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In 2008, FL voters approved a ban on same-sex marriage; what does that mean today?

In 2008, FL voters approved a ban on same-sex marriage; what does that mean today?

More than a decade ago, Florida voters approved a ban in the state’s Constitution on same-sex..

Governments set to agree fees for ships that miss green targets

Governments set to agree fees for ships that miss green targets

But nations are still negotiating what the targets should be and how high the fees should be, with..

Loss and damage fund proposes helping governments first, local communities later

Loss and damage fund proposes helping governments first, local communities later

Campaigners welcomed the proposed priorities for the loss and damage fund but said grants for..

Building up community resilience, highlighting systemic failures, and climate change impacts

Building up community resilience, highlighting systemic failures, and climate change impacts

Where we listen if the ground would rattle as you walked by, where the sky’s clear-blue fields lead ..

DeBriefed 28 March 2025: South Korea’s record-breaking wildfires; Arctic sea ice hits record-low..

DeBriefed 28 March 2025: South Korea’s record-breaking wildfires; Arctic sea ice hits record-low..

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to..

分析：2024年清洁能源对中国GDP的贡献将达到创纪录的10%

分析：2024年清洁能源对中国GDP的贡献将达到创纪录的10%

2024年，清洁能源技术对中国经济的贡献率首次达到10%以上，相关销售和投资总额达到13.6万亿元人民币（1..

How COP16 2.0 can unlock business investment to properly fund nature

How COP16 2.0 can unlock business investment to properly fund nature

Biodiversity COP16 ended with vague targets and limited accountability — but its resumed session in ..

The Answer To 1913 Is 2025: 3 Charts That Show Why The Income Tax, The IRS And The Federal Reserve..

The Answer To 1913 Is 2025: 3 Charts That Show Why The Income Tax, The IRS And The Federal Reserve..

Most Americans don’t know that for much of U.S. history there was no federal income tax and there..

UN Climate Weeks to restart with new focus on fast-tracking negotiations

UN Climate Weeks to restart with new focus on fast-tracking negotiations

The series of events held in the Global South were cancelled last year as the UNFCCC faced severe..

I Just Had One Of The Most Alarming Dreams Of My Entire Life

I Just Had One Of The Most Alarming Dreams Of My Entire Life

I don’t even know where to begin. I normally do not write an article on Saturday night, but in..

Valentine’s Day a costlier affair as hotter temperatures hit West Africa cocoa production

Valentine’s Day a costlier affair as hotter temperatures hit West Africa cocoa production

Extreme temperatures hit cocoa supplies as vulnerable farmers struggle to adapt to climate..

How to resuscitate 1.5°C by identifying accountable countries

How to resuscitate 1.5°C by identifying accountable countries

Keeping the 1.5°C warming goal alive requires holding individual countries accountable for their..

Met Office: A review of the UK’s climate in 2024

Met Office: A review of the UK’s climate in 2024

The year 2024 was the fourth warmest on record for the UK, behind only 2022,...The post Met Office: ..

Alert! Watch How This Develops Very Closely – “We Can Do It The Easy Way, Or The Hard Way”

Alert! Watch How This Develops Very Closely – “We Can Do It The Easy Way, Or The Hard Way”

We have reached such a pivotal moment in world history. During his time in the White House, Joe..

The Sacred Turtle: Teachings on Our Shared Responsibility to Mother Earth

The Sacred Turtle: Teachings on Our Shared Responsibility to Mother Earth

In the rich cultures of Indigenous Peoples across the Great Lakes basin, the turtle holds a place..

DeBriefed 24 January 2025: Trump leaves Paris Agreement; EU solar outshines coal; Tracing climate..

DeBriefed 24 January 2025: Trump leaves Paris Agreement; EU solar outshines coal; Tracing climate..

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to..

In a major reversal, the World Bank is backing mega dams

In a major reversal, the World Bank is backing mega dams

Despite continued opposition, the World Bank has approved the first of five big dam projects..

Analysis: UK newspaper editorials attacked Ed Miliband relentlessly throughout 2024

Analysis: UK newspaper editorials attacked Ed Miliband relentlessly throughout 2024

The UK’s right-leaning newspapers have unleashed a huge wave of editorials attacking energy..

With drought-hardy cows, Botswana prioritises adaptation in new climate plan

With drought-hardy cows, Botswana prioritises adaptation in new climate plan

The dry, sparsely-populated southern African nation is focusing its funding on ways to combat..

Hit the Right Notes: A Melody of Concert Puns

Hit the Right Notes: A Melody of Concert Puns

Concerts are the grand symphonies of our social lives, where harmonies replace words and the rhythm ..

Green reforms to energy investment treaty pass key hurdle

Green reforms to energy investment treaty pass key hurdle

The reforms will allow governments to end protection for investments in fossil fuels within their..

Interview: Prof Philippe Sands on UN court’s landmark climate-change hearing

Interview: Prof Philippe Sands on UN court’s landmark climate-change hearing

This week, the international court of justice (ICJ) opened two weeks of hearings on states’...The..

Guest post: How to track progress towards the ‘global goal on adaptation’?

Guest post: How to track progress towards the ‘global goal on adaptation’?

At COP28 in Dubai last November, countries agreed specific global targets on adaptation for the....

Fossil fuel lobby secures “record” access to crunch talks on new plastics pact

Fossil fuel lobby secures “record” access to crunch talks on new plastics pact

Representatives of ExxonMobil, Dow, BASF and Sabic are among the oil and petrochemical firms with..

More than half a trillion hours of work lost in 2023 due to ‘heat exposure’

More than half a trillion hours of work lost in 2023 due to ‘heat exposure’

A record 512bn of work hours were lost around the world in 2023 because of...The post More than..

What was decided at the COP29 climate summit in Baku?

What was decided at the COP29 climate summit in Baku?

From a controversial $300bn-a-year climate finance deal to stranded emissions-cutting talks and a..

COP29 Bulletin Day 3: New finance text and development banks’ 2030 offer

COP29 Bulletin Day 3: New finance text and development banks’ 2030 offer

Co-chairs publish a new draft text on the finance goal and development banks say they can put..

Plans to turn Europe’s biggest coal mine into a leisure lake prove divisive

Plans to turn Europe’s biggest coal mine into a leisure lake prove divisive

Turning Europe’s biggest coal mine into a lake might not create the jobs, tax revenue or..

New study blows hole in gas backers’ “transition fuel” claim

New study blows hole in gas backers’ “transition fuel” claim

The study found that, for Europe and China, importing US gas is worse for the climate than using..

Namibia uses COP29 climate summit to push for oil and gas investments

Namibia uses COP29 climate summit to push for oil and gas investments

While Namibia says it can succeed where others have failed in using oil and gas to help its people, ..

At COP16, countries clash over future of global fund for nature protection

At COP16, countries clash over future of global fund for nature protection

Some biodiverse developing nations want to replace it with a new fund that would give them a bigger ..

Guest post: Heat stress thresholds are not designed for vulnerable groups

Guest post: Heat stress thresholds are not designed for vulnerable groups

As global temperatures rise, vast swathes of the global population are experiencing heat extremes..

Greenpeace Africa in disarray as restructuring meets resistance

Greenpeace Africa in disarray as restructuring meets resistance

The environmental NGO’s campaigners and bosses have fought over job losses, a shift towards richer..

Sustaining Hope While Experiencing Climate Grief

Sustaining Hope While Experiencing Climate Grief

Growing up in the Black Hills, having access to Badlands National Park, and spending summers on the ..

Global plastics pact “hangs in balance” as petrostates block talks

Global plastics pact “hangs in balance” as petrostates block talks

Major fossil fuel-producing countries are blamed at negotiations in Busan for opposing curbs on..

My Qualms With COP29, And Also, COP in General

My Qualms With COP29, And Also, COP in General

COP29 has been a multidimensional experience. I’ve had so many opportunities to grow and learn, for ..

The Carbon Brief Quiz 2024

The Carbon Brief Quiz 2024

Around 500 scientists, civil servants, journalists and climate experts took part in the 10th annual...

Nine of our best climate change stories from 2024

Nine of our best climate change stories from 2024

This year we investigated governments, corporations and NGOs in the climate space, and brought you..

Preserving the Land, Preserving the Culture: Climate Change Adaptation in Treaty Territories

Preserving the Land, Preserving the Culture: Climate Change Adaptation in Treaty Territories

As climate change reshapes landscapes across Canada, Indigenous communities in treaty territories..

Japan backs fossil fuels in Southeast Asian “zero emission” initiative

Japan backs fossil fuels in Southeast Asian “zero emission” initiative

Japan's Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC), supported 56 projects using fossil fuel technologies..