Analysis: UK electricity generation in 2018 falls to lowest level since 1994
The amount of electricity generated in the UK last year fell to its lowest level in a quarter century, Carbon Brief analysis shows.
At the...
The Carbon Brief Interview: Teresa Ribera
Teresa Ribera has been Spain’s minister for the ecological transition since June 2018. Before then, she had been the director of IDDRI (Institute for...
IEA: China and India to fuel further rise in global coal demand in 2018
Global coal demand is expected to grow again in 2018, driven by “strong” fuel burning in China and India, the International Energy Agency (IEA)...
COP24 video: Three need-to-knows from the UN climate talks in Katowice
The latest round of international climate negotiations concluded late on Saturday evening in Katowice, Poland.
COP24 gathered diplomats from around the world to, among other...
COP24: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Katowice
This year’s annual UN climate conference concluded late on Saturday evening in Katowice, Poland, after two weeks of tension-filled talks.
Nearly 23,000 delegates descended on...
Guest post: Is ‘glacier carbon’ good or bad for the climate?
Dr Arwyn Edwards is a senior lecturer in biology from the University of Aberystwyth and Dr Joe Cook is a postdoctoral researcher in glaciology...
The Carbon Brief Interview: Saudi Arabia’s Ayman Shasly
Ayman Shashly is a senior negotiator for Saudi Arabia at both the UNFCCC and IPCC. In his role as an international policies consultant with...
Guest post: Ten charts show how the world is progressing on clean energy
Dr Iain Staffell is a senior lecturer in sustainable energy at Imperial College London’s Centre for Environmental Policy. He leads the Electric Insights project...
COP24 video: How can the Paris Agreement stay on track in a world with...
Carbon Brief has been talking to a range of people attending COP24, the latest annual round of international climate negotiations being held this year...
Interactive: How climate finance ‘flows’ around the world
Climate finance is one of the bedrocks of negotiations at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including the “COP24” talks taking...
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