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Aerial view of a solar farm in Ningbo, China.

Power-sector CO2 hits ‘all-time high’ in 2024 despite record growth for clean energy 

Global power-sector emissions hit an “all-time high” in 2024, despite solar and wind power continuing to grow at record speed, according to analy... Read More

Renewables | Apr 8. 2025.
Solar panels, Saudi Arabia.

Guest post: Saudi Arabia's surprisingly large imports of solar panels from China

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were among the top importers of Chinese solar panels in 2024, with more than half heading to countries in the global south.... Read More

Guest posts | Mar 31. 2025.
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

The leader of the opposition Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch, has shattered the political consensus on climate change in a speech attacking the UK�... Read More

UK policy | Mar 18. 2025.
Solar panels in Bavaria, Germany.

EU’s solar and wind growth pushes fossil-fuel power to lowest level in 40 years

Over the past decade, coal power use in the European Union (EU) has fallen by 61%, according to Carbon Brief analysis of new figures from energy anal... Read More

EU policy | Jan 22. 2025.
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

The UK government has set out an “action plan” for reaching its target of clean power by 2030, which it describes as “the most ambitious reform... Read More

UK policy | Dec 13. 2024.
Arial view of a solar farm in the Tengger Desert, China.

Explainer: How China’s renewables rollout boosts its ‘war on sand’ 

China’s effort to build large solar power “bases” in and around the desert is a major part of its current renewable plan. What is less known... Read More

China energy | Dec 12. 2024.
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

Global electricity generation from solar will quadruple by 2030 and help to push coal power into reverse, according to Carbon Brief analysis of data ... Read More

Renewables | Oct 18. 2024.
Offshore windfarm and kite surfer in Yorkshire, UK.

Analysis: UK’s record-breaking renewable auction ‘will cut consumer bills’

A record number of projects have been secured in the UK’s latest auction for new renewable capacity, following changes introduced by the government... Read More

UK policy | Sep 4. 2024.
Wind turbines and solar photovoltaic panels in Guizhou, China.

Analysis: Wind and solar added more to global energy than any other source in 2023

In 2023, wind and solar combined added more new energy to the global mix than any other source, for the first time in history, according to Carbon Br... Read More

Renewables | Jun 20. 2024.
Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy. Credit: Kerry Cleaver

The Carbon Brief Interview: Octopus Energy’s Greg Jackson 

Greg Jackson is the founder and CEO of Octopus Energy, a global energy and technology company headquartered in London.  Set up in 2016, it no... Read More

Renewables | May 13. 2024.
Worker examines solar panel.

Wind and solar are ‘fastest-growing electricity sources in history’

Wind and solar are growing faster than any other sources of electricity in history, according to new analysis from thinktank Ember. It says they a... Read More

Renewables | May 8. 2024.
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