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Guest post: How US renewable-energy growth persists despite federal policy uncertainty
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (1531+ words) This guest post is by: Dhruv Modi, research analyst, Center for Global Sustainability, University of Maryland Alicia Zhao, research manager, Center for Global Sustainability, University of Maryland Prof Nate Hultman, director of the Center for Global Sustainability, University of Maryland,…...
CCC: Faster electrification of UK will "put money back into people's pockets'
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1719+ words) Faster electrification is the best way to secure lower energy bills and stronger energy security, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC). The government's official climate advisers have stressed the importance of electrification, noting that electric cars and heat pumps can…...
De Briefed 5 June 2026: UK eyes 2040 emissions cut | US "dismantling" oceans research | China"s solar slump
2+ week, 5+ day ago (919+ words) Welcome to Carbon Brief's De Briefed. An essential guide to the week's key developments relating to climate change. UPCOMING "FLASHPOINT': The Financial Times noted that, for the target to become "legally binding, it must be approved by parliament. While the…...
Chart: Why China's solar boom is slowing down
2+ week, 5+ day ago (638+ words) Solar power has been a major element of China's renewables buildout since the mid-2010s." The country installed 315 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2025, adding more than half of all new solar globally. The year before, it added 277 GW. But the picture…...
Q&A: How UK's seventh carbon budget will deliver '865bn' in economic benefits
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1747+ words) The Labour government wants to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions to 87% below 1990 levels by 2040, which it says will deliver "865bn in economic benefits. The target has been set out in draft legislation for the seventh "carbon budget, a legally binding limit…...
De Briefed 29 May 2026: Europe's "mind-boggling' May | Indian heat deaths | Nigeria's solar mini-grids
3+ week, 5+ day ago (669+ words) Welcome to Carbon Brief's De Briefed. An essential guide to the week's key developments relating to climate change. The number of homes in the UK with air conditioning, double the figure from three years ago, reported the Guardian. There are…...
Analysis: China's new carbon metric leaves Germany-sized gap in its emissions
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1746+ words) This guest post is by: Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air A major change in the way that China measures its core climate goal has effectively halved the growth in the country's…...
De Briefed 8 May 2026: EU eyes fossil-fuel exemptions | Wind and solar save UK "1. 7bn" | Amazon "tipping point"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (630+ words) Welcome to Carbon Brief's De Briefed. An essential guide to the week's key developments relating to climate change. The average amount by which trees lower summer temperatures in cities globally, according to research in Nature Communications. (For more, see Carbon…...
Factcheck: What the UK car industry is not saying about EV targets
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1031+ words) For several years, the UK car industry has been claiming that demand is not high enough to meet the government's targets for sales of "zero emissions vehicles" (ZEVs). To date, however, the car industry has actually beaten the targets under…...
Analysis: Wind and solar have saved UK from gas imports worth "1. 7bn since Iran war began
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (466+ words) The UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth "1. 7bn since the start of the Iran war, as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar, reveals Carbon Brief analysis. The surge in wind and solar output is…...