Contemporary climate change includes both global warming and its impacts on Earth’s weather patterns. There have been previous periods of climate change, but the current rise in global average temperature is more rapid and is primarily caused by humans.[2][3] Burning fossil fuels adds greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, most importantly carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane. Smaller contributions come from agriculture, industrial processes, and forest loss.[4] Greenhouse gases warm the air by absorbing heat radiated by the Earth, trapping the heat near the surface. Greenhouse gas emissions amplify this effect, causing the Earth to take in more energy from sunlight than it can radiate back into space.
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Europe can still avoid the coming ‘green steel’ crunch
Financial Times
30 January 2024 - 09:23
Moving clean energy around is an oft-touted solution but steelmakers might also wish to rethink their inputs.
Investors’ timeframe falls short of long-term climate challenge
Financial Times
20 January 2024 - 14:46
Focus on quick returns is not compatible with backing sustainability and energy transition.
What we really know about the global economy
Financial Times
18 January 2024 - 09:43
From demography to technology, we must pay attention to the forces that will certainly shape our future.
Europe’s biggest renewables group shores up dams against extreme weather
Financial Times
2 January 2024 - 09:44
Norwegian state-owned Statkraft will spend €700mn upgrading infrastructure to help it withstand heavier rains.
What is sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)?
Lorenzo Bagnato
29 November 2023 - 13:00
Sustainable aviation fuel captured everyone’s interest as the first transatlantic flight is a total success.
Germany faces threat of creeping deindustrialisation, warns steel boss
Financial Times
28 November 2023 - 09:06
Salzgitter CEO says steel and chemicals producers must commit to country, despite high energy costs
Coffee and cocoa stored in EU warehouses at risk of destruction under new rules
Financial Times
27 November 2023 - 08:35
Anti-deforestation law passed in June restricts non-compliant stocks from being sold in the bloc
UK’s Rishi Sunak increases oil extraction, backtracks on green commitments
Lorenzo Bagnato
27 September 2023 - 18:41
Faced with a likely disastrous 2024 election, the UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is trying everything he can to win over a handful of electors.
"Undeniable": lethality of heat waves linked to carbon emissions, study shows
Lorenzo Bagnato
25 July 2023 - 12:51
Climate change is driven by carbon emissions and human-driven production. A new study shows these implications on the current global heat wave.
Wind, solar power surge in China, achieving green goal 5 years ahead of schedule
Lorenzo Bagnato
29 June 2023 - 16:53
China is set to reach wind and solar production goals in 2025, five years ahead of plan.