Joe Goodman

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Multimedia Producer and Journalist at Carbon Brief

Multimedia producer @carbonbrief | Oxford climate journalism network @risj_oxford | also @guardian @channel4 @huck @dazed @vice etc ✍️ he/him

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The Carbon Brief Profile: Germany

2 months ago | interactive.carbonbrief.org | Josh Gabbatiss |Joe Goodman

Germany has a long history as an industrial powerhouse and it remains a centre of European manufacturing. As of 2023, it had the 12th highest emissions in the world. The nation was an early leader in developing wind and solar power. Its “Energiewende” policies have driven a surge in these technologies over the past two decades, at the same time as winding down its sizable nuclear power sector. However, Germany still uses more coal than any other country in Europe.
The Carbon Brief Quiz 2024

Nov 7, 2024 | carbonbrief.org | Joe Goodman

In FocusThe Carbon Brief Quiz 2024 Around 500 scientists, civil servants, journalists and climate experts took part in the 10th annual Carbon Brief quiz on Wednesday 6 November 2024. This year’s quiz was hosted by Octopus Energy at its headquarters in central London. In total, 55 teams participated – 30 teams in person and 25 teams joining via Zoom. Competing teams reflected a wide range of climate change and energy professionals.
DeBriefed 4 October 2024: UK turns the lights out on coal; Hurricane Helene; Where does Japan’s new PM stand on climate?

Oct 4, 2024 | carbonbrief.org | Joe Goodman

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. 142 YEARS: The UK’s “142-year history of coal-fired electricity” ended on Monday as the UK’s last coal power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, turned off its turbines for the final time, reported the Guardian. The UK is now the first major economy and the first country in the G7 to successfully phase out coal power, reported the Times.
Q&A: How the UK became the first G7 country to phase out coal power

Sep 26, 2024 | cb-interactive-pages.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com | Molly Lempriere |Simon Evans |Verner Viisainen |Joe Goodman

The UK’s last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will close this month, ending a 142-year era of burning coal to generate electricity. The UK’s coal-power phaseout is internationally significant. It is the first major economy – and first G7 member – to achieve this milestone. It also opened the world’s first coal-fired power station in 1882, on London’s Holborn Viaduct.
Q&A: What does deep-sea mining mean for climate change and biodiversity loss?

Jul 31, 2024 | interactive.carbonbrief.org | Aruna Chandrasekhar |Yanine Quiroz |Giuliana Viglione |Joe Goodman

The deep sea has emerged as a new mining frontier in the global race towards energy security, with countries vying to explore and exploit its reserves of metals, such as nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese. These minerals – critical to the energy transition – are held in the deep ocean’s nodules, hydrothermal vents and crusts, but the impacts of mining these deposits are still far from being fully understood.
The Carbon Brief Profile: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Feb 14, 2024 | interactive.carbonbrief.org | Josh Gabbatiss |Giuliana Viglione |Joe Goodman |Kerry Cleaver

As part of a long-running series profiling countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions, Carbon Brief looks at the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which, despite using hardly any fossil fuels, is one of the largest sources of emissions in Africa. The DRC is home to around 60% of the second-largest rainforest on the planet, as well as much of the world’s largest tropical peatland, the Cuvette Centrale.
The Carbon Brief Quiz 2023

Nov 13, 2023 | carbonbrief.org | Joe Goodman

In FocusThe Carbon Brief Quiz 2023 More than 450 scientists, civil servants, journalists and climate experts took part in the ninth annual Carbon Brief quiz on Wednesday 8 November 2023. Carbon Brief hosted more than 200 guests in London, with hundreds more playing online. This is the second year in a row the quiz has been hosted in London. In 2021, the event was held in Glasgow during COP26, while in 2020, the quiz was held entirely online due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Preguntas y respuestas: ¿Pueden las compensaciones de carbono ayudar a combatir el cambio climático?

Nov 4, 2023 | climatica.lamarea.com | Josh Gabbatiss |Daisy Dunne |Molly Lempriere |Joe Goodman

Un reportaje original de Carbon Brief traducido y publicado en castellano por Climática. Investigación: Josh Gabbatiss, Daisy Dunne, Aruna Chandrasekhar, Orla Dwyer, Molly Lempriere, Yanine Quiroz, Ayesha Tandon y Dr Giuliana Viglione. Diseño: Joe Goodman, Tom Pearson y Tom Prater. Traducción: Rita da Costa.
In-depth Q&A: What are ‘biodiversity offsets’?

Sep 26, 2023 | interactive.carbonbrief.org | Aruna Chandrasekhar |Joe Goodman

In recent years, “biodiversity offsets” and “credits” have been promoted as one of the key ways to finance nature conservation and support global biodiversity goals. Put simply, “biodiversity offsetting” is a system for placing a value on a habitat, plant or animal, meaning the “credit” or “unit” can be bought or sold to “offset” damage being done, thereby creating a financial incentive to conserve natural assets elsewhere.
Aeroseal Secures $67M to Combat Building Emissions, Promises 50% More Efficiency

Jul 24, 2023 | thefinancialanalyst.net | Rachele Bergeron |Joe Goodman |Martin Giles

Climate tech company Aeroseal recently announced that it has raised $67 million in funding to advance its efforts in reducing carbon emissions from buildings. This news comes at a crucial time, as buildings are a major source of global greenhouse gas emissions and are notoriously difficult to replace due to their long-term nature. Heating, cooling, and ventilation (HVAC) systems alone account for approximately half of building emissions.