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NEW – IEA: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @iea.org

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Share of national electricity supplies that depend on imported fossil fuels in 2023, actual (left) and in the IEA’s “low renewable-energy source” scenario (right), in 31 countries that are net importers of coal and gas. Source: IEA.

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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 18h

Anyone who is in Budapest for the @journalismarena.eu Climate Arena Conference, I will be helping to run a session on how to investigate climate finance tomorrow at 14:30. Come and check it out!

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 15h

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Robert McSweeney @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org · 1d

Last week, @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and I attended the first-ever conference on climate "overshoot" in Vienna.

Here's our summary of the wide-ranging discussions. (Bearing in mind we were two journalists covering 8 conference themes...!)

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

NEW – Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’ | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org

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Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’ - Carbon Brief

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 21h

Daily Briefing: Trump’s oil picks | Rainforest ‘collapse’ report blocked | Brazilians ‘support’ COP30

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

WATCH, READ, LISTEN: Mongabay journalists shared how they investigated Brazil’s shark-meat purchases that were subsequently served in schools, prisons and hospitals.

How we probed a maze of websites to tally Brazilian government shark meat orders

Mongabay recently published an investigation revealing widespread Brazilian government purchases of shark meat to feed schoolchildren, hospital patients, prisoners and more. The series has generated p...

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

WATCH, READ, LISTEN: A podcast from @thehindu.com looked back at 20 years of India’s Forest Rights Act, meant to “address historic injustices” towards the country’s Indigenous communities.

In Focus Podcast | 20 Years of Forest Rights Act: Can it work without a tribal policy?

The Forest Rights Act (FRA) came into being in 2006. As we touch 20 years of its existence as a tool for tribal empowerment, Kanchi Kohli and Abhinay Lakshman join us to discuss the UNDP report, disap...

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

WATCH, READ, LISTEN: A @desmog.com investigation revealed how farmers convicted of “exploiting migrant workers” continue to claim “millions in taxpayer-funded subsidies”.

Revealed: EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse

This investigation was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers continue to claim millions in taxpayer-funded subsidies, DeSmog can reve...

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

WATCH, READ, LISTEN: A new @pbs.org documentary walked through ancient Inca paths in the Andes to understand how modern communities are confronting the loss of Peru’s glaciers.

Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan | Reclaiming Peru’s Glaciers

Follow Catholic and Quechua traditions confronting Peru’s climate crisis.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

💡 Spotlight | This week, Carbon Brief explains the US government shutdown – now in its second week – and its implications for food, forests, public lands and climate change.

Cropped 8 October 2025: US government shutdown; EU loses green space; Migratory species extinction threat - Carbon Brief

Cropped explains the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

In this issue:

🇧🇷 Bloomberg reported that Brazil’s forest fund is behind schedule.
🌎 An area of green space the size of Cyprus was lost in Europe over 2018-23.
🇨🇺 Cuba announced a new agroecology law and fund.

Cropped 8 October 2025: US government shutdown; EU loses green space; Migratory species extinction threat - Carbon Brief

Cropped explains the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

🌽 New Cropped just dropped 🌽

Cropped | US government shutdown; EU loses green space; Migratory species extinction threat

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Aruna Chandrasekhar @arunacsekhar.bsky.social · 1d

From Indian car owners to Canadian canola farmers, biofuels have been in the news for all kinds of reasons.

Here’s everything you wanted to know about biofuels & climate: www.carbonbrief.org/qa-how-count...

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Q&A: How countries are using biofuels to meet their climate targets - Carbon Brief

From canola farmers in Canada to car owners in India, biofuels have become the subject...

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

NEW – Q&A: How countries are using biofuels to meet their climate targets | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social

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Q&A: How countries are using biofuels to meet their climate targets - Carbon Brief

From canola farmers in Canada to car owners in India, biofuels have become the subject...

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

w/ comment from Jim Skea, @carlschleussner.bsky.social, Debra Roberts, Oliver Geden, @krisebi.bsky.social, Jimmy Fletcher, @shobha-maharaj.bsky.social, Lavanya Rajamani, @richardabetts.bsky.social, Nebojsa Nakicenovic, @andrewkingclimate.bsky.social and Anna Pirani

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

NEW – Experts: The key ‘unknowns’ of overshooting the 1.5C global-warming limit | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org

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Experts: The key ‘unknowns’ of overshooting the 1.5C global-warming limit - Carbon Brief

On the sidelines of a conference, Carbon Brief asked a range of experts what they consider to be the key “unknowns” around overshoot.

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Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · 1d

Super comprehensive report on our @iiasa.ac.at overshoot conference by @carbonbrief.org. Great summary and overview on some of the central discussion points. Check it out👇👇👇
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Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’ - Carbon Brief

The first-ever international conference on the contentious topic of “overshoot” was held last week in...

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

NEW – Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’ | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org

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Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’ - Carbon Brief

The first-ever international conference on the contentious topic of “overshoot” was held last week in...

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

Daily Briefing: Climate action at the Hague | US ‘slashing’ more green funding | China ‘stockpiling’ oil

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 2d

FACTCHECK: What the Climate Change Act actually means for the UK – and what is a load of old nonsense

Really enjoyed putting this together with colleagues, inc learning new things about the fascinating backstory to the Act

Feat. OG authors of the Act & more

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 2d

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 2d

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 2d

NEW – Factcheck: What the Climate Change Act does – and does not – mean for the UK | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org

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Cumulative number of countries with “climate change framework laws”, as defined by the Climate Change Laws of the World database. When countries have updated laws or introduced additional framework legislation, duplicates have been removed. Source: Climate Change Laws of the World.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 2d

Daily Briefing: Renewables overtake coal | Conservatives’ climate fight | World’s heat records

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