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Far view of a thermal power plant in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.

Analysis: Only five proposals for coal plants remain across OECD’s 38 countries

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

Guest posts | Dec 19. 2024.
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

This week, the international court of justice (ICJ) opened two weeks of hearings on states’ climate-related legal obligations – and the consequen... Read More

International policy | Dec 6. 2024.
(L-R) Tánaiste and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris during the final TV leaders' debate ahead of the general election on 29 November.

Ireland election 2024: What the manifestos say on climate change and energy 

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

International policy | Nov 27. 2024.
A sculpture titled "Giant Plastic Tap" by Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong.

Five charts: Why a UN plastics treaty matters for climate change

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

International policy | Nov 25. 2024.
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

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

Emissions | Nov 19. 2024.
Baku, Azerbaijan.

Guest post: How COP29 host Azerbaijan could boost growth through climate action

Azerbaijan’s economy is highly dependent on fossil-fuel exports, making its economic prospects vulnerable to rising emissions-cutting ambition arou... Read More

COP29 Baku | Nov 1. 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.
Shed painted with mural of a Maori legend, North Island, New Zealand.

Study offers new policy tool for considering ‘Indigenous climate justice’

Addressing climate justice calls for a “fundamental, decolonial constitutional change”, according to a new study published in Climate Policy. ... Read More

International policy | Jul 26. 2024.
A power plant along route 95 in New Jersey.

Guest post: Tracking G7 climate progress with data from 116,095 power plants

Expanding and decarbonising the world’s electricity supplies is key to meeting global climate goals – and this has been reflected in a serie... Read More

International policy | Jul 15. 2024.
Protest inside the COP26 venue, Glasgow, Scotland, 11 November 2021.

Rich countries met $100bn climate-finance goal by ‘relabelling existing aid’

Billions of dollars of foreign aid have been reclassified as “climate finance”, thereby helping rich countries to meet a long-overdue target, acc... Read More

International policy | May 30. 2024.
Members of the ANC gather at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban, South Africa, 12 January 2019.

South Africa election 2024: What the manifestos say on energy and climate

Nearly 28 million South African registered voters will go to the polls on 29 May to elect more than 800 representatives to the national assembly and ... Read More

International policy | May 22. 2024.
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