International policy
The world’s most comprehensive disaster database – relied on by thousands of climate scientists and policymakers – is at risk of closing as a r... Read More
The number of new coal-fired power plants built around the world hit a “10-year high” in 2025, even as the global coal fleet generated less elect... Read More
Many right-leaning figures have tried to push the idea that the UK is an outlier on net-zero. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has claimed that o... Read More
Nations are “back on track” to adopt a framework for curbing global shipping emissions, following the latest International Maritime Organization�... Read More
Countries attending a first-of-its-kind summit have walked away with plans to develop national roadmaps away from fossil fuels, along with new tools ... Read More
Countries attending a first-of-its-kind fossil-fuel summit have been asked to consider “action recommendations” such as “halting all new fossil... Read More
The right-wing populist Hungarian government led by Viktor Orbán has suffered a landslide electoral defeat to the centre-right Tisza party, led by P... Read More
One month into the US and Israel’s war on Iran, at least 60 countries have taken emergency measures in response to the subsequent global energy cri... Read More
The US and Israel’s war on Iran has caused oil and gas prices to soar, with the world now preparing for the possibility of another energy crisis.&n... Read More
The G7 major economies "f[e]ll notably behind China and the rest of the world” in 2025 as the amount of wind and solar power being developed reache... Read More
On 1 February, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the government’s budget for 2026, which included a new $2.2bn funding push fo... Read More