In-depth: The challenge of using biofuels to cut transport emissions
Liquid biofuels still have a significant role to play in meeting the UK’s climate change targets, a new report says. ... Read More
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world
In the early 2000s, a new field of climate science research emerged that began to explore the human fingerprint on extreme weather, such as floods,... Read More
Mapped: The world’s largest CO2 importers and exporters
Around 22% of global CO2 emissions stem from the production of goods that are, ultimately, consumed in a different country. However, traditional... Read More
Analysis: US states and cities could meet Paris climate goals without Trump
Nearly 40% of US CO2 emissions are in the hands of states that have either committed to meeting their share of the US’s Paris Agreement target or... Read More
In-depth: New BP data shows emissions flat in 2016 with record rise in renewables
The world added a record amount of energy from renewable sources in 2016 and global coal use fell again, according to the 2017 BP Statistical Review... Read More
Analysis: Meeting Paris pledges would prevent at least 1C of global warming
President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change has raised questions about the effectiveness of the accord, and how... Read More
Global reaction: Trump pulls US out of Paris Agreement on climate change
President Donald Trump has, after months of procrastination and deliberation, carried through with one of his campaign pledges by announcing that he... Read More
Analysis: Just four years left of the 1.5C carbon budget
Four years of current emissions would be enough to blow what’s left of the carbon budget for a good chance of keeping global temperature rise to... Read More
Mapped: Where £4.4bn is being spent on flood protection in England
The UK government recently made a little-noticed update to a dataset which details where billions of pounds of funding is being channelled for flood... Read More
Explainer: The challenge of tackling aviation's non-CO2 emissions
Last October, the 191 member states of the United Nation's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed to a new deal to cap international... Read More
Analysis: UK carbon emissions fell 6% in 2016 after record drop in coal use
Carbon Brief analysis shows the UK's CO2 emissions fell by 5.8% in 2016, after a record 52% drop in coal use. ... Read More
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