Analysis: UK to seek advice on strengthening long-term climate goal
The UK government has announced that it wants official advice on the “implications” of aligning its climate goals with the Paris Agreement. ... Read More
Analysis: How Scotland plans to meet its climate change targets
The Scottish government released its new climate plan this week, setting out how it plans to meet its emissions targets over the next 15 years. ... Read More
OECD: Fossil fuel subsidies added up to at least $373bn in 2015
Fossil fuel subsidies totalled at least $373bn globally in 2015, according to a new report which for the first time combines figures from two key... Read More
UK will miss climate goals despite new strategy, says official watchdog
The UK will miss its legally binding climate goals without more ambitious policies, says the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). ... Read More
Analysis: UK government slashes outlook for new gas power plants
The UK will only need to build a small number of new gas power plants over the next two decades, as it continues to shift to low-carbon sources of... Read More
Analysis: Low-carbon sources generated more UK electricity than fossil fuels in 2017
For the first time in 2017, more than half of the electricity generated in the UK came from low-carbon sources, Carbon Brief analysis shows. ... Read More
Autumn Budget 2017: Key climate and energy announcements
Philip Hammond, the UK’s chancellor, has delivered his second budget this year in a speech to parliament high on post-Brexit optimism and green... Read More
COP23: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Bonn
Climate change was again placed at the centre of global diplomacy over the past two weeks as diplomats and ministers gathered in Bonn, Germany, for... Read More
Reaction: Dieter Helm’s ‘least cost’ ideas for meeting the UK’s climate targets
Prof Dieter Helm has published his much-anticipated review of the “cost of energy”, which the UK government commissioned in August following a... Read More
In-depth: How the ‘Clean Growth Strategy’ hopes to deliver UK climate goals
Today, the UK government published its long-awaited Clean Growth Strategy, setting out how it hopes to meet the nation’s legally binding climate... Read More
Mapped: How UK foreign aid is spent on climate change
Many of the world's richest nations have pledged money – known as climate finance – to help vulnerable countries adapt to climate change and to... Read More
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