Expansion of the “Azores high” – a high pressure system in the north Atlantic – is driving “unprecedented” changes in western Europe’s climate, new research suggests.| Carbon Brief
At COP29 in Baku, developed-country parties such as the EU, the US and Japan agreed to help raise “at least” $300bn a year by 2035.| Carbon Brief
The COP16 biodiversity summit came to an abrupt halt after countries failed to reach consensus...| Carbon Brief
More than 65,000 delegates have registered to attend the COP29 climate summit in potentially making it the second-largest COP on record.| Carbon Brief
The latest “CMIP6” generation of climate models includes a subset of “hot models” that have high climate sensitivity.| Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief covers climate science, energy and policy, specialising in clear, data-driven articles to improve the understanding of climate change.| Carbon Brief
The rate at which atmospheric CO2 is increasing is now outpacing the pathways set out...| Carbon Brief
For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth.| Carbon Brief
The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on all imports from China, Mexico and Canada, as well as on steel, aluminium and cars from around the world| Carbon Brief
Wind and solar are growing faster than any other sources of electricity in history, according to new analysis from thinktank Ember.| Carbon Brief
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise around 0.8% in 2024, reaching a record 37.4bn tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2)| Carbon Brief
Over the past few years, an international team of climate scientists, economists and energy systems modellers have built a range of new “pathways” that examine how global society, demographics and economics might change over the next century. They are collectively known as the “Shared Socioeconomic Pathways” (SSPs).| Carbon Brief
Global Energy Monitor has mapped 553 steel plants representing 82% of the world’s installed capacity, as well as 42 proposed developments.| Carbon Brief
Clean-energy technologies made up more than 10% of China’s economy in 2024 for the first...| Carbon Brief
There is a “large consensus” across all published studies that developing new oil and gas...| Carbon Brief
In the latest “state of the climate” quarterly update, Carbon Brief assesses the first full six months of 2024| Carbon Brief
Warming is likely to more or less stop once net-zero emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) is reached, meaning humans have the power to choose their climate future.| Carbon Brief
China’s CO2 emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2024 in the first quarterly fall since the country re-opened from its “zero-Covid” lockdowns| Carbon Brief
A victory for Donald Trump in November’s presidential election could add 4bn tonnes of US emissions by 2030 compared with Joe Biden’s plans| Carbon Brief
Before 2005, US carbon emissions were marching upwards year after year, with little sign of slowing down. After this point, they fell quickly, declining 14%| Carbon Brief
Clean energy generated a record-high 44% of China’s electricity in May 2024, pushing coal’s share down to a record low of 53%.| Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief looks at national responsibility for historical emissions of CO2 from 1850-2021, updating analysis published in 2019.| Carbon Brief
Most of China’s climate targets can be met if the acceleration of clean energy deployment during 2023 is maintained| Carbon Brief
China’s CO2 emissions fell by 3% in March 2024, ending a 14-month surge that began when the economy reopened after the nation’s “zero-Covid”| Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief analyses the likely side-effects of regulations to reduce the sulphur content of marine fuels.| Carbon Brief
China’s CO2 emissions are set to fall in 2024 and could be facing structural decline, due to record growth in clean energy.| Carbon Brief
The latest IPCC report outlines how to tackle climate change, including reductions in fossil fuel use, energy efficiency, electrification, the rapid uptake of low-emission energy sources and the use of alternative energy carriers.| Carbon Brief
The COP27 summit in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh marked a historic moment when a coalition of developing countries secured a new fund to support the victims of climate disasters.| Carbon Brief
Electric vehicles (EVs) are an important part of meeting global goals on climate change. They feature prominently in mitigation pathways that limit warming to well-below 2C or 1.5C, which would be inline with the Paris Agreement’s targets.| Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief provides in-depth analysis of all the key outcomes from the COP28 climate change summit in Dubai – both inside and outside the COP.| Carbon Brief
Record numbers of delegates have been registered for this year’s COP28 climate summit in the UAE, making it potentially the largest in COP history| Carbon Brief
The sensitivity of the Earth’s climate to increases in atmospheric CO2 concentration is a question that sits at the heart of climate science. Essentially, it dictates how much global temperatures will rise in response to human-caused CO2 emissions, but it is a question that does not yet have a clear answer.| Carbon Brief
Climate finance is one of the bedrocks of negotiations at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including the “COP24” talks taking place this month in Katowice, Poland.| Carbon Brief
Climate justice has emerged from the idea that historical responsibility for climate change lies with wealthy and powerful people – and yet it disproportionately impacts the poorest and most vulnerable.| Carbon Brief
