Green Technology
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Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate…
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As global temperatures rise, vast swathes of the global population are experiencing heat extremes that…
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At COP28 in Dubai last November, countries agreed specific global targets on adaptation for the…
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Two years after coming to a historic agreement to “halt and reverse” nature loss, countries…
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Snot ran down my nose, and my ears burned – exhaling a wisp of steam…
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英国最后一座燃煤发电厂——诺丁汉郡的索尔河畔拉特克利夫火电厂(Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station)——于10月关闭,标志着英国142年燃煤发电时代的终结。 英国逐步淘汰煤电在国际上意义重大。它是首个实现这一里程碑的主要经济体,也是首个G7成员国。1882年,英国在伦敦霍尔本高架桥(Holborn Viaduct)上建成了世界上第一座燃煤发电厂。 上微信关注《碳简报》 Carbon Brief的分析显示,从1882年到索尔河畔拉特克利夫火电厂关闭,英国的燃煤电厂共燃烧了46亿吨煤炭,排放了104亿吨二氧化碳(CO2),这比大多数国家从所有来源产生的CO2都多。 英国对煤电的逐步淘汰,将有助于推动煤炭总需求达到17世纪以来的最低水平。 逐步淘汰建立在四个关键要素之上:替代电源的可用性、结束新煤炭产能建设、定价外部因素,以及明确和长期的政府政策。 随着英国致力于到2030年实现电力行业的完全脱碳,其在努力为气候行动建立另一个成功范例方面,既面临挑战,又面临机遇。 英国何时开始使用煤电? 长期以来,英国的资源禀赋就包括丰富的煤炭,但几个世纪以来煤炭的使用量一直很少。煤炭用于发电的时间要晚得多。 最早的蒸汽机从1700年左右开始使用。它通过燃煤将水从矿井中抽出,以便开采更深的煤矿。 这些蒸汽机的效率非常低,但詹姆斯·瓦特(James…
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Welcome to Carbon Brief’s Cropped. We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection…
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Despite progress since the Paris Agreement, a peak in greenhouse gas emissions is only just…
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Record-breaking sea temperatures across the Gulf of Mexico have been a key ingredient behind some…
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Astrid Schomaker is the new executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Schomaker,…
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Anything worth achieving is hard. It requires dedication, focus, and perseverance. And sometimes a little…
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A hydrogen fuel cell forklift truck from Toyota at the opening of a new hydrogen…












