NEW – World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @arunacsekhar.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/D2XVoGo

Wind and solar have just overtaken fossil-fuel power in Germany www.carbonbrief.org/...

Just 16% of countries met a 2025 deadline to identify their nature-harming subsidies, according to new analysis by @giulianaviglione.bsky.social and I 🐛

A look at the possible climate impacts of the new EU Emissions Trading System review proposal, feat. slower path to zero emissions, more free allowances and integrating permanent carbon removals

Q&A: What the EU’s carbon market review means for climate action - Carbon Brief

The European Commission has put forward new plans to cut emissions under the EU carbon...

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Andy Burnham hasn't said much on climate change recently But in the past he's been very outspoken about protecting net-zero and even signed the fossil fuel treaty for phasing them out just last year, while GM mayor More by me and @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org ⬇️ www.carbonbrief.org/28-quotes-fr...

28 quotes from next UK leader Andy Burnham on climate, net-zero and fossil fuels - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief recounts 28 things that Andy Burnham has said about climate change, net-zero, fossil fuels, energy and transport.

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NEW – Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @zekehausfather.com Read here: buff.ly/EynMeIk

Twice (!) as many animals died due to heat stress en route to slaughterhouses during record-hot UK summer last year compared to 2024

Livestock heat deaths in transit doubled in UK record-hot summer of 2025 - Carbon Brief

Twice as many animals died due to heat stress en route to slaughterhouses during the UK’s record-hot summer in 2025 compared to 2024, according to new Carbon Brief analysis.

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Q&A: What England’s new ‘land-use framework’ means for climate, nature and food ✍️ @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here ⬇️

Q&A: What England’s new ‘land-use framework’ means for climate, nature and food - Carbon Brief

Just 1% of England’s land will be needed for renewables to help meet the UK’s climate goals by 2050, according to a first-of-its-kind framework.

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UPDATED – Mapped: How extreme weather is destroying crops around the world ✍️ @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org 🎨 @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/oTKjd5n

NEW – IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/sYndpga

IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy - Carbon Brief

The "undervaluing" of nature by businesses is fuelling its decline and putting the global economy at risk, according to a major new report.

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NEW – ‘Cali Fund’ aiming to raise billions for nature receives first donation – of just $1,000 | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here ⬇️

‘Cali Fund’ aiming to raise billions for nature receives first donation – of just $1,000 - Carbon Brief

A major biodiversity fund – which could generate billions of dollars annually for conservation – received its first donation of just $1,000 in November.

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SCOOP: Carbon Brief has exclusively obtained a list of 84 countries "opposed" to adding a fossil-fuel roadmap to COP30 deal – but our analysis found a series of contradictions & likely errors For eg 14 on list are also roadmap "supporters" Read more➡️ www.carbonbrief.org/...

Brazil’s $125bn forest fund – framed as the “biggest thing to come out of COP30” – goes live tomorrow. Critics point out that TFFF “puts private investors first”, forest payouts last + sets a 🌳 bar too low to be “scientifically credible”. @yaninequiroz.bsky.social and I 🕵🏽‍♀️, for @carbonbrief.org.

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NEW – COP30: Could Brazil’s ‘Tropical Forest Forever’ fund help tackle climate change? | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @yaninequiroz.bsky.social Read here ⬇️

NEW – UN report: Five charts showing how global deforestation is declining | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/EnDIN4D

Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* #methane metric means for farming emissions By @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org #climatecrisis www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-the-...

Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* methane metric means for farming emissions - Carbon Brief

A controversial way of measuring how much methane warms the planet has stirred debate in recent years – particularly around assessing the climate impact of livestock farming.

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Missed this, as I was travelling, but an excellent explainer all about GWP* (read GWP-star) from @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @carbonbrief.org #methane #metrics #climateaction

Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* methane metric means for farming emissions - Carbon Brief

A controversial way of measuring how much methane warms the planet has stirred debate in recent years – particularly around assessing the climate impact of livestock farming.

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NEW – Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* methane metric means for farming emissions | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/vmZWYtQ

Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* methane metric means for farming emissions - Carbon Brief

A controversial way of measuring how much methane warms the planet has stirred debate in recent years – particularly around assessing the climate impact of livestock farming.

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I’ve spent months looking into GWP* - a way of measuring methane that has been labelled an 'accounting trick' by some and a fairer way to assess methane by others This Q&A gets into all the science and spats about GWP* and the current situation in places like NZ and Ireland 🐮 buff.ly/vmZWYtQ

It has been a decade since the Paris Agreement. And with COP30 in Brazil on the horizon, there have been calls for major reform at the UN climate talks. We asked 16 experts - including former negotiators and COP veterans - what they think should change at these events. ➡️ buff.ly/JWL8AQN

NEW ANALYSIS: Wildfires have already scorched a UK-record land area in 2025, double the previous high – and 4x above average By Orla Dwyer, Ho Woo Nam + Tom Prater www.carbonbrief.org/...

NEW – Revealed: ‘Cali Fund’ for nature still empty as emails show industry hesitation | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from @sivathambisetty.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/YaUavl0

The Cali Fund agreed at COP16 talks last year is still empty 5 months after its launch - despite expectations of first pledges in spring FOI docs also show that AstraZeneca did not take up an offer to be a "frontrunner" in committing to donate to the fund www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-cal...

UK potatoes, South Korean cabbage and west African cocoa are among the foods that became more expensive after weather extremes fuelled by climate change in recent years www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-16-ti...

Amid ongoing Bonn talks and London climate week, Brazil and the UN today began a “global ethical stocktake” to hear from civil society before COP30 Mary Robinson, co-organiser for the Europe discussions, says they talked about climate justice, accountability and the “need to rebuild community”

NEW – Glossary: Carbon Brief’s guide to 24 ‘climate-friendly’ farming methods | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @yaninequiroz.bsky.social 🎨 Kerry Ann Cleaver and Tom Pearson Read here: buff.ly/R9vJYz4

Today at 3pm (GMT), Carbon Brief is hosting a free webinar on the key outcomes of the resumed COP16 biodiversity talks 🎙️ Featuring our specialist team of food, land and nature journalists who are on the ground in Rome 🇮🇹 or following remotely Register here ➡️ buff.ly/3D9PH98

What happened at round 2 of COP16 nature talks? 🇮🇹 In the early hours of this morn countries signed off on: Strategy to raise more money to help conserve biodiversity Plans to set up a “permanent arrangement” for nature finance www.carbonbrief.org/cop16-key-ou...

Not a new nature fund just yet, but developing countries get something much bigger, 3 decades in the making: a permanent mechanism for biodiversity finance. Esp significant in today's geopolitical climate that has cast a cloud over cooperation and hopes for more funding for nature and climate.

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AND IT IS ADOPTED. #COP16 www.cbd.int/doc/c/1680/7...

We're in what should be the final hours of COP16. And there's new informal text out on 🌱 finance, key to its success. With inputs from bloc reps, it seems way more coherent than the last draft. L: 26 Feb draft. www.cbd.int/doc/c/b198/d... R: Tonight's non-paper. www.cbd.int/doc/c/214f/6...

Talks winding to a close tonight at #COP16 round 2 Next round of draft texts are due in an hour, followed by a plenary at 9pm Rome-time that’s supposedly ending at 11pm 🤷‍♀️ Lots still left to discuss