Cropped 22 October 2025: Global forest loss dips; Bird species in peril; Climate impact on Thai trees
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We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s fortnightly Cropped email newsletter. Subscribe for free here. Key developments Deforestation dropping, but not fast enough LOSING FOREST: The world lost almost 11m hectares of forest each […]
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Ruling strengthens wildlife protection amid nutrient pollution concerns
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A Supreme Court judgment upholding the Habitats Regulations has been welcomed by Wildlife and Countryside Link, a coalition of nature and environmental charities. In the 22 October judgment in C G Fry & Son Ltd v SSCLG and another the Supreme Court confirmed that public authorities must carry out an “appropriate assessment” for development proposals […]
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Analysis: Just 28% of countries have released nature pledges a year after UN deadline
Just 28% of countries have met a UN call to submit new plans on addressing nature loss – a year after the original deadline, Carbon Brief analysis shows. Several of the world’s most biodiverse countries – including Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa – are among those that have not yet […]
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Creating AI that matters
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When it comes to artificial intelligence, MIT and IBM were there at the beginning: laying foundational work and creating some of the first programs — AI predecessors — and theorizing how machine “intelligence” might come to be. Today, collaborations like the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, which launched eight years ago, are continuing to deliver expertise […]
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I am determined
We talk a lot about hope in the climate justice movement. We need lots of reminders to believe we can turn the tide — the evidence of our lack of progress is both alarming and depressing. We talk about the connection between taking action and feeling hopeful, we ask ourselves in check in circles what […]
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Corporate Climate Disclosures in the US and EU: An Expanding Regulatory Landscape Amidst Resistance
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule on climate disclosures for investors still faces an uncertain future in the courts. Meanwhile, other jurisdictions are filling the void. On October 10, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released draft reporting templates for corporate emissions disclosures required under state law. This week, the European Union (EU) […]
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ADBA Conference speakers: Biomethane key to Northern Ireland’s net zero future
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Andrew Muir of MLA (second from right) takes questions from Chris Huhne (on the right). Industry leaders, policymakers, and investors gathered at the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) Northern Ireland Conference at the ICC Belfast last month to explore how to unlock Northern Ireland’s vast biomethane potential and cement its role in delivering the […]
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Revolutionizing MLOps: Enhanced BigQuery ML UI for Seamless Model Creation and Management
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Exciting news for BigQuery ML (BQML) users.
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Remote cameras enhance visibility of Swiss flood risk
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A small network of five remote cameras has been installed to enhance the monitoring of key flood infrastructure at Schaffhausen, a municipality in the north of Switzerland. Located in the foothills of the Jura mountains, the area is exposed to flood risk so it is important that flood defence staff are provided with fast, accurate […]
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CCC calls on government to urgently raise ambition levels in UK climate adaptation
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Flooding in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, in January 2016. The Climate Change Committee has called on the Government to deliver a new generation of climate adaptation objectives that are clearer, measurable, and more ambitious. In a 15 October letter, Baroness Brown, Chair of the CCC’s Adaptation Committee, stated that the UK is “not yet adapted for the […]
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Nature coalition calls on government to restore river corridors
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MPs and leading conservation groups have called on the Prime Minister to back the Making Space for Water campaign, urging the creation of connected river corridors and support for farmers to restore wetlands, plant trees, and protect the nation’s rivers. On 22 October, the Riverscapes Partnership, comprising of The Rivers Trust, National Trust, the Woodland […]
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New software designs eco-friendly clothing that can reassemble into new items
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It’s hard to keep up with the ever-changing trends of the fashion world. What’s “in” one minute is often out of style the next season, potentially causing you to re-evaluate your wardrobe. Staying current with the latest fashion styles can be wasteful and expensive, though. Roughly 92 million tons of textile waste are produced annually, including […]
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DeBriefed: Earth’s first ‘tipping point’; Climate adviser interview; How warming affects children’s health
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Earth’s first climate ‘tipping point’ reached CORAL IN CRISIS: A new report warned that the world has reached its first climate “tipping point” as global warming pushes warm-water coral reefs towards an irreversible decline, the Press Association […]
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Governmental Climate Duties in Comparative Perspective: Civil, Common, and European Legal Traditions
Climate change presents one of the most disruptive challenges for contemporary legal systems. One aspect of climate change as a legal problem that is especially disruptive concerns the determination and extent of the duties of governments to address its causes and consequences. In this post, I analyze landmark climate litigation cases through a comparative lens, […]
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7 Feature Engineering Tricks for Text Data
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An increasing number of AI and machine learning-based systems feed on text data — language models are a notable example today.
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3 Ways to Speed Up Model Training Without More GPUs
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In this article, you will learn three proven ways to speed up model training by optimizing precision, memory, and data flow — without adding any…
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China Briefing 16 October 2025: New export controls; IEA China projections; Provincial ‘Doc 136’ progress
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Key developments New export controls ‘SWEEPING’ CURBS: The Chinese government issued “sweeping export controls on rare earths and related technologies”, the Financial Times reported, with the set of […]
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The Carbon Brief Interview: UK Climate Change Committee’s Emma Pinchbeck
Emma Pinchbeck has been the chief executive of the UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) since November 2024. The committee is a statutory body created under the Climate Change Act 2008 and is the official adviser to the UK government on climate change mitigation and adaptation. In this role, the CCC delivers regular progress reports to […]