As shown in the chart below, China’s new or resumed construction of coal-power plants declined steadily from 84.3GW in 2015 to 32.1GW in 2021. However, it has since risen from 2022, driven by a wave ...

There is a “mismatch” between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.

“Atmospheric rivers” are bringing rain to the frozen slopes of the West Antarctic ice sheet, hitting the ice shelves that ...

The head of fossil-fuel giant BP has pledged to “fundamentally reset” its strategy and announce a “new direction”, amid a dip in profits ...

Carbon Brief tracks commitments made by the main parties in Germany's 2025 election, across a range of issues related to climate and energy.

Around 95% of countries have missed a UN deadline to submit new climate pledges for 2035, Carbon Brief analysis shows.

“Natural” world heritage sites, such as the Galápagos Islands, Serengeti national park and Great Barrier Reef, could be exposed to multiple climate extremes by the end of the century, researchers warn ...

In a widely expected move, the UK government has agreed a new deal for the Drax power station in North Yorkshire to provide electricity over 2027-31 ...

January was the hottest on record, “surprising scientists” who had expected that a cooling La Niña weather cycle would slow the almost two years of record temperatures ...

Yesterday, 168 employees from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office of environmental justice were placed on administrative leave, the New York Times reports. The newspaper continues: ...

Journalists covering a major climate report in 2022 focused on “positive, solutions-based reporting”, a study has found ...