In brief | 14 October '24
Guardian: Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating.
Bloomberg: European carmakers descend on Paris to showcase low-cost EVs
Stellantis, VW under pressure to revive slowing sales. Renault shows off compact electric model costing 25,000 euros.
Guardian: The Guardian view on Europe’s struggling EV industry: driving in the slow lane
"Insufficient investment and the withdrawal of subsidies and incentives are damaging a sector that is vital to the green transition."
Guardian: Europe’s medical schools to give more training on diseases linked to climate crisis
New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heatstroke, dengue and malaria and role of global warming in health.
State of the Planet: Study finds significant increase in occurence of marine heat waves in the Baltic Sea
Temperatures in northern Baltic Sea for first time climb nearly 10°C above long-term average.
Bloomberg: Chinese firm announces huge leap in offshore wind turbine size
Dongfang Electric has produced a 26-megawatt offshore turbine.
The New Yorker: When the Arctic Melts
What the fate of Greenland means for the rest of the Earth.