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Cited 9 June 2026: Europe's "exceptional' heatwave | Warming forecast | AMOC observations "at risk'
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (686+ words) Welcome to Cited, your essential guide to new climate research. How many times greater cities in the global south experienced "compound" exposure to extreme heat and air pollution than global-north cities over 2003-20, according to an npj urban sustainability study. The…...
US climate science "in jeopardy" | EU sues Ireland over peat bogs | EV "boost" in UK
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (667+ words) Bloomberg reports that "sweeping" changes to federal climate funding announced last week by the Trump administration are expected to "stymie" the field of climate science. TODAY'S CLIMATE AND ENERGY HEADLINES Today's climate and energy headlines: - US: White House plan to…...
De Briefed 5 June 2026: UK eyes 2040 emissions cut | US "dismantling" oceans research | China"s solar slump
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (919+ words) Welcome to Carbon Brief's De Briefed. An essential guide to the week's key developments relating to climate change. UPCOMING "FLASHPOINT': The Financial Times noted that, for the target to become "legally binding, it must be approved by parliament. While the…...
Chart: Why China's solar boom is slowing down
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (638+ words) Solar power has been a major element of China's renewables buildout since the mid-2010s." The country installed 315 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2025, adding more than half of all new solar globally. The year before, it added 277 GW. But the picture…...
Cropped 3 June 2026: Highway through the Amazon | El Ni'o impact | State of CO2 removal
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (716+ words) This is an online version of Carbon Brief's fortnightly Cropped email newsletter. Subscribe for'free here. This week, Carbon Brief unpacks three key findings from the third edition of the "state of carbon dioxide removal" report.' Global carbon dioxide removal (CDR)…...
Q&A: How UK's seventh carbon budget will deliver '865bn' in economic benefits
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (1747+ words) 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 legislation for the seventh "carbon budget, a legally binding limit…...
De Briefed 29 May 2026: Europe's "mind-boggling' May | Indian heat deaths | Nigeria's solar mini-grids
1+ week, 4+ day ago (669+ words) Welcome to Carbon Brief's De Briefed. An essential guide to the week's key developments relating to climate change. The number of homes in the UK with air conditioning, double the figure from three years ago, reported the Guardian. There are…...
China Briefing 28 May 2026: Deadly rains | China pushes back | Examining China's carbon intensity metric
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1131+ words) Welcome to Carbon Brief's China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for'free here. Hydrogen in China continues to be mostly produced from coal, according to a…...
Media reaction: UK and Europe's "mind-boggling" May heat and climate change
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1659+ words) Europe has been hit by a searing heatwave, which has shattered temperature records across France, Spain and the UK. In London, for example, the mercury hit a record high for May of 35. 1 C at Kew Gardens on Tuesday 26 May, breaking…...
Analysis: China's new carbon metric leaves Germany-sized gap in its emissions
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (1746+ words) This guest post is by: Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air A major change in the way that China measures its core climate goal has effectively halved the growth in the country's…...