Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the “transition away from fossil fuels”.

This week, Carbon Brief details how Kew Gardens researchers are studying the effects of extreme heat and drought on trees in Thailand.

The US and Qatar have warned the EU that “its trade, investment and energy supplies will be harmed unless the bloc walks back tough new climate and human rights rules” ...

Just 28% of countries have met a UN call to submit new plans on addressing nature loss – a year after the original deadline ...

Extreme” wildfires emitted more than 8bn tonnes of carbon dioxide during the 2024-25 “global fire season”, according to a new ...

Only half of China’s provinces have finalised new rules for pricing wind and solar power, according to Carbon Brief analysis ...

The world has reached its first climate “tipping point” with warm-water coral reefs, and more climate news from the week.

Der Spiegel reports that the German government will extend the tax exemption for electric cars by five years, preventing it from expiring in January 2026, with finance minister Lars Klingbeil saying ...

US states are suing the US federal government over its cancellation of the ‘solar for all’ grant programme, which is “aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities” ...

Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere reached the highest level ever recorded last year, according to a new report by the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation ...

Renewables ovetake coal to become the world’s leading source of electricity for the first six months of this year in a “historic first”.