Cutting emissions in line with the 1.5C warming limit, rather than following current climate policies, could curb long-term sea level rise by 64cm.

The amount of forest lost around the world has reduced by millions of hectares each year in recent decades, says a UN report.

European leaders yesterday reached a “breakthrough” on climate issues that “increases the likelihood” that the EU will be able to sign off on a 2040 climate goal ...

Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the “transition away from fossil fuels”.

This week, Carbon Brief details how Kew Gardens researchers are studying the effects of extreme heat and drought on trees in Thailand.

Extreme” wildfires emitted more than 8bn tonnes of carbon dioxide during the 2024-25 “global fire season”, according to a new ...

Only half of China’s provinces have finalised new rules for pricing wind and solar power, according to Carbon Brief analysis ...

Just 28% of countries have met a UN call to submit new plans on addressing nature loss – a year after the original deadline ...

The world has reached its first climate “tipping point” with warm-water coral reefs, and more climate news from the week.

Der Spiegel reports that the German government will extend the tax exemption for electric cars by five years, preventing it from expiring in January 2026, with finance minister Lars Klingbeil saying ...

US states are suing the US federal government over its cancellation of the ‘solar for all’ grant programme, which is “aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities” ...