Solar power has been a major element of China’s renewables buildout since the mid-2010s. But the picture in 2026 to date is very different.

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions grew by 2% in the first quarter of 2026, after a rise in the amount of “wasted” wind and solar power.

The Labour government wants to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions to 87% below 1990 levels by 2040, which it says will deliver £865bn in economic benefits. The target has been set out in draft ...

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies will need to be deployed at rates even faster than those seen for solar power, if the world is to have a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C by 2100, ...

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A major change in the way that China measures its core climate goal has effectively halved the growth in the country’s carbon ...

Bloomberg reports that US president Donald Trump is “preparing to use Cold War-era authorities to dole out hundreds of millions of federal dollars to support coal-fired electricity as well as US ...

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Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. A Carbon Brief investigation has shed light on the impact of weather-related flooding ...