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Donald Trump's attacks on science have had serious impacts for all areas of research I wanted to find out what they could mean for Earth's poles – and was saddened to hear scientists I've known for years detail field trips being abruptly cancelled, data sets being pulled and that many plan to leave the US altogether More details in my article for Carbon Brief ⬇️ 🐻❄️ https://lnkd.in/eNrvd9f4

What’s happened this week in climate change? Read the latest issue of Carbon Brief’s weekly newsletter, DeBriefed, here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/AbNYsmo In this issue... 🇪🇺 EU’s climate advisers told the bloc to prepare for 3C of global warming. 🇺🇸 How the repeal of the US’s endangerment finding could impact emissions. 💼 Key dates for next week and pick of the job vacancies. 💡 Spotlight | How a ‘tree invasion’ helped to fuel South America’s fires This week, Carbon Brief explores how the “invasion” of non-native tree species helped to fan the flames of forest fires in Argentina and Chile earlier this year. ✍️ Written by Yanine Quiroz 💻 Edited by Daisy Dunne Sign up to DeBriefed here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gteR7bTu #DeBriefed #ClimateNews #ClimateChange

China Briefing | Here are the key climate & energy developments from China over the past fortnight: 📉 China’s emissions have been flat or falling since March 2024. 🇨🇳 The government issued new guidance on unifying the power market. 🇪🇺EU tariffs on first EV lifted, as China softened on carmaker deals. Read more in the latest edition of China Briefing  ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dArGsyUh Also in this issue... Carbon Brief spoke with Ma Jun, one of China’s most well-known environmentalists, about how open data can keep pressure on industry to decarbonise and boost interest in climate change. Sign up to China Briefing here ⬇️ subscribe.carbonbrief.org ✍️ Anika Patel #ChinaBriefing #ClimateChange #Energy #China

📈 High gas prices are responsible for two-thirds of the rise in household electricity bills since before the global energy crisis. 📚 This is according to analysis by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). 🔎 The new analysis, from one of the UK’s foremost research bodies on energy, flatly contradicts widespread media and political narratives that misleadingly seek to blame climate policies for high bills. Read more on the analysis from Dr Simon Evans here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/OVSBGA6 #UKpolicy #GasPrices #UKenergy

I sat down with Simon Evans at Carbon Brief for a long conversation. We covered a *lot*, clean power of course, but also climate policies and climate politics. Have a read / watch / listen. The first time I was interviewed by Simon was in 2018 (link in the comments). A lot has changed in eight years, but that fresher-faced version of me talked about similar things - questions about the climate change framework in the UK, maturing clean technologies, frustrations about delay. Hope we will have moved a few things on before the 2034 interview. https://lnkd.in/e5UWwygk

🇺🇲 Recently, US president Donald Trump revoked the “endangerment finding”, the bedrock of the country's federal climate policy. 🔎 The revocation is expected to face multiple legal challenges, but, if it succeeds, it is expected to have a “sweeping” impact on federal emissions regulations for many years. In this explainer, Carbon Brief takes a look at… ➡️ What the endangerment finding was  ➡️ How it has shaped US climate policy in the past ➡️ What its repeal could mean for action in the future Read the full explainer by Ayesha Tandon, Cecilia Keating, Daisy Dunne, Dr Giuliana Viglione, Josh Gabbatiss and Molly Lempriere here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/hSnO1nP #USpolicy #Emissions #ClimatePolicy

☀️ Clean-energy technologies – including solar power and electric vehicles – drove more than a third of the growth in China’s economy in 2025, and more than 90% of the rise in investment. 🔎 This is according to a new analysis for Carbon Brief based on official figures, industry data and analyst reports. 📈 Without clean-energy sectors, China would have missed its target for GDP growth in 2025, according to the analysis. 🗓️ However, there is uncertainty about what will happen this year and beyond, particularly for solar power, where growth has slowed. Read the full analysis by Lauri Myllyvirta and Belinda Schäpe 林孝蓓 here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/M7N4yjx #RenewableEnergy #SolarPower #EnergyTransition

📚 This month, India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, unveiled the government’s budget for 2026. 🇮🇳 India's 2026 budget offers a glimpse into the key climate and energy security priorities of the world’s third-largest emitter. These priorities include... ➡️ Carbon capture, utilisation and storage ➡️ Critical minerals and rare earth ‘corridors’ ➡️ Nuclear energy ➡️ Renewables ➡️ Adaptation Read more about the announcement from Aruna Chandrasekhar here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/oJXHaft #India #ClimateChange #CarbonCapture

NEW INTERVIEW: Chris Stark CBE, head of the UK govt's "mission" for clean power by 2030 and former head of the Climate Change Committee Last week, I sat down with Chris for 40 mins, for an in-depth conversation. In the interview, he explains why the UK should be an "electrostate", why attacks on climate policy are "completely crazy" & why economics are driving the global energy transition “in one direction” – despite media misinformation and the US turn away from climate action under President Donald Trump. He says: “You’ve got to see the movie, not the scene. The movie is that things are heading in one direction, towards something cleaner. Good luck if you think you can avoid that – [like] King Canute.” Check out the FULL INTERVIEW including video, audio and transcript: https://lnkd.in/eTA-6ATx

🇪🇺 The possibility of a growing role for Chinese wind-turbine manufacturers in the European market has sparked heated debate among European policymakers and industry participants. 🔎 Some are concerned Chinese companies could hollow out the one clean-energy industry in which Europe is still competitive. 🇨🇳Others say allowing Chinese manufacturers to invest in Europe could boost competition, alleviate supply chain bottlenecks and lower costs – not to mention bring climate targets within reach. 📚 A recent report published by the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies explored the real risks and benefits of Chinese participation in European offshore wind markets. Read more about the report's findings by Dr Michal Meidan and Anders Hove here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/VlnCUc5 #EUpolicy #WindPower #RenewableEnergy