3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1733+ words) Candidates are being nominated to take over as the UN secretary general, when Ant'nio Guterres steps down after nearly a decade in the role at the end of 2026. Since becoming the ninth secretary general on 1 January 2017, Guterres has been a…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1065+ words) UK newspapers have already published 63 editorials this year calling for more oil and gas extraction in the North Sea, according to Carbon Brief analysis. The national outlets, including the Sun, the Daily Telegraph and the Times, argue that the nation…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (314+ words) This is an online version of Carbon Brief's fortnightly Cropped email newsletter. Subscribe for'free here. This week, Carbon Brief speaks to Rebecca Hubbard, director of the High Seas Alliance, about the High Seas Treaty (also known as the agreement on…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1327+ words) 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 first year ever'in which wind and solar, when…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1455+ words) This guest post is by: Dr Alex Bradley, lecturer in climate and environmental science at King's College London The Pine Island glacier in West Antarctica is one of the fastest-changing glaciers in the world." Alongside its neighbour, the Thwaites glacier,…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (841+ words) Welcome to Carbon Brief's De Briefed. An essential guide to the week's key developments relating to climate change. HOTTEST EVER: The UK broke its temperature record for June twice this week, while France recorded its hottest day ever two days…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1249+ words) Over the last four years, Colombia has emerged as one of the most vocal advocates for the world to transition away from fossil fuels. Under the leadership of leftist politician and economist Gustavo Petro, it became the first major oil-and-gas…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1722+ words) For the second time in two months, western and central Europe has been hit by a record-breaking heatwave. Temperature records have toppled in multiple countries, with France seeing its "hottest day ever" for two days running and the UK, Spain…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (976+ words) 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. END-USER PRESSURE: The announcement marks the first time that China has established targets…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1276+ words) Twice as many animals died due to heat stress en route to slaughterhouses during the UK's record-hot summer in 2025 compared to 2024, according to new Carbon Brief analysis." Government figures showed that nearly 6, 600 animals " mostly chickens " died in transport as a…...