as global oil and gas giants adopt “Net zero 2050” climate goal

›
 by David Spratt DOWNLOAD Briefing Paper: Net zero 2050 is a dangerous illusion “Net zero 2050” is the big story in climate politics this y...
26 July 2021

A note to Climate Code Red subscribers

›
 To all those people who have subscribed to the email service of this blog, just a quick note... Google has discontinued its Feedburner serv...
09 June 2021

Trickery in climate neutrality – How "net zero" is secretly being redefined

›
In the Amazon, fires are contributing to the rainforest becoming a net source of carbon emissions, rather than a natural carbon store  Corpo...
10 May 2021

What roles for markets and for the state when climate risk is existential?

›
Climate system tipping points. From Climate Reality Check 2020 This blog is based on a paper given to the University of Hamburg's “Unsus...
13 April 2021

Net zero emissions must be reached before 2030 for 2°C target, new analysis says

›
  by Michael Mazengarb , RenewEconomy Calculations of global carbon budgets have underestimated potential increases in global temperatures...
02 March 2021

Zero by 2050 or 2030? 1.5°C or 2°C? Overshoot or not? Demystifying carbon budgets.

›
by David Spratt Confused about carbon budgets for the Paris climate  goals? Zero by 2050 or 2030? 1.5°C or 2°C? Overshoot or not? There is a...
08 February 2021

Matters of fact that we ignore at our peril

›
by David Spratt “Political reality must be grounded in physical reality or it’s completely useless.”   That statement, by Prof. Hans ...
27 January 2021

New research on forests and oceans suggest projections of future warming may be too conservative, with serious consequences

›
  By David Spratt How much will the world warm with ongoing fossil-fuel carbon emissions? It’s a big question that preoccupies policymakers ...