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Dozens of proposed projects would pump water uphill to reservoirs that release it to generate electricity when wind and solar can’t. But their reliance on groundwater...
Janet Ofeforpa was at her family cassava farm in south-east Ghana when overflowing water from the nearby Akosombo hydro-electric dam unexpectedly came rushing onto her land....
The UK has “added” around £450m to its climate-aid spending in developing countries by changing how it defines “climate finance”, according to Carbon Brief analysis. In...
The first three quarters of 2023 has seen exceptional heat globally, putting 2023 on track to be the warmest year since records began in the mid-1800s,...
Electric vehicles (EVs) significantly cut lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions in almost all circumstances and are the key technology for decarbonising road transport. While not having a...
England will soon introduce one of the world’s most ambitious biodiversity policies in “Biodiversity Net Gain”. This policy effectively mandates that any new development leaves biodiversity...
In an extraordinary year for the Earth’s climate – which is now virtually certain to be hottest on record – global warming has combined with the...
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s Cropped. We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight....
Virginia’s largest utility provider has faced a backlash from the state’s environmental community since it announced plans to build a new, large fossil fuel facility in...
Concentrations of HFC-23, one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases, remained elevated in East Asia after China, a known past polluter, agreed to curb emissions....
