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Analysis: Trump has overseen more coal retirements than any other US president
Donald Trump has overseen more retirements of coal-fired power stations than any other US president,... The post Analysis: Trump has overseen more coal retirements than any other US president appeared
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, likely... The post Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months appeared first on Carbo
Cropped 11 February 2026: Aftershocks of US withdrawals | Biodiversity and business risks | Deep-sea mining tensions
We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food... The post Cropped 11 February 2026: Aftershocks of US withdrawals | Biodiversity and business risks | De
Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas
The UK government has secured a record 7.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar, onshore wind and... The post Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas appeared first on Carbon Brief.
IPBES chair Dr David Obura: Trump’s US exit from global nature panel ‘harms everybody’
The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the US from the intergovernmental science panel for nature... The post IPBES chair Dr David Obura: Trump’s US exit from global nature panel ‘harms every
Climate change made ‘fire weather’ in Chile and Argentina three times more likely
The hot, dry and windy weather preceding the wildfires that tore through Chile and Argentina last... The post Climate change made ‘fire weather’ in Chile and Argentina three times more likely appeared
G7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025
The G7 major economies “f[e]ll notably behind China and the rest of the world” in... The post G7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025 appeared first on Carbon
IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy
The “undervaluing” of nature by businesses is fuelling its decline and putting the global economy... The post IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy appeared first o
DeBriefed 6 February 2026: US secret climate panel ‘unlawful’ | China’s clean energy boon | Can humans reverse nature loss?
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 6 February 2026: US secret climate panel ‘unlawful’ | China’s clean ene
China Briefing 5 February 2026: Clean energy’s share of economy | Record renewables | Thawing relations with UK
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... The post China Briefing 5 February 2026: Clean energy’s share of economy | Record renewabl
Analysis: Clean energy drove more than a third of China’s GDP growth in 2025
Solar power, electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean-energy technologies drove more than a third of... The post Analysis: Clean energy drove more than a third of China’s GDP growth in 2025 appeared fi
分析：清洁能源2025年为中国GDP增长贡献超过三分之一
2025年，太阳能、电动汽车及其他清洁能源技术对中国经济增长的贡献已超过三分之一，并拉动超过九成的投资增长。 中国清洁能源行业产值在2025年达到创纪录的15.4万亿元人民币（约合2.1万亿美元），约占国内生产总值（GDP）的11.4%，该数字相当于巴西或加拿大的经济规模。 Carbon Brief基于官方数字、行业数据及分析师报告进行的最新分析显示，2022年至2025年间，中国清洁能源行业的实
Five key climate and energy announcements in India’s budget for 2026
On 1 February, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the government’s budget for 2026, which... The post Five key climate and energy announcements in India’s budget for 2026 appeared fi
‘Rush’ for new coal in China hits record high in 2025 as climate deadline looms
Proposals to build coal-fired plants in China reached a record high in 2025, finds a... The post ‘Rush’ for new coal in China hits record high in 2025 as climate deadline looms appeared first on Carbo