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Falling costs allowed the world to add record new renewable capacity even as investment fell, according to a new report. The findings, from the UN...

Guest post: Why Africa’s heatwaves are a forgotten impact of climate change

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Analysis: Why US carbon emissions have fallen 14% since 2005

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The Carbon Brief Interview: Dr Katharine Hayhoe

Dr Katharine Hayhoe is a professor in the department of political science at Texas Tech University and director of its Climate Science Center. She...

IEA says world coal demand will rise, despite slashing forecast growth in India

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has once again forecast that world coal demand will rise, despite halving its outlook for growth in India. The IEA’s...

IEA: Bioenergy to lead growth in renewables over next five years

“Modern” bioenergy will lead the global expansion of renewable energy up to 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in its latest forecast. The report,...

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Evapotranspiration – the transfer of water from the ground into the air through a combination of evaporation and transpiration – increased by 10% between...

The Carbon Brief Interview: Michael Gerrard

Michael Gerrard is the Andrew Sabin professor of professional practice at Columbia Law School in New York, where he teaches courses on environmental law,...

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