Extreme heat is one of the deadliest climate hazards, but no two heatwaves are the same. Heat extremes that happen outside of ...

In the six charts below, Carbon Brief provides a snapshot of the impact this summer’s extremes are considered to have had on ...

The Labour government has signalled its support for a contentious third runway at Heathrow airport, with a final planning ...

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis.

Sent out every other Thursday, China Briefing is a round-up of all the need-to-know information about climate and energy in China from the past fortnight. Every day, our China team trawls the media – ...

Storm winds of up to 60 mph creating high waves lashing over Saltcoats promenade, UK December 2024. Credit: Findlay / Alamy Stock Photo The year 2024 was the fourth warmest on record for the UK, ...

In the sixth article of a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Indonesia’s efforts to curb deforestation and tame ...

Under the surface of polite language and formal procedures, UN talks are more about realpolitik than they first appear. Every country is out to further their own domestic interests, with weaker ...

The “vast majority” of the UK government’s plans to prepare for climate hazards have made virtually no progress over the past two years, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC). In that time, ...

An oil rig looms amid threatening skies over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Namibia. Credit: Colin N. Perkel / Alamy Stock Photo Burning all the oil and gas from new discoveries and newly ...

A block of half-built flats is left abandoned in Shanghai. Credit: Oriental Image. China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by an estimated 1.4% in the first three months of 2022, making it the ...

Hunger has, on average, fallen worldwide after hitting 15-year highs in 2021 and 2022. This is one of the key findings from the latest “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World” (SOFI) report ...