1.5 To Stay Alive
The UK leads the global net-zero race but is it money motivated?
Net Zero is the Economic opportunity of the 21st Century, UK Mission Zero Repot states Technological advancement has always been the backbone of innovation. When new tech-charged products are created and rolled out in society mankind typically reach new heights. So it was with the steam engine and its usage within the industrial revolution â […]
Climate Spotlight StaffAction and Advocacy
Rapid sea level rise projected as glaciers vanish
A study published this week by Science looks at how half of the worldâs glaciers will lose mass from rapid melting even if the 1.5ÂșC Paris Agreement goals are met. The study explains their calculation exceeds what was previously projected in the IPCC report. This spells more uncertainty for nations living in those most vulnerable […]
Climate Spotlight StaffAction and Advocacy
Carbon footprint fraud?
How big oil shift global focus on CO2 emission from fossil fuel producers to Jane and John Public by Marco Lopez The carbon footprint of a homeless person in the United States is on average 8.5 tons of CO2 per year, a 2008 study from a research class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) […]
Climate Spotlight StaffAction and Advocacy
Yearly climate-finance flows should be between $250bn â $570bn; study finds
A study published on Science.com entitled âFairness considerations in global mitigation investmentsâ, found that climate finance flows from the global north to the global south must be between $250bn to $570bn to meet the target net zero goal outlined in the Paris Agreement. This estimate is a far cry from the current reality since developed […]
Climate Spotlight StaffClimate Journalism
www.climatespotlight.com launched
At midnight on January 1, 2023, www.climatespotlight.com was launched. It is said that climate change is the greatest threat to human existence, and it has been scientifically proven the pervasive fallout is mainly human-caused. Our behavior and relationships, or lack thereof, with our world, have effectively laid the foundation for the sixth mass extinction. The […]
Climate Spotlight StaffAction and Advocacy
Richest people in UK âuse more energy flyingâ than poorest do overall
The wealthiest people in the UK burn through more energy flying than the poorest burn in every aspect of their lives, according to new research. The analysis of data from 2019 highlights âsignificant inequalitiesâ in energy use across the country. Those in the top 10% of incomes used nearly three times as much energy in […]
Climate Spotlight StaffCOP27
Loss and Damage Fund established at COP 27
After almost 30 years of delay and inaction, parties at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh agree on the creation of a Loss and Damage Fund which will provide financial resources to developing countries battered by the effects of climate change. But will the transitional committee complete its work in time for COP28? By Marco Lopez SHARM […]
Climate Spotlight Staff