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Data analyst

Ho Woo Nam

Data analyst

Ho Woo holds an MSc in applied data science with renewable energy from the University of Exeter. He is a qualified actuary and previously spent 10 years in the insurance sector helping insurers manage their financial risk using data analysis and statistical modelling.

LATEST BY Ho Woo Nam

DeBriefed 2 April 2026: Countries ‘revive’ energy-crisis measures | Record UK renewables | Plug-in solar savings

DeBriefed | 02.04.26

Aerial view of a solar farm and wind turbines, in the East Midlands, UK.

Analysis: Record wind and solar saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026

Renewables | 02.04.26

Plug-in solar on a balcony in Bremen, Germany.

Analysis: How ‘plug-in solar’ can save UK homes £1,100 on energy bills

Renewables | 02.04.26

A flag of the United States is seen in front of a burnt house during the Palisades wildfire in January 2025.

How wildfires and storms drove insurance losses in 2025 – in three charts

Policy | 31.03.26

Procession of Queen Elizabeth I surrounded by her courtiers.

Analysis: UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low

UK emissions | 05.03.26

Electric car charging on London street.

Analysis: UK renewables enjoy record year in 2025 – but gas power still rises

Renewables | 02.01.26

The giant Kooragang Coal Loader at Port Newcastle Australia.

IEA: Fossil-fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless ‘stated policies’ are abandoned

Renewables | 12.11.25

UN Climate Change Conference, Belém.

Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP30?

UN climate talks | 11.11.25

A delegate checks documents at a UNFCCC event. Credit: IISD/ENB - Kiara Worth.

Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP30 climate summit

COP30 Belém | 07.11.25

DeBriefed 31 October 2025: Hurricane Melissa strikes Jamaica; Climate plans overshoot 1.5C; Protest crackdowns

DeBriefed | 31.10.25

Offshore windfarm, UK.

Analysis: Great Britain has run on 100% clean power for record 87 hours in 2025 so far

Renewables | 29.09.25

United Nations (UN) secretary general Antonio Guterres speaking at a UN climate summit.

Analysis: Half of global emissions covered by 2035 climate pledges after UN summit in New York

International policy | 26.09.25

Image credit: JasperImage. Graphic: Carbon Brief.

Analysis: Record UK wildfires have burned an area twice the size of Glasgow in 2025

Wildfires | 08.08.25

Stacks of shipping containers at Red Hook Container Terminal against Brooklyn skyline, US.

Analysis: Trump’s tariffs could cut just 0.3% from global CO2 emissions in 2025

US Policy | 30.07.25

President Donald Trump at a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

Chart: Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ blows US emissions goal by 7bn tonnes

US Policy | 04.07.25

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