Transition énergétique ?

Scientists know how to alter our atmosphere to try and fix climate change, but doing so could bring other potential unintended impacts

Projections of near-term climate change are a potential research tool. However, for that tool to be most useful, the physical basis for a prediction must be made clear. The basis for our projection of record 2026 global temperature is high climate sensitivity, with its implication that aerosol cooling was still increasing during the period 1970-2005. One consequence, global sea surface warming, already has important effects. Causes of climate change must be understood for policy purposes. Figures in this post and our recent papers are continually updated on our website.[1] We are also now on Substack[2].

Vagues de chaleur marines en hausse, fonte du budget carbone... Ces indicateurs qui explosent témoignent du rythme sans précédent atteint par le réchauffement planétaire, estiment 73 chercheurs dans un rapport publié le 11 juin.

Climate change is causing measurable harm globally1,2. Political and legal efforts seek to link these damages with specific emissions, including in discussions of loss and damage (L&D)3,4; however, no quantitative definition of L&D exists5,6, nor is there a framework to link past and future emissions from specific sources to monetized, location-specific damages. Here we develop such a framework, which is integrated with recent efforts to estimate the social cost of carbon7. Using empirical estimates of the non-linear relationship between temperature and aggregate economic output, we show that future damages from past emissions—one component of L&D—are at least an order of magnitude larger than historical damages from the same emissions. For instance, one tonne of CO2 emitted in 1990 caused US$180 in discounted global damages by 2020 ($40–530) and will cause an additional $1,840 through 2100 ($500–5,700). Thus, settling debts for past damages will not settle debts for past emissions. In other illustrative esti

Welcome to the Global Climate Highlights 2025 report, compiled by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The Global Climate Highlights 2025 report provides authoritative climate data and concise insight on a global scale about 2025's climate conditions, covering surface and sea surface temperature, heat stress, sea ice extent in the Arctic and Antarctic, among others.

Le climat a -et aura de plus en plus- des impacts bien réels pour les habitants partout sur le territoire français. Si agir au niveau global est essentiel, les enjeux climatiques doivent aussi impérativement être pensés et faire l’objet d’initiatives au niveau local. En fins connaisseurs de leurs territoires, les maires sont des acteurs incontournables de l’adaptation et – faut-il le rappeler – de l’accompagnement à la transition énergétique et écologique.

Les modèles climatiques qui calculent le climat futur sont basés sur l’Histoire de la Terre. La géologie nous a apporté des renseignements sur les glaces, les océans, et les animaux et végétaux du passé. L’air ancien a laissé des traces dans des bulles congelées dans les profondeurs des glaciers polaires et dans les coquilles de minuscules animaux marins. Un élément du passé restait inconnu. Les nuages étaient difficiles à reconstituer. Aujourd’hui, les observations satellites montrent que la couverture nuageuse est en train de changer, et ces changements amplifient déjà le réchauffement climatique.

22 of the planet’s 34 vital signs are at record levels, with many of them continuing to trend sharply in the wrong direction. This is the message of the sixth issue of the annual “State of the climate” report. The report was prepared by an international coalition with contribution from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and led by Oregon State University scientists. Published today in BioScience, it cites global data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in proposing “high-impact” strategies.

Pour appréhender l’ampleur de la destruction du climat, le chercheur Gaspard Lemaire plaide pour l’utilisation du concept d’« atrocité climatique ». Un terme qui permettrait de mieux pointer les responsabilités des États.

Predictably, soon, most young people will reject extremist views. This will be none too soon because it is the essential step leading to global political leadership that appreciates the threat posed by climate’s delayed response to human-made changes of Earth’s atmosphere. Then the annual fraud of goals for future “net zero” emissions announced at United Nations COP (Conference of Parties) meetings might be replaced by realistic climate policies. It is important, by that time, that we have better knowledge of the degree and rate at which human-made forcing of the climate system must be decreased to avoid irreversible, unacceptable consequences.