New analysis shows that the share of electricity produced by gas has fallen for the fifth year in a row, reports BusinessGreen ...

The Labour government wants to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions to 87% below 1990 levels by 2040, which it says will deliver £865bn in economic benefits. The target has been set out in draft ...

Solar power has been a major element of China’s renewables buildout since the mid-2010s. But the picture in 2026 to date is very different.

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions grew by 2% in the first quarter of 2026, after a rise in the amount of “wasted” wind and solar power.

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies will need to be deployed at rates even faster than those seen for solar power, if the world is to have a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C by 2100, ...

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This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s fortnightly Cropped email newsletter. Subscribe for free here. This week, Carbon Brief unpacks three key findings from the third edition of the “state of ...

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Europe has been hit by a searing heatwave, which has shattered temperature records across France, Spain and the UK. In London, for example, the mercury hit a record high for May of 35.1C at Kew ...

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. A Carbon Brief investigation has shed light on the impact of weather-related flooding ...