Carbon Brief speaks to experts about the contested legality of leaving the UNFCCC and what practical changes will result from US departure.

The US, which has announced plans to withdraw from the global climate treaty is more historically responsible for climate change than any other country ...

There is ongoing media coverage of the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the US from 66 international organisations ...

The UK’s fleet of wind, solar and biomass power plants all set new records in 2025, Carbon Brief analysis shows, but electricity generation from gas still went up. The rise in gas power was due to the ...

US president Donald Trump says Venezuela “will be turning over” 30-50m barrels of oil to the US, which will be worth around $2.8bn (£2.1bn) ...

Global oil prices have fallen slightly “after the US operation to oust Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro created uncertainty.

The past three years have been exceptionally warm globally. In 2023, global temperatures reached a new high, after they significantly exceeded expectations. This record was surpassed in 2024 – the ...

The warming impact of hydrogen has been “overlooked” in projections of climate change, according to authors of the latest “global hydrogen budget”. The study, published in Nature, is the most ...

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. CLIMATE ...

A major biodiversity fund – which could, in theory, generate billions of dollars annually for conservation – received its first donation of just $1,000 in November. The Cali Fund was created under the ...

A scenario that meets the “net-zero by 2050” goal would be the “cheapest” option for the UK, according to modelling by the National Energy System Operator (NESO). In a new report, the organisation ...