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An aerial view of fires burning near Yellowknife, Canada, in 2023. Lightworks Media/Alamy Stock Photo

Forest fires are shifting north and intensifying – here’s what that means for the planet

Matthew William Jones, University of East Anglia; Crystal A. Kolden, University of Idaho, and Stefan H Doerr, Swansea University

Global carbon emissions from forest fires have increased by 60% over the past two decades, with the largest contributions coming from fires in Siberia and western North America.
Stefan Doerr

Climate change: wildfire risk has grown nearly everywhere – but we can still influence where and how fires strike

Stefan H Doerr, Swansea University; Cristina Santín, Instituto Mixto de Investigación en Biodiversidad (Universidad de Oviedo - CSIC); John Abatzoglou, University of California, Merced; Matthew William Jones, University of East Anglia, and Pep Canadell, CSIRO

Fire weather reason – when wildfires are most likely to strike – has expanded almost everywhere.
AP Photo/J. David Ake, File

We’ve made progress to curb global emissions. But it’s a fraction of what’s needed

Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Matthew William Jones, University of East Anglia; Pierre Friedlingstein, University of Exeter; Robbie Andrew, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Rob Jackson, Stanford University, and Steve Davis, University of California, Irvine

The global pandemic caused an unprecedented drop in global emissions. But this is likely to rebound as economies start to recover.
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Global emissions are down by an unprecedented 7% — but don’t start celebrating just yet

Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Matthew William Jones, University of East Anglia; Philippe Ciais, Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA); Pierre Friedlingstein, University of Exeter; Robbie Andrew, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo, and Rob Jackson, Stanford University

The pandemic, along with other recent trends such as the shift towards clean energy, have placed us at a crossroad: the choices we make today can change the course of global emissions.
Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Coronavirus is a ‘sliding doors’ moment. What we do now could change Earth’s trajectory

Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Felix Creutzig, Mercator Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Matthew William Jones, University of East Anglia; Pierre Friedlingstein, University of Exeter; Rob Jackson, Stanford University, and Yuli Shan, University of Groningen

New research reveals which sectors of the global economy fuelled the emissions decline during COVID-19. We have a narrow window of time to make the change permanent.
Lucas Jackson/Reuters

El coronavirus, un punto de no retorno: lo que hagamos ahora puede cambiar el rumbo del planeta

Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Felix Creutzig, Mercator Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Matthew William Jones, University of East Anglia; Pierre Friedlingstein, University of Exeter; Rob Jackson, Stanford University, and Yuli Shan, University of Groningen

Una nueva investigación analiza los sectores económicos responsables de la caída global de emisiones debida a la COVID-19. Tenemos una pequeño margen de tiempo para hacer el cambio permanente.
Le 11 mai 2020, à Saint-Malo, marquage d’une piste cyclable. Damien MEYER/AFP

Covid et baisse des émissions de CO₂ : une nouvelle étude fait le point secteur par secteur

Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Felix Creutzig, Mercator Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Matthew William Jones, University of East Anglia; Pierre Friedlingstein, University of Exeter; Rob Jackson, Stanford University, and Yuli Shan, University of Groningen

De tout récents travaux du Global Carbon Project montrent dans le détail les effets de la pandémie et du confinement sur l’économie mondiale.

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