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Simon Evans

SINCE May 2014

Dr Simon Evans is our deputy editor and policy editor. Simon covers climate and energy policy. He holds a PhD in biochemistry from Bristol University and previously studied chemistry at Oxford University. He worked for environment journal The ENDS Report for six years, covering topics including climate science and air pollution.

LATEST BY Simon Evans

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch at the launch of a 'policy renewal process', 18 March 2025.

Factcheck: Why Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is wrong about UK’s net-zero goal

UK policy | 18.03.25

Wood cut of the Great Fire of London in 1666.

Analysis: UK emissions fall 3.6% in 2024 as coal use drops to lowest since 1666

UK policy | 12.03.25

Teesside Offshore wind farm at Redcar, north east England.

CCC: Reducing emissions 87% by 2040 would help ‘cut household costs by £1,400’

UK policy | 26.02.25

Pylons striding across the Cotswold countryside near Gloucestershire.

Analysis: UK’s electricity was cleanest ever in 2024

UK policy | 02.01.25

Ed Miliband at Siemens Energy in Hull on December 13, 2024, unveiling the clean power 2030 action plan.

Analysis: How the UK plans to reach clean power by 2030

UK policy | 13.12.24

DeBriefed 6 December 2024: Plastics talks collapse; $300bn finance goal analysed; Landmark climate case kicks off

DeBriefed | 06.12.24

Judges at the International Court of Justice considering the obligations countries have in the fight against climate change. Credit: ANP / Alamy Stock Photo. Image ID: 2YRK7TR

Interview: Prof Philippe Sands on UN court’s landmark climate-change hearing

International policy | 06.12.24

Outcomes at COP29 webinar. Collage of Carbon Brief journalists by Kerry Cleaver.

Webinar: Carbon Brief journalists discuss COP29’s key outcomes

COP29 Baku | 25.11.24

Parties deliberate at the COP29 in Baku.

COP29: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Baku

COP29 Baku | 24.11.24

COP29 DeBriefed 22 November 2024: Countries split on climate finance; Fossil-fuel transition ‘reaffirmed’; Latest texts analysed

DeBriefed | 22.11.24

Financial district skyline, Shanghai, China. Credit: Sean Pavone / Alamy Stock Photo. Image ID: EN5EFE.

Analysis: China’s emissions have now caused more global warming than EU

Emissions | 19.11.24

COP29 DeBriefed 15 November 2024: Azerbaijan’s shaky start; Finance and fossil fuels dominate negotiations; Free webinar today

DeBriefed | 15.11.24

Delegates review the new text on the GGA. Credit: IISD/ENB - Kiara Worth.

Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP29 climate summit

COP29 Baku | 08.11.24

A solar park in front of a decommissioned lignite-fired power plant in Germany.

Analysis: Solar surge will send coal power tumbling by 2030, IEA data reveals

Renewables | 18.10.24

Ratcliffe-on Soar power station.

Q&A：英国如何成为首个淘汰煤电的G7国家

Translations | 08.10.24

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