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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

The Trump administration in the US has announced its intention to withdraw from the UN’s landmark climate treaty, alongside 65 other international ... Read More

International policy | Jan 9. 2026.
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

China’s coal demand is set to drop by 2027, more than cancelling out the effects of the Trump administration’s coal-friendly policies in the US, ... Read More

Coal | Dec 17. 2025.
In the foreground, a cocoi heron in flight from right the left of te image. It's wings are mid motion, but both pointing down. The ti[s of its wings are dark grey and its body is white, with a black top of the head and a yellow beak. In the background is lush forest.

‘Cali Fund’ aiming to raise billions for nature receives first donation – of just $1,000

A major biodiversity fund – which could, in theory, generate billions of dollars annually for conservation – received its first donation of just ... Read More

Nature policy | Dec 12. 2025.
Ramakrishna Ashram Marg metro station in the center of Delhi, India.

Analysis: Seven charts showing how the $100bn climate-finance goal was met

Developed countries have poured billions of dollars into railways across Asia, solar projects in Africa and thousands of other climate-related initia... Read More

International policy | Nov 14. 2025.
Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest, Ecuador.

COP30: Could Brazil’s ‘Tropical Forest Forever’ fund help tackle climate change?

Billed as the “Amazon COP”, the UN climate talks will see the debut of Brazil’s flagship fund to “reward” tropical countries for keeping th... Read More

COP30 Belém | Nov 5. 2025.
Bonobo monkey resting in a tree, Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo

Analysis: Just 28% of countries have released nature pledges a year after UN deadline

Just 28% of countries have met a UN call to submit new plans on addressing nature loss – a year after the original deadline, Carbon Brief analysis ... Read More

Nature policy | Oct 22. 2025.
United Nations (UN) secretary general Antonio Guterres speaking at a UN climate summit.

Analysis: Half of global emissions covered by 2035 climate pledges after UN summit in New York

Half of global greenhouse gas emissions are now covered by a 2035 climate pledge following a key UN summit this week, Carbon Brief analysis finds. ... Read More

International policy | Sep 26. 2025.
ClientEarth CEO, Laura Clarke. Credit: Carbon Brief

The Carbon Brief Interview: ClientEarth CEO Laura Clarke

Laura Clarke has been the CEO of environmental non-profit organisation ClientEarth since September 2022.  ClientEarth works in more than 60 ... Read More

Interviews | Sep 22. 2025.
Coal plant and ash pond in India. Credit: Ishan Tankha | Breathless (2019)

Analysis: India’s power-sector CO2 falls for only second time in half a century

India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its power sector fell by 1% year-on-year in the first half of 2025 and by 0.2% over the past 12 months,... Read More

Emissions | Sep 18. 2025.
Aerial photo of Hongxing shale gas field, China.

IEA reiterates ‘no new oil and gas needed’ if global warming is limited to 1.5C

The world would not need to invest in new oil and gas projects if demand for the fuels fell in line with the 1.5C limit on global warming, says the I... Read More

Oil and gas | Sep 16. 2025.

Factcheck: 16 misleading myths about solar power

Solar power is already providing the “cheapest electricity in history” and is expected to play a pivotal role in the global transition away from ... Read More

Factchecks | Aug 28. 2025.
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