Simon Evans

NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.

All the details in our article: carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-em…

COP31 agenda adopted! Moments ago in Antalya, Turkey, Murat Kurum outlined how an "agenda fight" had been averted. I've posted details of what was agreed on CB Connect:

connect.carbonbrief.org/t/cop31-agenda…

COP31 TEXT TRACKER: We've just fired up the Carbon Brief text tracker, to help you stay on top of the latest draft documents at the negotiations in Antalya, Turkey

carbonbrief.org/revealed-russi…

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NEW: China's wind and solar exports are now equivalent to 100 coal-fired power plants.

That's 2 coal plants a week.

Except these ones are avoided.