Emissions from the new data centres set to drive the UK’s AI “revolution” could be hundreds of times higher than government estimates, according to analysis by Carbon Brief. There are dozens of data ...

Just 1% of England’s land will be needed for renewables to help meet the UK’s climate goals by 2050, according to a first-of-its-kind framework. There is enough land in England to meet climate and ...

WORK FROM HOME: The International Energy Agency has advised its member countries to take 10 steps in response to the ongoing energy crisis fuelled by the Iran war, including reducing highway speeds ...

Around 300 scientists, civil servants, journalists and climate experts took part in the 11th annual Carbon Brief quiz on Wednesday 18 March 2026.

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A study takes closer look at China’s coal-mine methane emissions, which account for roughly 40% of the nation’s total methane emissions.

The South Pars gas field – a “giant offshore natural gas field” shared by Iran and Qatar – has been hit in an airstrike, reports the New York Times.

The Trump administration is drafting settlement agreements that would pay nearly $1bn in compensation to TotalEnergies for cancelling the leases of two proposed windfarms ...

The Iran war has spurred a range of commentators to renew calls for the UK government to issue new licences for drilling in the North Sea.

HISTORIC: Leaders from 32 countries agreed to the “biggest emergency oil release in history” in response to the energy crisis sparked by the Iran war, reported Politico. The coordinated release of ...