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COP17: Which countries have released new pledges to tackle nature loss?
Print article Share Some 58% of countries have met a UN call to submit new pledges on addressing nature loss – two years after the original deadline – according to Carbon Brief analysis. Countries...
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Print article Share Countries will meet in Armenia this month to carry out the first global review of progress towards meeting key nature targets by 2030. These targets – and the wider ambition to...
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COP17: Developed countries ‘fall far short’ of UN targets for nature finance
Print article Share The amount of finance for nature delivered to date “falls far short” of what is needed to meet the UN’s global goals, according to a report released ahead of the COP17 biodiversity...
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Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP17 biodiversity summit
Print article Share Next week, diplomats from around the world will descend on Yerevan, Armenia, to negotiate a series of decisions under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Between 19...
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Factcheck: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet...
A booklet published by the UK’s opposition Conservative party includes a “cost of net-zero” that appears to have been doubled by a spreadsheet error. The “common sense” policy document argues that...
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Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz...
Print article Share The UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a result of record generation from wind and solar, reveals Carbon Brief analysis....
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Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since...
Print article Share Article Contents Expand menu Close ‘Brazil is back’ New Jersey-sized forest Election significance ‘Greenest’ policies Soy moratorium and Brazilian congress An area of Amazon...
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‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak
Print article Share Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals. Provisional data from the US National Snow and...
View ArticleInteractive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and...
Almost three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans published by China this year include policies or targets related to climate change and energy, according to Carbon Brief analysis. Five-year plans are...
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Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in...
Print article Share The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car, shows Carbon Brief...
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Explainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans,...
Print article Share For millions of people around the world, rising sea levels are already reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures. The world’s oceans are currently rising at a faster rate than...
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Analysis: Nepal’s $20m ‘loss-and-damage’ claim only covers 0.7% of flood costs
Print article Share Article Contents Expand menu Close Nepal’s needs Requests vs pledges ‘Rapid response’ The Nepali government has requested $20m from the UN fund for “loss and damage”, following the...
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Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ breaks ‘remarkable’ all-time record
Print article Share This year’s so-called “super El Niño” has entered record-breaking territory. Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific have exceeded the previous daily record set in 2015....
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Analysis: India’s power-sector emissions flat for two years due to...
Print article Share Article Contents Expand menu Close Flatlining fossils Clean-energy growth matches power demand Which states led the clean-power shift? Fall in oil and gas consumption continues...
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Analysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions set to fall in 2026 amid Hormuz crisis
Print article Share Global fossil-fuel emissions are set to fall by around 0.5% in 2026 amid the fallout from the Hormuz crisis, according to Carbon Brief analysis. The US-Iran war has severely...
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CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’
Print article Share Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC). Emissions from flying have more...
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Revealed: England’s June 2026 heatwave sparked record demand for ambulances
Print article Share All the ambulance services in England experienced some of their busiest-ever days during this summer’s record-breaking June heatwave, according to data obtained by Carbon Brief. In...
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El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this...
Print article Share Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the country’s most-intense fire season this century, according to...
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Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy
Print article Share Article Contents Expand menu Close Climate science Net-zero target Energy costs Oil and gas Impacts and adaptation Clean energy Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has emerged as a...
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Revealed: More than 1,000 NHS operations cancelled due to record UK heatwaves
Print article Share More than 1,000 operations at NHS hospitals were cancelled due to heat during the UK’s record May and June heatwaves, Carbon Brief can reveal. This includes 167 orthopaedic...
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