China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis.

In recent days, prominent climate sceptics and rightwing commentators have shared charts on social media incorrectly implying that Europe is having its “quietest” year for wildfires in 2026. However, ...

China has released its “15th five-year plan for the development of renewable energy”, outlining key targets and policies for the sector in 2026-2030. A key focus of the plan is boosting renewable ...

More of Germany’s electricity came from wind and solar power than fossil fuels for the first time ever in 2025. Together, wind and solar power generated 225 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity – ...

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Clean power added more to global energy supplies than any other source in 2025, according to the latest Energy Institute statistical review of world energy. Outside the Covid pandemic, it was also the ...

‘LONDON COOKING’: In a sweltering, packed-out event at London climate action week, UN chief António Guterres quipped that “London is not just calling, it’s cooking”, reported Edie. Guterres also used ...

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 ...

A major change in the way that China measures its core climate goal has effectively halved the growth in the country’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions over the past five years. The revised measure of ...

Colombia’s Irene Vélez Torres (left) embraces the Netherlands’ Stientje van Veldhoven in Santa Marta. Credit: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo Countries attending a first-of-its-kind summit have ...

Computer models that use artificial intelligence (AI) cannot forecast record-breaking weather as well as traditional climate models, according to a new study. It is well established that AI climate ...

A power plant in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Credit: IHSAN EESA / Alamy Stock Photo A much-discussed “return to coal” by some countries in the wake of the Iran war is likely to be far more limited than ...