Q&A: How the UK government aims to ‘break link between gas and electricity prices’
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State of the climate
Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’
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International policy
20.04.26
Q&A: What Magyar’s defeat of Orbán in Hungary means for climate and energy
17.04.26
Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones
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Iran war analysis: How 60 nations have responded to the global energy crisis
08.04.26
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Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas
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25.03.26
Q&A: What does the Iran war mean for the energy transition and climate action?
10.03.26
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Q&A: Why the standoff between nations over the next IPCC reports matters
IPCC
02.04.26
IPCC: ‘Frustrating and disappointing’ meeting leaves AR7 timeline in deadlock
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FACTCHECK – FALSE: US energy secretary Chris Wright thinks coal will still be world's top source of electricity "when I die". But solar is set to overtake coal in the early 2030s – and wind soon after. pic.twitter.com/ozxG21RD5A— Simon Evans (@DrSimEvans) April 22, 2026
FACTCHECK – FALSE: US energy secretary Chris Wright thinks coal will still be world's top source of electricity "when I die". But solar is set to overtake coal in the early 2030s – and wind soon after. pic.twitter.com/ozxG21RD5A
Carbon Brief visits the Arctic
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