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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.
Composite image by Kerry Cleaver for Carbon Brief

COP experts: How could the UN climate talks be reformed?

This year marks a decade since nations successfully negotiated the Paris Agreement, a landmark treaty that has been the guiding force for internation... Read More

UN climate talks | Aug 11. 2025.
Plate-billed mountain toucan, Ecuador.

Revealed: ‘Cali Fund’ for nature still empty as emails show industry hesitation

A major fund for biodiversity remains starved of resources more than five months after its launch – with no money yet put forward by the large comp... Read More

International policy | Aug 6. 2025.
A group of people wait to be served food, Gaza, Palestine.

UN report: Five charts explaining the rise of global food insecurity

Hunger has, on average, fallen worldwide after hitting 15-year highs in 2021 and 2022. This is one of the key findings from the latest “State of... Read More

Food and farming | Jul 28. 2025.
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