International policy
The Trump administration in the US has imposed tariffs on all imports from China, Mexico and Canada, as well as on steel, aluminium and cars from aro... Read More
Countries have agreed at the resumed COP16 talks in Rome to a strategy for "mobilising" at least $200bn per year by 2030 to help developing countries... Read More
A federal election is taking place in Germany on 23 February, following the collapse of the coalition government at the end of last year. Germans ... Read More
Mental health problems induced, in part, by climate change are becoming increasingly common as the world warms, including the number of people experi... Read More
The number of new coal plants under development in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) region has reached record lows s... Read More
This week, the international court of justice (ICJ) opened two weeks of hearings on states’ climate-related legal obligations – and the consequen... Read More
On 29 November, Ireland will hold its first general election since before the Covid-19 pandemic. Voters will elect new Teachtaí Dála – m... Read More
A global treaty on plastics, which is being touted as the most important environmental treaty since the 2015 Paris Agreement, is set to be negotiated... Read More
China’s historical emissions within its borders have now caused more global warming than the 27 member states of the EU combined, according to new ... Read More
Azerbaijan’s economy is highly dependent on fossil-fuel exports, making its economic prospects vulnerable to rising emissions-cutting ambition arou... Read More
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