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Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed.  An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week US-China meet ENERGY TALKS: Trump administration officials have raised the prospect of China buying more US...

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The UK is no longer the top contributor to the UN’s flagship Green Climate Fund (GCF), after the government announced that it only intends to honour half of its most recent pledge. Amid wider cuts to its climate aid for developing...

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Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed.  An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week ‘Leeway’ for fossil fuels METHANE EXEMPTION: The European Commission is considering making changes to its...

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For several years, the UK car industry has been claiming that demand is not high enough to meet the government’s targets for sales of “zero emissions vehicles” (ZEVs). To date, however, the car industry has actually beaten the targets...

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The UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £1.7bn since the start of the Iran war, as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar, reveals Carbon Brief analysis. The surge in wind and solar output is cutting the...

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We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s fortnightly Cropped email newsletter. Subscribe for free...

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Carbon Brief is offering an exciting opportunity for students, or recent graduates, to work with the team for three weeks this summer. This journalism internship will be paid the London Living Wage, with an additional travel bursary. Job...

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Nations are “back on track” to adopt a framework for curbing global shipping emissions, following the latest International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) meeting in London, UK. The proposed “net-zero framework” had been expected to be...

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Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed.  An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Countries chart path away from fossil fuels SANTA MARTA SUMMIT: Countries attending a first-of-its-kind...

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Countries attending a first-of-its-kind summit have walked away with plans to develop national roadmaps away from fossil fuels, along with new tools to address harmful subsidies and carbon-intensive trade. The first conference on...

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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 developments New documents ramp up pressure...

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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 models have surpassed traditional,...

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A much-discussed “return to coal” by some countries in the wake of the Iran war is likely to be far more limited than thought, amounting to a global rise of no more than 1.8% in coal power output this year. The new analysis by thinktank...

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Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed.  An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Europe’s energy plan ENERGY CUSHION: On Wednesday, the European Commission set out a package of measures to...

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Chinese government leaders published a policy document on 22 April – Earth Day – calling for stricter controls on fossil-fuel consumption and greater oversight of heavy emitters. It has been interpreted by experts as a signal of China’s...