The Carbon Brief Profile: India
In the fifth article of a series explaining how large emitters are positioned to tackle climate change, Carbon Brief sets out India’s key policy developments,…
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China’s power industry calls for hundreds of new coal power plants by 2030
Under the proposal, the country could add a large coal power plant every 2 weeks for the next 12 years The largest power producers in…
The Carbon Brief Profile: South Africa
In the fourth article in a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at South Africa’s heavy dependence on…
Analysis: UK’s CO2 emissions fell for record sixth consecutive year in 2018
Carbon Brief analysis shows the UK’s CO2 emissions fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2018, the longest series of continuous reductions on record. The…
Investment in renewable power in India topped fossil fuels for the first time in 2017, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
This is one of the most striking insights contained within the IEA’s annual update of global energy investment, which was published today. It gives an…
Here’s what you need to know about carbon pricing
As the world weighs strategies for keeping climate change in check, more and more countries, communities and businesses are embedding the cost of carbon into…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Brazil
In the first of a new series explaining how key emitters are positioned to tackle climate change, Carbon Brief sets out Brazil’s key policy developments,…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Turkey
In the second article of a new series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Turkey’s rising emissions and its…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Japan
In the third article of a new series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Japan’s gradually falling emissions…
Corridor of Power
For over a decade Pakistan’s growing economy has been held back by a chronic shortage of electricity; supply has often fallen short by over 20%…
Coal may be Jurassic but technology is not
Coal’s unfortunate image as the dinosaur of power generation is not helped by the fact that the basic principles of a coal power plant have…
How much fuel does it take to power the world?
It’s currently billions of tonnes of fossil fuels every year. With new (or existing!) technologies, we could literally change the world. “In terms of weapons, the…
Coal mines leave a legacy of ruin
A 19-month data investigation of mine closures indicates that since at least 2011 no large coal mines operating in South Africa have been granted closure….