Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chinese city, study finds
Solar power has become cheaper than grid electricity across China, a development that could boost the prospects of industrial and commercial solar,... Read More
Guest post: Understanding the water-energy-food nexus in a warming climate
Prof Declan Conway is a professorial research fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of... Read More
Analysis: UK primary energy use in 2018 was the lowest in half a century
Falling energy use and surging offshore wind are among the trends revealed in the latest round of government figures on the energy flowing through the... Read More
Europe ‘could get 10 times’ its electricity needs from onshore wind, study says
An increased rollout of onshore wind turbines across Europe could technically provide the continent with more than 10 times its existing electricity... Read More
In-depth: BP data reveals record CO2 emissions in 2018 driven by surging use of gas
Last year saw record levels of CO2 emissions, gas and oil use, and installations of renewable energy, according to new global data from oil giant BP. ... Read More
IEA: Low-carbon spending must ‘more than double’ to meet climate goals
Investment in low-carbon energy sources, such as wind, solar and nuclear, must more than double by 2030 if the world is to meet its Paris Agreement... Read More
Australian election 2019: What the manifestos say on energy and climate change
Update 21/05/2019: After an election in which climate change was assumed to be a crucial deciding factor, the ruling Liberal-National Coalition... Read More
Analysis: Half of UK’s electricity to be renewable by 2025
Close to half of the UK’s electricity will come from renewable sources by 2025, according to Carbon Brief analysis of new government projections. ... Read More
The Carbon Brief Profile: Australia
In the seventh article of a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Australia’s complex climate politics... Read More
The Carbon Brief Profile: Indonesia
In the sixth article of a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Indonesia’s efforts to curb... Read More
The Carbon Brief Profile: India
In the fifth article of a series explaining how large emitters are positioned to tackle climate change, Carbon Brief sets out India’s key policy... Read More
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