China’s clean-energy sectors nearly doubled in real value between 2022-25 and – if they were a country – would now be the 8th-largest economy in the world...

According to recent estimates, Jeff Bezos makes about $8m an HOUR In ONE SLEEP he probably makes enough to cover the Washington Post's annual losses

NEW – Five key climate and energy announcements in India’s budget for 2026 | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/eu7RiPy

Climate-sceptic billionaires and coal/mining interests (one and the same) dominate political donations in Australia. As if it needed confirming, but hey... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Wow?! BBC News homepage has just significantly downgraded the placing of its "Climate" section on its menu bar Climate is now ranked last, lower than Tech. Earlier this month "Climate" was ranked above World, UK, US&Canada, Business and Tech

"In recent years he has slightly moved away from studying the politics of the right to becoming an activist, frequently speaking at Reform UK events" "Slightly moved away"?! It's been v obvious for many years *exactly* what his ideology is and what he's been seeking to do with his media platform

HUGE moment for the EU car market as battery EVs overtake petrol cars for the first time ever But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite? Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...

Thrilled to see that Courier International in France has covered new analysis published by @carbonbrief.org showing how UK newspaper editorials covered climate change last year. Let's just say their choice of cartoon is...interesting www.courrierinternational.com/article/medi...

It says lot about the editors running the BBC News website that they have opened the reader comments on ALL the news stories about Labour, but have not done so for the one about Reform Ltd which is leading the website

This article appeared in Dublin's General Advertiser on 26 August 1911. That's almost 115 years ago?! "Scientific theory on climatic changes" "The incalculable combustion of coal and oil...will probably again create...a tropical climate from pole to pole"

"Level-up your lounging" ...with a "human pet bed"

This week, the UK govt published its Warm Homes Plan. Lost to history now, but 35 years ago (?!) the then UK govt launched a £10m campaign "declaring war on wasted heating and lighting around the home". The campaign included an advertising campaign: "Global warming. We have been warned."

Back in the Autumn, No.10 blocked the publication of a report into the risks the UK could face if climate change causes ecosystems around the world to collapse. On Tuesday, after an FOI request, it published the report. But it turns out, that wasn't the full version. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

I've attended many climate COPs over the years and it seems some nations... *cough* ...are very well versed indeed in this now-declassified "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" first issued by the CIA in 1944

As ever, Private Eye sees through the way the usual-suspect media are happy to swallow wholesale and then amplify the BS from Tufton St lobbyists when it comes to net-zero And, as ever, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org made all these points the moment the coverage landed

Trump: "I haven't been able to find any windfarms in China." Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth

An across-government technical assessment published today recognises that "nature is the foundation of national security" and that "every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse". A rational response to this would be to get very serious about nature recovery. www.gov.uk/government/p...

With NASA soon set to send a crew around the Moon again for the first time in half a century, it will be notable to see how this generation of earthlings reflects on the images sent back. In Dec 1968, Apollo 8 crew returned with perhaps the most iconic and impactful image in history...

This is my 30th year as a journalist. But I still continue to be shocked daily at the extent to which these same 'news'papers revel in wilful misinformation in order to relentlessly promote the ideology/interests of their senior editors and owners. An utter disregard and contempt for their readers

NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx

Ben Santer, an outstanding scientist and historically significant figure in the development of understanding of climate change, is relocating to the UK. Very much looking forward to him visiting the @metoffice.gov.uk to talk about our common research interests.

“ I think the Royal Society needs to be very clear that it has to push back against those efforts to try and export our wilful ignorance to this country and to Europe.” @science.org.au

interesting to see if Jenrick still believes this

Important and timely wide-ranging interview with one of the world's most influential climate scientists. Some of what he tells @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org is, frankly, breathtaking. A call to action for all scientists, not just those focused on climate change.

We took a look at the UK's biggest ever offshore wind auction, and dug into what it will mean for energy bills and the "clean power 2030" plan ⬇️

Fascinating to see how all the Tories now defecting to Reform are now going to scrub their brains re: climate change. In his maiden speech in Lords, Malcolm Offord - now Reform leader in Scotland - said: "We have the capital, the brains and the political will to meet the climate challenge"

NEW – Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2025 | @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/sF3cD1c

The Tufton St lobbyists and their media enablers have been using the 'scary number' playbook again this week. So we've just updated our factcheck to capture this...

I cannot think of any other area of public policy where you could get away with something so gobsmackingly idiotic.

Outrageous bare-faced lies - it’s extraordinary what the right wing press can get away with. Thank you @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org for such a thorough debunking

NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.

if you want to understand the misinformation about Net Zero estimates this is a great starting point

Great speaking to @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about credulous media & Tufton St thinktanks spinning the insanely stupid idea that net-zero will cost £4.5tn, £7.6tn or even £9tn – by assuming free cars, free petrol, free gas if we scrap net zero More here: bsky.app/profile/drsi...

These sorts of comparisons are silly. GB News is obviously not a news channel. Its audience is watching it for the shouty entertainment and to have their ideological biases and worldview confirmed, etc. That is not why people watch BBC News Chalk vs cheese pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...

Here's the other side of the story you won't read in today's headlines about the cost of meeting net zero targets. The reality is the IEA report is deeply flawed and based on some pretty blatant cherry-picking of clean tech costs. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524063...

The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on: * Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc AND * Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero I kid you not, it is that stupid

🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero 1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system 2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free 3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us" 4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous 5) That's it! 1/10

Vital new read on what Trump pulling the US out of UNFCCC and IPCC really means. We've spoken to a range of leading experts...

ANALYSIS: World’s biggest historic polluter by far – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty Historic CO2 1850-2025 🇺🇸🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 🇨🇳🔥🔥🔥 🇷🇺🔥🔥 🇧🇷🔥 🇮🇩🔥 🇩🇪🔥 🇮🇳🔥 🇬🇧🔥 🇯🇵🔥 🇨🇦🔥 Per capita, the US impact is even more disproportionate www.carbonbrief.org/...

NEW by @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org for @carbonbrief.org Analysis: World’s biggest historic polluter – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty "the largest contribution to the Earth’s warming climate by far" www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-wor...

China has now reacted to the news that the Trump White House wants to pull the US out of a range of UN orgs and entities, such as the UNFCCC and IPCC: "No matter how the situation may evolve, China will stay committed to multilateralism" www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt...

Someone, sometime will base a movie around this pivotal pre-election meeting between Trump and Big Oil execs in May 2024. It felt a pretty big deal at the time, but now we know just how big a deal it was. Informs so much about the past few days www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Here's the EU's reaction to Trump administration formally pulling the US out of the UNFCCC and IPCC. But all eyes now on how/whether China chooses to seize this geopolitical gift from the US

Pretty fascinating to see how the US govt viewed Greenland back in 1868. This is from a US govt report at the time...

How could you possibly put a $$$ value on Greenland? Well, there have been at least three earlier formal attempts by the US govt to buy the territory... 1868 - $5.5m in gold ($125m today) 1916 - $25m in gold ($737m today) 1946 - $100m in gold ($1.6bn today) All attempts failed.

Analysis: UK renewables enjoyed record year in 2025 – but gas power still rose By @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org and Ho Woo Nam @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

"Macinka is the leader of the right-wing Motorists for Themselves party..." Would be laughable, if wasn't so serious

Back in 2018, I put together this timeline of landmarks in the history of climate modelling. It featured this entry for 1964 about NCAR, which the Trump administration is now saying it seeks to destroy as part of its ideological war on science www.carbonbrief.org/timeline-his...

NCAR is a unique & valuable asset - far more than a climate model, or observations, or technology, or training ground, or gathering space. It covers weather, space weather, data, climate, paleo-climate, and everything in-between. It's building is an icon, but it's iconic status goes far beyond that.