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The number of LNG tanker deliveries of gas that could be avoided in 2030, either due to clean technologies replacing the gas or by additional North Sea supplies replacing the imports. See below for methodology. Sources: Carbon Brief analysis of data from the North Sea Transition Authority and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

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UPDATED – Mapped: How extreme weather is destroying crops around the world

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The Guardian view on the Iran crisis exposing Britain’s energy vulnerability: clean power offers protection | Editorial Editorial: The war reveals Britain’s exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices. More North Sea drilling will not shield households, building domestic green energy will

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Editorial in the Guardian:

"This crisis must see the government focus like a laser on faster decarbonisation, not more drilling"

To put this data gap in Africa into perspective for those in the US, here's DRC, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia overlayed on the United States.

good to hear. yes, thought of you and your colleagues when I saw DRC

Just stunning – and heartbreaking – that there is barely a single data point across the VAST combined area of DRC, Sudan and South Sudan

A nicely timed new report from the CCC...

Q&A: What does the Iran war mean for the energy transition and climate action? - Carbon Brief The US and Israel’s war on Iran has caused oil and gas prices to soar, with the world now preparing for the possibility of another energy crisis.

NEW – Q&A: What does the Iran war mean for the energy transition and climate action?

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Renault aims to stop selling fuel-only cars in Europe by 2030 Renault's strategy is in stark contrast to that of its rival Stellantis, which stunned investors last month with a massive €22-billion write-down of its EV operations.

"Renault…aims to end selling simple internal combustion engine vehicles in Europe by 2030 and plans to develop its new electric car platform with Google"

"Aims", "simple" and "plans", sure, but this is a stark contrast to its rival Stellantis

www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...

Still waiting for a single one of the North Sea 'drill, baby, drill' editorials to do 'all of the above' energy policy properly.

Excellent article, even before it gets to the chaser about climate change at the end.

Just Google 'Bild and Heizhammer' to see the impact the German tabloid had in fuelling the far-right attacks on heat pumps...

This is genuinely pathetic by Telegraph - and really exposes their rabid obsession with net-zero.

When you read this article, this is the only passing reference to net-zero:

"a trustee of the Climate Group, a charity that aims for a net-zero world by 2050, from 2010 until 2016"

Headline tho...

As if this week's news wasn't intense enough...

Global warming is now speeding up. Quite a lot, as it happens.

Thanks for clarifying. That makes more sense!

That isn't the Strait of Hormuz.

What this shows is the much narrower channel between the Iranian island of Qeshm and the Iranian mainland, on the northern edge of the Strait itself.

This is the area in the photo: maps.app.goo.gl/3PwmD7w3RJdP...

Indeed. I didn't know the navigability in that part was so challenging. The deep water channel is so narrow

Source: Reuters

www.reutersconnect.com/item/file-ph...

Fantastic topographical photo of the Strait of Hormuz.

Really shows just how tight and vulnerable it is for shipping.

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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Q&A: What the EU’s new industry and ‘Made in Europe’ rules mean for climate action - Carbon Brief The European Commission has put forward a plan to boost production of EU-made, low-carbon steel,...

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And public polling of Miliband shoots up as a result, presumably...

Energy independence is consistently one of the most powerful pro-Net Zero arguments among voters.

They back renewables over fossil fuel as the solution and it's not particularly close.

Bit baffled that Govt is not hammering this more loudly in light of Iran. Pushing at an open door.

Your regular reminder that the UK's North Sea gas production is down by two-thirds since 2000 and is set to drop by another 97% by 2050 – even with new licensing rounds it would fall by 95%

How the Iran war is being absorbed by (some) FT readers...

The security implications of this - if true - are terrifying...

A Telegraph hack has Trump's personal phone number - and Trump personally answers it when he calls?

Really?

If only there was an alternative (with multiple co-benefits) to being addicted to fossil fuels...

Breaking: China's official statistics report a 0.3% drop in CO2 emissions from energy&industry in 2025, the third time that annual emissions have fallen this century and the first fall predominantly driven by clean energy growth. 🧵

The Trump family’s media group is weighing plans to spin off the Truth Social social media platform that is extensively used by Donald Trump, as it seeks to reposition itself as a major player in nuclear energy.

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