Currently, there is no equivalent to fuel duty for electric vehicles. Excise duty was brought in for EVs for the first time in April 2025, costing £10 for the first year and then rising to a standard ...
BBC News reports that it understands the government intends to “relax” the UK’s current moratorium on new drilling for oil and gas ...
A second version of COP30’s key mutirão text emerged and on COP’s final scheduled day, a chart showed how most climate talks ...
On Saturday evening, nations meeting at COP30 in Brazil agreed to launch “limited initiatives to strengthen emissions-cutting plans, as well as tripling finance” for adaptation ...
With developed countries pledging to ramp up climate finance, analysis shows how donors rely on loans and private finance to meet obligations.
We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s fortnightly Cropped email ...
This week, Carbon Brief’s expert team walk through what is happening with the biggest issues being negotiated at COP30.
A recording of Carbon Brief's second “ask us anything” webinar, answering questions as COP30 reaches its midway point.
‘OUTPERFORM [ING]’ TARGETS: Most experts in a new survey expect China to “outperform” its 2035 emissions-reduction target, reported Bloomberg. About 71% of the surveyed experts believe China’s ...
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