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09 Jul 2026

China Briefing 9 July 2026: Guangxi floods | ‘Beautiful China’ plan | New EU-China mechanism

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... The post China Briefing 9 July 2026: Guangxi floods | ‘Beautiful China’ plan | New EU-China mechanism appeared first on Carbon Brief .

09 Jul 2026

Interview: Dr Sun Yixian on his new database tracking Chinese climate ‘leadership’

The number of global climate initiatives launched or run by China has been growing since... The post Interview: Dr Sun Yixian on his new database tracking Chinese climate ‘leadership’ appeared first on Carbon Brief .

08 Jul 2026

Datacentres are a ticking timebomb. We must make sure AI’s benefits outweigh the costs | Nicki Hutley

They suck up energy and water, and blast out heat. Just who is better off from all this investment – aside from tech bros? The two great existential threats of our time – the climate crisis and AI – come hurtling together in the explosion of datacentres across

Source: The Guardian - Environment

08 Jul 2026

European countries top ‘scorecard’ on climate progress while US slips to 27th

Estonia, Luxembourg and UK are the top three in biennial Yale University index in tackling pollution and other issues Much of the world has made encouraging strides in reducing toxic problems such as water and air pollution that have long plagued communities.

Source: The Guardian - Environment

08 Jul 2026

The great carbon capture con: behold the wasted billions Burnham could claw back | George Monbiot

There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies instead The new prime minister will be looking for money? Well, here’s £21.7bn lying on the ground. The government could cancel

Source: The Guardian - Environment

07 Jul 2026

Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west

Experts say the critical reservoir system is careening toward a breaking point as the US west’s climate warms and dries Lake Powell, the US’s second-largest reservoir, threatens to plunge to unprecedentedly low levels this year after a historically bleak snowp

Source: The Guardian - Environment

07 Jul 2026

Cited 7 July 2026: ‘Impossible’ heat | Global ocean record | Climate change and the ozone hole

Welcome to Cited, your essential guide to new climate research. In the news ‘HEAT ALERT’:... The post Cited 7 July 2026: ‘Impossible’ heat | Global ocean record | Climate change and the ozone hole appeared first on Carbon Brief .

07 Jul 2026

Guest post: France’s June heatwave caused more than 2,700 heat-related deaths

In June 2026, a record-breaking heatwave swept across Europe, with France among the first and... The post Guest post: France’s June heatwave caused more than 2,700 heat-related deaths appeared first on Carbon Brief .

07 Jul 2026

Southwest Pacific’s last tropical glacier could vanish within months

The Southwest Pacific is facing mounting climate risks as its vast ocean expanse becomes hotter, more acidic and more dangerous for coastal communities, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report published on Tuesday.

Source: UN News - Climate Change

06 Jul 2026

‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind

Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expense Donald Trump has blamed everything – from “national security” issues, the deaths of birds and whales , and cancer – in his decades-long campa

Source: The Guardian - Environment

05 Jul 2026

‘They ate the shrimp, they even ate the crab’: Thai fishers count the cost of a voracious invader

Huge numbers of blackchin tilapia, a fish native to west Africa, are wreaking havoc among Thailand’s river ecosystems. Experts – and some chefs – are seeking sustainable solutions The menu at Kor-Tae seafood restaurant, in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province, is

Source: The Guardian - Environment

03 Jul 2026

DeBriefed 3 July 2026: US faces scorching Independence Day | Record ocean temperatures | Vietnam’s EV surge

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 3 July 2026: US faces scorching Independence Day | Record ocean temperatures | Vietnam’s EV surge appeared first on Carbon Brief .

03 Jul 2026

Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action?

The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing... The post Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action? appeared first on Carbon Brief .

02 Jul 2026

Q&A: Where do the UN secretary general candidates stand on climate change?

Candidates are being nominated to take over as the UN secretary general, when António Guterres... The post Q&A: Where do the UN secretary general candidates stand on climate change? appeared first on Carbon Brief .

02 Jul 2026

Voyage to the end of the world: floating lab to explore life in Arctic adrift in ice

An eight-month expedition will set off soon from Norway on a mission to find new species before the climate crisis and pollution changes the northern ocean for ever Six scientists and six crew will travel next month to Kirkenes, a remote Arctic town in Norway

Source: The Guardian - Environment

01 Jul 2026

Analysis: UK newspapers have already printed 63 editorials in 2026 backing North Sea drilling

UK newspapers have already published 63 editorials this year calling for more oil and gas... The post Analysis: UK newspapers have already printed 63 editorials in 2026 backing North Sea drilling appeared first on Carbon Brief .

01 Jul 2026

Cropped 1 July 2026: Heatwave scorches Europe | UK 2050 farm plan | What’s next for the High Seas Treaty

We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food... The post Cropped 1 July 2026: Heatwave scorches Europe | UK 2050 farm plan | What’s next for the High Seas Treaty appeared first on Carbon Brief .

01 Jul 2026

World News in Brief: Risk of atrocities in Sudan, UN programme prevents climate displacement, more civilians killed in Ukraine

Drone attacks by advancing rebel fighters who are besieging El Obeid, Sudan, continue to result in civilian casualties, putting around half a million civilians at grave risk of large-scale atrocities.

Source: UN News - Climate Change

29 Jun 2026

Six charts show how clean power was world’s largest source of new energy in 2025

Clean power added more to global energy supplies than any other source in 2025, according... The post Six charts show how clean power was world’s largest source of new energy in 2025 appeared first on Carbon Brief .

26 Jun 2026

Keynote address by the IPCC Chair Jim Skea at the Joint ODI-FAO event: “Just Transition for Agrifood Systems: Decent Livelihoods, Women’s Empowerment and Climate Resilience”

London Climate Action Week 2026, 26 June 2026ODI Global Good morning. I do feel privileged for the opportunity to share a few insights from the perspective of climate science and my own professional experience at the start of this event on just transition and

25 Jun 2026

Keynote address by the IPCC Chair, Jim Skea, at the World Climate Investment Summit

London Climate Action Week 2026, 25 June 2026London Stock Exchange Sustaining Capital Flows to Clean Energy and Nature in a Different Global Context Check against delivery Ladies and gentlemen, As Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPC

24 Jun 2026

UN chief: Targeting methane is a climate battle ‘we can win’

Amid efforts to cool global warming, the battle hinges on targeting such super-pollutants as methane, which emits one third of the world’s greenhouse gases and “is a fight we can win”, the UN chief on Wednesday.

Source: UN News - Climate Change

23 Jun 2026

Climate crisis: UN chief lays out solutions blueprint for clean energy transition

As a deadly heatwave continued to grip Europe on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued an impassioned appeal for more ambitious global action on climate change caused by fossil fuels, to prevent irreversible damage.

Source: UN News - Climate Change

23 Jun 2026

A thousand years old and 20 storeys high: tracking down Taiwan’s tallest trees

The island’s biggest tree – named Heaven Sword of the Da’an River – is a carbon-storing behemoth hosting whole neighbourhoods of wildlife. But this and other giant trees are under threat The higher you climb up the gigantic, millennia-old trees of Taiwan’s for

Source: The Guardian - Environment

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