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Daily Briefing: G7 to discuss oil | ‘Exceptional’ wetness | Europe’s ‘déjà vu’
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Drought and heatwaves occurring together (compound events) have “surged” across the world since the early 2000s, a new study shows.
This increase is predominantly driven by events that start with a heatwave.
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Emissions (grams of CO2 per kilowatt hour) from North Sea gas vs LNG imports. Source: Carbon Brief analysis
Factcheck: North Sea gas is not ‘four times cleaner’ than LNG imports | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org #CBarchive
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Daily Briefing: Oil ‘surges’ past $100 | Russian oil in demand | Warming rate ‘doubles’
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Recommended watch: A new film, narrated by actor Michael Sheen and titled You Told Us To Talk About the Weather, aimed to promote conversation about climate change with a blend of “poetry, folk horror and climate storytelling”.
Recommended read: Ten years on from the murder of Indigenous environmental justice advocate Berta Cáceres, Drilled asked why Honduras is still so dangerous for environmental activists.
Recommended read: The Guardian has published a “visual guide” with charts and videos showing how the “escalating Iran conflict is driving up oil and gas prices”.
NEW – Heatwaves driving recent ‘surge’ in compound drought and heat extremes
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💡 Spotlight | Bristol’s ‘pioneering’ community wind turbine
Following the recent launch of the UK government’s local power plan, Carbon Brief visits one of the country’s community-energy success stories.
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In this issue:
🌍️ Conflict in the Middle East sparked chaos in global energy supplies.
🇨🇳 China set out its climate ambitions for the next five years.
💼 Key dates for next week and pick of the job vacancies.
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DeBriefed: Iran energy crisis | China climate plan | Bristol’s ‘pioneering’ wind turbine
✍️ Written by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social
📝 Edited by @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org
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🎉 Great news: the UK’s emissions fell to their lowest level in 150 years last year, with coal use roughly halving.
𖣘 We also saw record-breaking generation from renewable sources, especially wind & solar.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arriving at the start of the National People's Congress. Credit: dpa picture alliance / Alamy Stock Photo
NEW – Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change?
✍️ By @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org
💬 With comment from @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social, Li Shuo, Li Zheng, Yao Zhe, Ma Jun, Pan Jiahua, Joseph Dellatte, Rebecca Nadin
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NEW – Pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, study says
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NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.
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Daily Briefing: EU 90% target approved | Power prices ‘swing wildly’ | UK coal drop
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NEW – Analysis: UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low
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NEW – Q&A: What the EU’s new industry and ‘Made in Europe’ rules mean for climate action
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Carbon Brief examines how climate features in China’s 15th five-year plan.
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The key climate & energy developments from China over the past fortnight in this issue:
🇨🇳 China set economic and carbon targets for 2026 at “two sessions”.
🇨🇳 Environment and energy officials outline approaches to 15th five-year plan.
🇨🇳German chancellor left China with an agreement on climate.
China Briefing: New five-year climate goals revealed at ‘two sessions’ meeting
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Daily Briefing: China sets out new climate plan | ‘Buy EU’ | Sea level rise ‘underestimated’
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The Carbon Brief Profile: Iran | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social #CBarchive
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Daily Briefing: Net-zero ‘answer’ to energy crisis | ‘High-voltage’ in China | ‘Frivolous desires of ultra-rich’
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Daily Briefing: Gas prices ‘surge’ | UK bills ‘could hit £2,500’ | El Niño’s return
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Countries that submitted their seventh national reports to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity by the deadline of 28 February.
NEW – Analysis: Half of nations meet UN deadline for nature-loss reporting | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org
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Daily Briefing: Oil surges on Middle-East turmoil | China’s CO2 drop | Renewables ‘defy Trump’
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Recommended read: Despite a “political mood [that] has darkened”, there is “more green stuff being installed than ever”, said New York Times columnist @dwallacewells.bsky.social
