Simon Evans
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Analysis: Why UK energy bills are soaring to record highs – and how to cut them
In this article, Carbon Brief sets out how and why UK household energy bills are due to reach historically unprecedented levels this winter. → Read More
Analysis: Record-low price for UK offshore wind is nine times cheaper than gas
This is the UK’s fourth biannual “contracts for difference” (CfD) auction round (AR4). As well as seeing record-low prices, with 11GW of capacity secured, it is also by far the largest. → Read More
Analysis: Cutting the ‘green crap’ has added £2.5bn to UK energy bills
Energy bills in the UK are nearly £2.5bn higher than they would have been if 'green crap' climate policies had not been scrapped over the past decade. → Read More
Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate change?
Carbon Brief looks at national responsibility for historical emissions of CO2 from 1850-2021, updating analysis published in 2019. → Read More
Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA
The world’s best solar power schemes now offer the “cheapest…electricity in history” with the technology cheaper than coal and gas in most major countries. That is according to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2020. The 464-page outlook, published today by the IEA, also outlines the “extraordinarily turbulent” impact of coronavirus and the “highly uncertain” future of… → Read More
IEA: World Can Reach 'Net Zero' Emissions by 2060 to Meet Paris Climate Goals
Evan writes: Global emissions can be pushed down to 'net zero' by 2060 to meet the climate goals of the Paris agreement, said the International Energy Agency (IEA). → Read More
EPA sees exciting future for utilities as Clean Power Plan takes effect
The Clean Power Plan kicks off what will be an "exciting" decade for the utility sector, says Janet McCabe, a senior official at the EPA with responsibility for the plan's implementation. → Read More
UK now burning 33% of world's wood pellet imports
UK wood pellet imports have risen rapidly as Drax has progressively converted units to burn biomass instead of coal. → Read More
IEA: China might have passed 'peak coal' in 2013
China possibly saw its coal consumption peak in 2013, according to the International Energy Agency... → Read More
Interactive map: Historical emissions around the world
Economist Aurélien Saussay has created an interactive that sheds light on who is responsible for historical emissions. → Read More
Global reaction: the Paris Agreement on climate change
Carbon Brief is collating reactions to the Paris Agreement from around the world, starting with newspaper editorials and front pages. → Read More
Analysis: How the draft Paris text has changed
At the Paris climate talks today, a new draft text was distributed by the French COP21 presidency, showing the progress → Read More
Explainer: How and why the UK government hopes to fast-track fracking
UK ministers have announced a series of measures designed to fast-track shale gas planning applications... → Read More
IEA: Four charts that show what a solar powered future looks like
The sun could be meeting a quarter of the world’s electricity needs by 2050, the... → Read More