Energydesk
IEA: Global emissions reach record high
The International Energy Agency's (IEA) latest report said that if we continue on our current trajectory we are on track for 5 degrees of warming - here are five charts that tell the story. In other outlets the FT reported on the agency's claims that action by China and the US to reduce emissions could increase the chance of a global climate deal.
Guest Post: Climate change, its a process not an event
"Symbols don’t mean anything if you can’t anchor the referent. If we want people to be there for the various events of climate change, you need to engage them with the process first," argues Dr Alice Bell
Viewpoint: What Gezi means to us
Continuing our coverage of the environmental angle to the protests in Turkey, Greenpeace employee Hilal Atici gives her view of the spirit of the environmental protest which started it all.
UK
Yeo steps aside
Tim Yeo, the Conservative MP who heads parliament's Energy and Climate Change committee is to step aside whilst the parliamentary watchdog investigates claims that he helped a green energy firm to lobby parliament.
Ed Davey tries to boost North Sea oil and gas
The government has launched a review the North Sea oil and gas industry in an effort to boost production. "Our offshore infrastructure is getting older," said Mr Davey "and we are seeing a decline in the rate of exploration and in the amount of oil and gas that is being recovered”.It comes as the IEA warns that the UK's oil production could be at risk from increased storms associated with climate change.
Shale gas to meet 10 years of UK energy needs
The Telegraph reports on the latest analysis from the US government's Energy Information Agency (EIA) that the UK may have 26 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable shale gas - enough to last around 10 years if it could be extracted at a rate which matched demand. In all likelihood however it would be extracted more slowly. The number refers to all the gas which could be extracted using current technology - irrespective of price. The agency added that "Compared with North America, the shale geology of the UK is considerably more complex, while drilling and completion costs for shale wells are substantially higher", however gas prices are also far higher, potentially allowing extraction of much of the recoverable reserve if they remain so.
World
And Shale oil to meet 10 years of world demand
The same report by the EIA concluded that technically recoverable shale oil reserves could increase global oil stocks by 11%, enough for around 10 years of current demand if extracted at full pelt. The same report noted that the UK may have some 700m barrels of shale oil though that is 0.2% of the global total.
IEA: Europe should shut coal plants (Bloomberg)
Europe should stop relying on the faltering carbon market to reduce coal output - according the IEA's executive director, Marie Van de Hoeven. The head of the Paris-based think tank said that inefficient coal plants should run fewer hours and no new plants should be built. Poland is one of a number of EU countries still planning on building new coal plants, whilst the UK and Germany have a large existing coal fleet.
Turkey plans $5bn coal project
As the protests continue Turkey is embarking on a new $5bn lignite coal project in the western province of Afyon. The project would include a new lignite mine and a 3.5GW plant.
Climate
Climate change and the environment minister
Carbon Brief examines Owen Patterson's views on climate change in light of his comments on the BBC's Any Questions.
