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Damaged homes caused by cyclone Chido, Mayotte.

EM-DAT: Trump aid cuts could close database storing ‘world’s memory of disasters’

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

Extreme weather | May 29. 2026.
Coal-fired power plant in Nantong, China.

New coal plants hit ‘10-year’ global high in 2025 – but power output still fell

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

Coal | May 21. 2026.
Coal-fired Mill Creek Power Station, on the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Factcheck: US and Iran are world’s only major emitters without net-zero targets

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

Factchecks | May 18. 2026.
Protection Committee (MEPC) 84th Session in London on 27 April 2026.

Q&A: How countries got the global 'net-zero' shipping deal ‘back on track’

Nations are “back on track” to adopt a framework for curbing global shipping emissions, following the latest International Maritime Organization�... Read More

International policy | May 5. 2026.
Colombia’s Irene Vélez Torres (left) embraces the Netherlands' Stientje van Veldhoven in Santa Marta.

Santa Marta: Key outcomes from first summit on ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels

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

International policy | Apr 30. 2026.
Coal port Santa Marta, Colombia

Revealed: Scientists tell Colombia fossil-fuel transition summit to ‘halt new expansion’

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

International policy | Apr 20. 2026.
Peter Magyar, leader of Hungary's Tisza Party, waves the Hungarian national flag at an election victory rally.

Q&A: What Magyar’s defeat of Orbán in Hungary means for climate and energy

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

International policy | Apr 17. 2026.
Vehicles queue for fuel in Peshawar, Pakistan on 3 April 2026.

Iran war analysis: How 60 nations have responded to the global energy crisis

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

International policy | Apr 8. 2026.
Montage of newspapers by Tom Prater for Carbon Brief.

Q&A: What does the Iran war mean for the energy transition and climate action?

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

International policy | Mar 10. 2026.
Wind turbines dot the coast line along a giant solar farm near Weifang in eastern China's Shandong province on 22 March 2024.

G7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025

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

Renewables | Feb 10. 2026.
India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference after the presentation of India’s 2026 budget.

Five key climate and energy announcements in India’s budget for 2026

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

Explainers | Feb 4. 2026.
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