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Policy correspondent @Josh_Gabbatiss

Josh Gabbatiss

Policy correspondent SINCE April 2019

Josh covers climate and energy policy. Josh holds a BSc in zoology from the University of Bristol. He previously worked as science correspondent at The Independent and prior to that was a freelance journalist for a variety of scientific publications including New Scientist and BBC Earth.

LATEST BY Josh Gabbatiss

UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper in the House of Commons on 19 March 2026.

Analysis: UK is ‘halving’ its climate finance for developing countries

UK policy | 27.03.26

Cover montage for North Sea oil and gas factcheck

Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas

Factchecks | 25.03.26

Aerial view of the Google AI data centre in Waltham Cross, UK. Credit: Amazing Aerial. Image ID: 3DJE64C.

Analysis: CO2 from UK data centres could be ‘hundreds of times’ higher than thought

UK emissions | 23.03.26

Wind turbine generators in the Moray Firth, Scotland.

Analysis: Why clean energy will cut UK gas imports by more than North Sea drilling

UK policy | 11.03.26

Montage of newspapers by Tom Prater for Carbon Brief.

Q&A: What does the Iran war mean for the energy transition and climate action?

International policy | 10.03.26

DeBriefed 6 March 2026: Iran energy crisis | China climate plan | Bristol’s ‘pioneering’ wind turbine

DeBriefed | 06.03.26

Steel mill, Germany.

Q&A: What the EU’s new industry and ‘Made in Europe’ rules mean for climate action

EU policy | 05.03.26

Deputy leader of the UK's hard-right Reform party, Richard Tice.

Analysis: Constituency of Reform’s climate-sceptic Richard Tice gets £55m flood funding

UK policy | 27.02.26

US President Donald Trump at the White House on 12 February 2026.

Q&A: What does Trump’s repeal of US ‘endangerment finding’ mean for climate action?

US Policy | 16.02.26

An almost birds-eye view of houses. Rows of new-build houses going from the bottom left hand corner to the middle of the image. More houses are in rows perpendicular to this, in the top right hand corner of the photo. All houses have roof-topped solar, a garden and a drive.

Q&A: What UK’s ‘warm homes plan’ means for climate change and energy bills

UK policy | 23.01.26

Montage of UK newspapers. Credit: Carbon Brief.

Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time

Media analysis | 19.01.26

President Donald Trump walks off the stage after speaking at a campaign event on 18 June 2024.

Q&A: What Trump’s US exit from UNFCCC and IPCC could mean for climate action

International policy | 09.01.26

Machines work at a coal storage dock in China's Shandong province on 14 November 2025.

IEA: Declining coal demand in China set to outweigh Trump’s pro-coal policies

Coal | 17.12.25

Protestors hold up signs and flags. One says 'adaptation is not a business' and one says 'means-based adaptation finance now!'.

Analysis: Why COP30’s ‘tripling adaptation finance’ target is less ambitious than it seems

UN climate talks | 03.12.25

Chancellor of Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street on 26 November 2025.

UK budget 2025: Key climate and energy announcements

UK policy | 26.11.25

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