Factcheck: 10 flaws in the Conservative report on ‘cheap power’
Carbon Brief examines a Conservative report on ‘cheap power’, identifying ten flaws in its analysis and challenging claims about UK electricity prices and proposed policy remedies.
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Q&A: What is ‘long-duration energy storage’ – and why does the UK need it?
Explains what long‑duration energy storage (‘super batteries’) are, how they can store energy for extended periods and why the UK needs them to smooth variable renewable output and strengthen grid resilience.
Analysis: Weaker EV targets could cost UK consumers £3bn a year by 2030
Argues that a proposed UK government move to weaken electric vehicle targets could raise costs for households, potentially costing UK consumers up to £3bn a year by 2030.
Q&A: What does China’s 15th five-year plan for coal mean for climate action?
China’s 15th five‑year plan for coal is analysed in a Q&A, assessing what new coal targets and policies mean for emissions, domestic energy policy and international climate action.
Q&A: What is in China’s new five-year plan for climate change?
China has published a dedicated five‑year plan for responding to climate change — its 15th national five‑year plan for a response to climate change — and Carbon Brief provides a Q&A explaining its contents.
Q&A: Does the world need ‘carbon capture and storage’ to reach net-zero?
Provides a Q&A on carbon capture and storage, explaining how CO2 can be captured from factories or power plants and stored, and examining whether CCS is needed to achieve global net-zero targets.
Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves
Explains how heatwaves — which climate change is making more frequent and intense — can impair power generation from nuclear, gas, wind and solar, outlining the mechanisms by which each technology is affected during extreme heat.