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Section Editor (Policy) @MollyLempriere

Molly Lempriere

Section Editor (Policy) SINCE April 2023

Molly holds a BA in English literature from Brunel University. She was previously UK editor at Solar Media, where she covered the energy transition, managing Current± and Solar Power Portal. Prior to this, she was senior editor for the energy sector at Verdict Media.

LATEST BY Molly Lempriere
Exterior facade of the European Commission building in Brussels.

Iran war: EU strategy sets out 44 actions to limit ‘fossil-fuel price shocks’

EU policy | 23.04.26
Aerial view of a solar farm.

Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’

Renewables | 21.04.26

DeBriefed 10 April 2026: Worst energy crisis ‘ever’ | India withdraws COP33 bid | Drag artists and climate change

DeBriefed | 10.04.26
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
Coal Clough Windfarm in Lancashire, UK.

CCC: Net-zero will protect UK from fossil-fuel price shocks

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
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
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
P.V. solar panels at a solar farm in Nottinghamshire.

Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas

Renewables | 11.02.26
Wind turbines dot the coast line along a giant solar farm near Weifang in eastern China's Shandong province on 22 March 2024.

G7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025

Renewables | 10.02.26
Charging stations for electric vehicles in Paris, France. Credit: Photononstop. Image ID: 2Y6MHE0

Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever

EU policy | 27.01.26
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
View of the offshore windmills of Rampion, off the coast of Brighton, Sussex, UK.

Q&A: What UK’s record auction for offshore wind means for bills and clean power by 2030

Renewables | 15.01.26
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
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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