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Major emitters ‘may retain or expand’ fossil fuels despite net-zero plans
Countries that pump out large amounts of greenhouse gases could “retain or expand” their fossil fuel industries while treating such emissions as “inevitable” in their net-zero accounting, according to...
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DeBriefed 10 May 2024: 11 months of record heat; Climate scientists ‘hopeless...
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Record temperatures RECORD LEVELS: The Copernicus Climate Change Service...
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The Carbon Brief Interview: Octopus Energy’s Greg Jackson
Greg Jackson is the founder and CEO of Octopus Energy, a global energy and technology company headquartered in London. Set up in 2016, it now has 7.7 million customers across 18 countries, as well as...
View ArticleQ&A: What do India’s elections mean for coal communities and climate change?
As prime minister of India for the past decade, Narendra Modi has overseen a rapid expansion of the country’s coal-mining and coal-fired power generation. That expansion since 2014 has come with...
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EU spending up to €48bn on nature-harming activities each year, report says
The EU could be investing tens of billions of euros each year into activities that damage biodiversity, according to a new report from WWF. With biodiversity declining at an unprecedented rate...
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English schools face ‘overheating’ for one-third of year under 2C warming
English schools could exceed an “overheating” threshold of 26C for one-third of the academic year if global warming reaches 2C above pre-industrial temperatures, a new study finds. The study,...
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Analysis: Benefits of UK ‘sustainable aviation fuel’ will be wiped out by...
UK government targets for “sustainable aviation fuels” (SAFs) will only cut emissions from the sector to 0.8% below current levels in 2040, Carbon Brief analysis shows. From 2025, flights taking off...
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Guest post: How China’s energy system can reach carbon neutrality before 2055
China’s thinking around the energy transition shifted drastically in 2020 after president Xi Jinping pledged to reach carbon neutrality before 2060. Despite a series of major policy developments since...
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Interview: China’s renewables ‘pave the way to rapidly reduce coal reliance’
China installed a record 293 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar in 2023 – pushing its total capacity to 1,050GW, according to a new report. The report, published by Australia-based thinktank Climate...
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China Briefing 16 May 2024: Biden’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EV; State media...
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Key...
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Clean cooking: What new global pledge means for climate, nature and gender goals
World leaders gathered in Paris this week to pledge to make 2024 the “pivotal year” for improving access to clean cooking. At an International Energy Agency (IEA) summit attended on Tuesday by heads...
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Discriminatory ‘redlining’ increases climate risk in disadvantaged US...
Long-abolished discriminatory lending practices in the US are still having an impact on the inequality of climate risks facing urban populations today, according to a new study. The research,...
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DeBriefed 17 May 2024: Biden’s clean-energy tariff blitz; Modi’s coal plans...
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week US targets Chinese clean tech 100% TARIFFS: US president Joe Biden on...
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Experts: What are the biggest geopolitical risks to climate action in 2024?
In 2024, the world is facing one of the most volatile geopolitical outlooks in decades. More than 50 countries, accounting for half of the global population, are going to the polls, with high levels...
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Guest post: Heat pumps gained European market share in 2023 despite falling...
Following several years of strong growth, heat pump markets slowed in Europe in 2023. In previous articles for Carbon Brief, we discussed this initial surge in 2021 and explored the impact of the...
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Q&A: The evolving debate about using genetically modified crops in a warming...
Crops that have been “altered” by scientists in a laboratory can be found growing on millions of hectares of farmland around the world. These “genetically modified organisms” (GMOs) are planted...
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South Africa election 2024: What the manifestos say on energy and climate
Nearly 28 million South African registered voters will go to the polls on 29 May to elect more than 800 representatives to the national assembly and provincial legislatures. The leader of the party...
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Cropped 22 May 2024: Farmland ‘grabbing’; Ocean court ‘victory’ for small...
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s Cropped. We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. Key developments EU nature, water...
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Dual impact of extreme heat and Covid-19 had ‘deadly consequences’ for UK
The overlapping crises of extreme heat and Covid-19 “severely stretched” an already overwhelmed healthcare system in the UK with “deadly consequences”, a new study finds. The research, published in...
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EU election 2024: What the manifestos say on energy and climate change
Elections for the European Parliament are taking place between 6-9 June, kicking off a process that will establish a new EU leadership. Around 360 million EU citizens are eligible to vote. They will...
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