NEW The UK will adopt one of the world’s most ambitious climate targets as Labour takes on Reform opposition to net zero and moves to neuter the Green Party’s rise. Ministers have accepted @thecccuk.bsky.social's recommendation for an 87% cut in emissions by 2040 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

NEW | Wind and solar just produced more electricity than gas globally for the first month on record In April, they produced 531 TWh (22%), compared with 477 TWh (20%) for gas. Wind and solar generation has more than doubled in the last five years.

NEW – New coal plants hit ‘10-year’ global high in 2025 – but power output still fell | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @globalenergymon.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/6ULYS42

"Tice’s comments came in a combative interview where he threatened to walk out when presented with information from the [IPCC]. Tice…declined to name advisers who convinced him the scientific consensus was wrong." Extraordinary interview by @akshatrathi.bsky.social & @oliviarudgard.bsky.social

JUST RELEASED: 14 million battery-electric cars sold globally in 2025 says @iea.org. China: 8.2m. Europe: 2.9m (28% of new cars). Norway: 97%. US flat at 1.2m. In 2015 the world sold 330,000 BEVs. Ten years later, 14 million. Long-read coming on Bright Spots 👇 janrosenow.substack.com

NEW – CCC: Investing in ‘urgent’ UK adaptation action ‘cheaper than climate damages’ | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @giulianaviglione.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/52cM8NZ

Every now and again, it's worth popping quickly onto the Telegraph's website to remind yourself just how hysterically and ludicrously obsessed they are with Ed Miliband and net-zero. Just from the past few days...

NEW – Analysis: UK no longer top UN Green Climate Fund donor after latest aid cut | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

We've built - and are now maintaining - a unique resource, as my colleague @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org explains here...

🚨 NEW | 15% of #Britain’s electricity generation is already independent from the gas power price, securing price stability amid the energy crisis 🔒💷 This is set to more than double to a third (36%) of British power by 2030 🌪️☀️📈 (🧵 1/3) ember-energy.org/lat...

Tony Blair Institute is once again issuing press releases attacking climate policy in support of a report that seems to be mainly calling for more better managed grids and faster electrification.

NEW – Q&A: How countries got the global ‘net-zero’ shipping deal ‘back on track’ | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/Wt4M04G

THREAD: A heat-pump tumble dryer could save households more than £700 Lots of overblown reaction to govt phasing out standard dryers – reminds me of when 2009 Mail frontpage wailed about "beloved" incandescent bulbs But heat pump dryers are just a much better technology 1/5

Hola from Santa Marta! The 1st transition away from fossil fuels conf has kicked off with 3 new science initiatives 🌎A new Science Panel for Global Energy Transition 🌎A science-led "synthesis report" with 12 action insights 🌎A "roadmap" for Colombia to get away from FFs More on each one below...

DESNZ’s Chris Stark says last weeks move to delink gas prices from electricity prices is a ‘carrot and stick’ approach - offer a wholesale CfD to renewable generators, but also raise the tax on the EGL

The CCC’s Nigel Topping cautions not to ‘over index’ on countries like the US when talking about progress towards decarbonisation, using the growth of EVs as an example - at nearly a quarter of the UK market on average in 2025, one-in-two in China - but going backwards in the US

A few weeks ago, I published some analysis showing that the UK government had massively underestimated the emissions from the data centres driving the country's "AI revolution". Now, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has published some new numbers and they are... a lot higher.

NEW: How is climate change impacting the AMOC, the Atlantic currents that help keep Europe warm? @carbonbrief.org’s new in-depth explainer covers: 🌊 How the AMOC is impacted by warming 🌎 What research says about AMOC collapse 🗞️ How the media covers AMOC Read more here: tinyurl.com/5caxbw5a

The world is warming. Every country is warming. www.ShowYourStripes.info #ShowYourStripes

NEW – Iran war: EU strategy sets out 44 actions to limit ‘fossil-fuel price shocks’ | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/oZWCX4c

Exports of solar products from China reached a massive new record high in March of 68 GW! Panels: 32 GW Cells: 18 GW Wafers: 18 GW First month of data since the conflict in the Middle East began + incoming changes in Chines tax rebates for solar products

Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world’s largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember. In this video, Carbon Brief’s @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org reports on Ember’s analysis. Read the full report here ➡️ buff.ly/XtaYP1D

Global temperatures in 2026 are on track to be the second warmest on record, at around 1.47C above preindustrial levels across the five different records assessed by Carbon Brief. Read more in our latest State of the Climate update for Q1 2026 here: www.carbonbrief.org/...

FACTCHECK – FALSE: US energy secretary Chris Wright thinks coal will still be world's top source of electricity "when I die". But solar is set to overtake coal in the early 2030s – and wind soon after.

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Buenos Dias from Colombia! 🌺 Around 50 nations will meet here to discuss fossil-fuel transition. They have already been circulated a draft report recommending that they “halt all new expansion”, according to an exclusive by me for @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-sci...

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As Ed Miliband seeks to 'double down' on the UK energy transition to clean power, this is a reminder of why that matters to consumers: The highest proportion of fossil fuels in the energy mix leads to the highest prices according to Fidelity international www.ft.com/content/6b4e...

Miliband was announcing plans to "delink" the price of electricity from gas – a policy with the potential to cut bills far more than new drilling in the North Sea Yet Robinson didn't ask a single question about the former and devoted most of the interview to the latter, citing the need to cut bills

Here's UK energy secretary Ed Miliband appearing on BBC Breakfast earlier to discuss new electricity pricing reforms being announced today by the govt

Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’ | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @ember-energy.org Read here: buff.ly/XtaYP1D

Renewable energy overtook coal in 2025 to become the world’s largest source of electricity, according to @ember-energy.org Together with other clean energy sources, renewables helped push fossil fuel generation into structural decline last year – falling by 0.2%

Revealed: Scientists tell Colombia fossil-fuel transition summit to ‘halt new expansion’ ✍️ @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org 💬 With comments from @frankjotzo.bsky.social Read here ⬇️

MARCH DATA: China's cleantech ‘new three’ exports surged by a staggering 39% in March, compared to February, to a staggering $21.9 billion🤯 Solar +121% Batteries +44% EV's +5%

THREAD: The IEA global energy review 2026 * CO2 record high, but growth nearly ground to halt * Clean energy shaved 3bn tonnes off CO2 * Fossil-fuel power pushed into reverse * Age of Electricity "confirmed" * "Extraordinary" solar growth * Batteries up 40% * EVs up 20% 1/10

A HUGE, narrative-breaking moment for the UK car market New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader Last yr CCC said price parity was due by 2028 – and it's already here And EVs are already MUCH cheaper to run than petrol

Heat pump orders up 2x in a month. Solar panel inquiries up 250%. EV leases up 85%. The Iran crisis has made energy security feel personal. I understand why: I have solar panels, a heat pump & EV on a flexible tariff. When gas prices spike, my bills barely move. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Everyone seems to think coal will get a big lift because of the oil&gas crisis, except for the professionals - the traders and plant operators. They're buying less of the stuff in April, not more. Note this includes within-country shipments which are big in e.g. China, Indonesia.

NEW ANALYSIS: @ember-energy.org just dropped a new report on how the 1970s energy crises decoupled economic growth from fossil fuels but not from electricity. Global oil demand per capita peaked in 1979 and has never recovered. Makes for a fascinating reading. lnkd.in/enwWTZxA

Some good environmental pledges from Magyar. He wants to end dependency on Russian energy by 2035, & double renewables by 2040. Plans to improve energy efficiency in 25% of homes within 10-15 years. Introduce strict enviro sanctions, increase recycling & stop supporting polluting foreign investors

DeBriefed: Worst energy crisis ‘ever’ | India withdraws COP33 bid | Drag artists and climate change ✍️ Written by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org 💻 Edited by @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ bit.ly/4cCztUQ Subscribe to DeBriefed ➡️ buff.ly/J6uB9Kc

I wrote this week's Debriefed for Carbon Brief, summing up all the biggest climate news of the week and looking at how @pattiegonia.bsky.social and other drag queens are helping to spur climate action ✨ www.carbonbrief.org/debriefed-10...

I see that the Daily Express is being totally normal and calm today in its fear of the Green party...

RATE MY “COAL COMEBACK” 🫵 8 government announcements are being repeated in the media as evidence of a “return to coal”. But how consequential are they.. really?!🧵

NEW – Iran war analysis: How 60 nations have responded to the global energy crisis | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/oKflJ8n

At noon yesterday and on Monday, more than a third of UK electricity was from #solar The future could be bright... HT @solarenergyuk.bsky.social www.neso.energy/data-portal/...

Lebanon is one of the most surprising clean energy stories in the world. Solar went from <1% of electricity in 2020 to nearly 30% by 2024. Not because of policy - because the state grid collapsed and people installed rooftop solar out of sheer necessity.

UK BEV sales jump 24% year-on-year in March 2026, the first full month since US/Israel attacks on Iran +47% PHEV in March (+47 YTD) +22% BEV (+15 YTD) +7% hybrid (+6) -6% diesel (-10) -11% petrol (-4) Petrol/diesel have lost 5 points of mkt share in 2026 YTD, 7pts in March…

UK BEV sales basically on trend. March is a very big month, so higher numbers for all categories, but as a share: on trend. The required target for the year is 33% BEV share, so that's going to be a push. robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/?la...