Q&A: China’s leadership calls for ‘strict control’ of fossil fuels
Chinese government leaders published a policy document on 22 April – Earth Day – calling…
China Policy
24.04.26
AMOC: Is global warming tipping key Atlantic ocean currents towards ‘collapse’?
Oceans
Iran war: EU strategy sets out 44 actions to limit ‘fossil-fuel price shocks’
EU policy
23.04.26
Q&A: How the UK government aims to ‘break link between gas and electricity prices’
Renewables
21.04.26
State of the climate: Strong El Niño puts 2026 on track for second-warmest year
State of the climate
Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’
Revealed: Scientists tell Colombia fossil-fuel transition summit to ‘halt new expansion’
International policy
20.04.26
Energy Crisis
Iran war analysis: How 60 nations have responded to the global energy crisis
08.04.26
Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas
Energy
25.03.26
Q&A: What does the Iran war mean for the energy transition and climate action?
10.03.26
Science
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Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones
Extreme weather
10.04.26
Q&A: Why the standoff between nations over the next IPCC reports matters
IPCC
02.04.26
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FACTCHECK – FALSE: US energy secretary Chris Wright thinks coal will still be world's top source of electricity "when I die". But solar is set to overtake coal in the early 2030s – and wind soon after. pic.twitter.com/ozxG21RD5A— Simon Evans (@DrSimEvans) April 22, 2026
FACTCHECK – FALSE: US energy secretary Chris Wright thinks coal will still be world's top source of electricity "when I die". But solar is set to overtake coal in the early 2030s – and wind soon after. pic.twitter.com/ozxG21RD5A
Carbon Brief visits the Arctic
Associate editor Daisy Dunne travelled to the Arctic island of Svalbard to follow scientists studying the impacts of climate change.
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Cropped 22 April 2026: Global food ‘catastrophe’ | BECCS emissions | UK solar farm controversy
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22.04.26
Cropped 8 April 2026: Iran war drives up food prices | Two nature talks conclude | Return of UK’s tallest bird
Cropped 25 March 2026: Seabed mining talks stall | ‘Blueprint’ for land use | India feels Iran war impacts
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DeBriefed 17 April 2026: Fossil-fuel power slumps | ‘Super’ El Niño warning | Afghanistan’s climate struggle
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17.04.26
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