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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

People overlooking London's skyline during a heatwave.

Analysis: England’s most ethnically diverse areas are 15 times more likely to face extreme heat

UK policy | 12.08.25

COP experts: How could the UN climate talks be reformed?

UN climate talks | 11.08.25

ICJ judges deliver their advisory opinion on obligations of states in respect of climate change at the Peace Palace. Source: ICJ.

ICJ: What the world court’s landmark opinion means for climate change

International policy | 25.07.25

Media reaction: The 2025 Texas floods and the role of climate change

Media analysis | 10.07.25

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

The Berlaymont building in Brussels.

Q&A: European Commission’s proposal to cut EU emissions 90% by 2040

EU policy | 03.07.25

The first trees being planted in England's largest forest for more than 30 years, Doddington North Moor, 2018. Credit: Andrew O'Brien / Alamy Stock Photo. Image ID: RG34J0.

Chart: UK misses tree-planting targets by forest the ‘size of Isle of Wight’

UK policy | 02.07.25

Aid plane being loaded at an airport in Juba, South Sudan.

Analysis: UK climate aid to hit £11.6bn goal – but only due to accounting rule change

UK policy | 30.06.25

DeBriefed 27 June 2025: Heat domes; Bonn comes to a close; Gender clash in climate talks

DeBriefed | 27.06.25

Credit: IISD/ENB - Kiara Worth

Bonn climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2025 UN climate conference

UN climate talks | 27.06.25

Richard Tice (left), Deputy Leader Reform UK and Nigel Farage (right), Leader of the Reform UK Party, London, UK. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage with Richard Tice, London, UK, 2024. Credit: Justin Ng / Alamy Stock Photo

Analysis: Reform-led councils threaten 6GW of solar and battery schemes across England

UK policy | 16.06.25

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver the Spending Review, June 2025.

UK spending review 2025: Key climate and energy announcements

UK policy | 11.06.25

Pylon in Kenya.

Revealed: UK development body still has $700m invested overseas in fossil-fuel assets

UK policy | 16.05.25

Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, at Downing Street, UK. Credit: Malcolm Park / Alamy Stock Photo. Image ID: 2XJ02DG.

Analysis: Attacks on Ed Miliband in UK newspaper editorials have already exceeded 2024 levels

UK policy | 02.05.25

Montage of newspapers by Kerry Cleaver for Carbon Brief.

Q&A: What we do – and do not – know about the blackout in Spain and Portugal

Renewables | 30.04.25

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