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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 5h

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

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 23h

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 · 23h

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 23h

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 23h

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 · 1d

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

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 2d

@carbonbrief.org hosted a webinar last week with China climate policy experts to analyze the country’s updated NDC and “whether China will issue ambitious climate policies in the future, and how it will affect global efforts to accelerate the energy transition.”

Webinar: Experts discuss what China's new climate pledge means for the world - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief hosts webinar with China climate policy experts to discuss assessments of what the NDC means for China’s emissions pathway.

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Yanine Quiroz @yaninequiroz.bsky.social · 4d

The latest EAT Lancet report finds that a global shift towards a "planetary health diet” 🥕🐟 could cut agri emissions by 15% by 2050

It proposes:

- A plant-based diet, limited intake of meat and dairy, and other foods

- Access to just food systems

- Inclusion of dietary cultural differences

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 5d

NEW – EAT-Lancet report: Three key takeaways on climate and diet change | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @yaninequiroz.bsky.social @giulianaviglione.bsky.social

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Fruit and vegetable market in Rajasthan, India. Credit: Gavin Hellier / Alamy Stock Photo

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 1d

Q&A: How China’s ‘two new’ policy aims to help cut emissions | @wanyuansong.bsky.social #CBarchive

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Q&A: How China’s ‘two new’ policy aims to help cut emissions - Carbon Brief

China listed “boosting consumption… stimulating domestic demand” as its first “major task” for 2025, at the “two sessions” – Carbon Brief explains.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 2d

Daily Briefing: Banking alliance folds | UK’s EV record | Vanishing glaciers

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 3d

Recommended read: An extract from a new book on how the world needs to adapt to climate change, by Dr @susannahfisher.bsky.social, featured in Backchannel.

Why do we need to adapt?

In the first of a three-part series, adaptation expert Susannah Fisher explains why the scale of climate impacts poses hard choices around how to live safely in the climate-changed world.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 3d

Recommended read: @climatechangenews.com reported on a “forest carbon megaproject” in Zimbabwe that has allegedly “generated millions of junk credits”.

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Zimbabwe forest carbon megaproject generated millions of junk credits

Verra is seeking compensation for offsets issued "in excess" by the controversial Kariba REDD+ scheme. But the registry's track record in obtaining remedies raises concerns

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 4d

Recommended read: @financialtimes.com examined a “future where China wins the green race”.

A window to a future where China wins the green race

As electricity becomes the new oil the developing world may be a forerunner in co-operating with China

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 4d

💡 Spotlight | This week, Carbon Brief speaks to scientists about unknowns on overshooting climate targets.

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DeBriefed 3 October 2025: UK political gap on climate widens; Fossil-fuelled Typhoon Ragasa; ‘Overshoot’ unknowns - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief speaks to scientists about unknowns on overshooting climate targets.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 4d

In this issue:

🇬🇧 The divide between UK’s Labour and right-wing parties on climate grew larger.
⛈️ Fossil-fuelled climate change made Typhoon Ragasa 36% more damaging.
📆 Key dates for next week and pick of the job vacancies.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 4d

DeBriefed | UK political gap on climate widens; Fossil-fuelled Typhoon Ragasa; ‘Overshoot’ unknowns

✍️ Written by @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 5d

NEW – Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* methane metric means for farming emissions | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org

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Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* methane metric means for farming emissions - Carbon Brief

A controversial way of measuring how much methane warms the planet has stirred debate in recent years – particularly around assessing the climate impact of livestock farming.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 5d

Daily Briefing: Badenoch backlash | ‘Planetary health diet’ | Germany’s bid for fusion

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 5d

NEW – EAT-Lancet report: Three key takeaways on climate and diet change | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @yaninequiroz.bsky.social @giulianaviglione.bsky.social

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Yanine Quiroz @yaninequiroz.bsky.social · 5d

Climate news from Latin America in our newsletter:

Brazil’s forest fund delayed ahead of COP30

COP30 will have 1,240 volunteers

Cuba’s capital, affected by floods after an intense drought

13 Argentinian provinces oppose a potential withdrawal of Argentina from the Paris Agreement

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 6d

Daily Briefing: UK to ‘speed up’ fracking ban | Pope hits out at deniers | Forest fund delay

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 5d

💡 Spotlight | Carbon Brief hosts a webinar on China’s new pledge with several experts.

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China Briefing 2 October 2025: China’s new pledge; electricity demand slows; steel overcapacity - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief hosts a webinar on China’s new pledge with several experts.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 5d

Key climate & energy developments from China over the past fortnight:

🎯 China pledged to cut GHG emissions to 7-10% below peak levels by 2035.
🇨🇳 New government plan released to curb overcapacity in steel production.
⛈️ Typhoon Ragasa forced nearly two million people to be evacuated in China.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 5d

China Briefing | China’s new pledge; electricity demand slows; steel overcapacity

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Center for Global Sustainability @ctrglobsust.bsky.social · 8d

Yesterday CGS Research Director @rynacui.bsky.social discussed China's new #NDC during a @carbonbrief.org webinar.

To learn more about how China and other countries can achieve climate goals, visit CGS's new Country Climate Ambition website: www.country-ambition.cgs.umd.edu

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Anika Patel @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org · 7d

I was delighted to speak alongside some of the foremost experts on China's climate developments in a webinar on the country's new NDC targets.

It's well worth a listen for anyone wondering how China can still be seen as a climate leader, despite the NDC's low-ball targets!

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 8d

Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar on China’s new climate pledge🎙️

Thanks also to our panelists: Li Shuo @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social @rynacui.bsky.social @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org

If you missed the webinar, you can watch it here ⬇️
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Webinar: Experts discuss what China's new climate pledge means for the world - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief hosts webinar with China climate policy experts to discuss assessments of what the NDC means for China’s emissions pathway.

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