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COP17 discussions find developed countries’ delivered finance for nature ‘falls far short’ of UN targets, with Carbon Brief reporting insufficient funding to meet global biodiversity goals and the sums pledged at the conference.
Ahead of COP17, Carbon Brief tracks international progress towards the UN’s 2030 nature targets, analysing country commitments and the extent to which current policies and pledges close the gap to global goals.
Reports that 58% of countries have submitted new UN-requested pledges to tackle nature loss ahead of COP17, summarising which nations have released fresh commitments and the scale of updated targets.
An interactive Carbon Brief feature will track negotiating texts at the COP17 biodiversity summit in Yerevan, allowing users to follow draft decisions and negotiations between diplomats in real time.
A Conservative booklet appears to have overstated the “cost of net-zero” by double due to a spreadsheet error, prompting a Carbon Brief factcheck that identifies the numerical mistake and corrects the published figure.
Wind and solar generation spared the UK roughly £5.9bn in gas import costs since the start of the Hormuz crisis, according to analysis quantifying avoided gas purchases thanks to renewables during the disruption period.
Analysis attributes at least 20,000 km2 of Amazon forest loss avoided since 2022 to policies under President Lula, estimating an area roughly the size of New Jersey remained standing because of renewed enforcement and conservation action.
Rising fossil‑fuel prices mean electric vehicles in the UK are now as much as nine times cheaper to drive than petrol or diesel cars, Carbon Brief finds, based on recent changes in fuel and running‑cost comparisons.
New analysis shows Antarctic sea ice reached its third-smallest winter peak in 48 years of satellite records, a development described as ‘concerning’ with implications for polar climate trends and global climate monitoring.
Analysis finds nearly three-quarters of China’s 72 five-year plans published this year include climate or energy policies or targets, with an interactive guide mapping the content across plans.
Explainer describes how rising sea levels are already reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures for millions worldwide and warns that further sea-level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to people, heritage and natural systems.
Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific have reached record levels during the current ‘super El Niño’, with Carbon Brief calling the event ‘remarkable’ as it enters unprecedented territory for this climate pattern.
Nepal has applied for $20 million from the UN’s loss-and-damage fund after destructive floods; Carbon Brief’s analysis finds this request would cover just 0.7% of the estimated costs of the flood damages.