Sea levels: what implications amidst climate change?
…c40% of the recent increase is due to the thermal expansion of water as global temperatures rise, and c60% is mass gain from melting ice caps and glaciers. (2) Sea…
Power generation: sensitivity to high-temperature heatwaves?
…+/-2%, becoming 250x more frequent by 2050. This, together with climate change being expected to make extreme weather events more frequent, will decrease the reliability of global and local grids….
Albedo of different landscapes: a challenge for reforestation?
…the technical papers that crossed our screens, there seems to be much less certainty and much more debate than in other areas of climate science that we have reviewed. Even…
The Amazon tipping point theory?
…other climate policies globally. https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/breakdown-of-global-co2-emissions/ What is the Amazon tipping point theory? The Amazon rainforest currently covers 5.5M square kilometers, comprising the largest, contiguous tropical forest in the world. 50%…
The route to net zero: an energy-climate model for 2-degrees
This data-file is a simple global climate model. Specifically, it is a 30-line overview of the carbon cycle, from 1750-2065, covering the difference ‘sources’ and ‘sinks’ of carbon, and how…
Nature based solutions to climate change?
…are improving the quality of nature-based CO2 removals and accelerating momentum. We see opportunities for companies that tackle these challenges. Our top conclusions into nature-based solutions to climate change follow…
Nature based solutions to climate change: a summary
Nature based solutions to climate change are among the largest and lowest cost options to decarbonize the global energy system. Looking across 1,000 pages of our research and over 200…
Energy Transition: Polarized Perspectives?
…comments, attacked the science of climate change. It is perhaps not a fully fair represenation, as those with extreme views are more likely to post comments in online forums. But…
Economic costs of climate change?
This data-file contains our estimates into the economic costs of unmitigated climate change, using the latest disclosures from the IPCC as a framework. We estimate the total costs could reach…
Costs of climate change: a paradox?
The unmitigated costs of climate change will likely reach $1.5trn per annum after 2050, exerting an enormous toll on the world. However, the costs of the energy transition will exceed…