Q&A: The current state of ‘carbon dioxide removal’ around the world
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Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies will need to be deployed at rates even faster than those seen for solar power, if the world is to have a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C by 2100, says a new report. Nearly all pathways to meeting the Paris Agreement’s highest ambition of keeping global temperatures to […]
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Data Center Regulation: What Local Governments Should Know about Large-Load Tariffs and Clean Transition Tariffs
The proliferation of data centers across the United States represents new “loads” (i.e., sources of demand) on the electrical grid. Data centers require enormous amounts of energy to power and cool their computing systems that operate continuously or near-continuously. To meet this demand, new energy infrastructure—both generation and transmission—will need to be developed. For local […]
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Colossal crane lifts second reactor into place at Hinkley Point C
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The polar crane lowers the reactor into place within the building. The world’s largest land-based crane1 has lifted the second reactor pressure vessel into place at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset, marking a major milestone in the construction of Britain’s first new nuclear power station in a generation.2, 3 The 500-tonne […]
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Small farming finds its way in the Caribbean 🇵🇷🌴🥭
Climate Solutions // ISSUE # 106 // HOTHOUSE Hello dear readers, It’s been a moment. I have sat down to draft a note to you a half dozen times over the last five months, but I struggled to find the words. Truth be told, I’m still looking for them. What I can […]
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Climate Disclosure in Retreat
At every level of government, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosure regulations that saw meaningful progress only a few years ago are now in retreat. Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rescinding its 2024 corporate climate-disclosure rule, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul persuaded legislators to weaken the state’s landmark climate law, the […]
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Plugging In: Harnessing Solar For Industrial Electrification
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U.S. Electricity Bills Are Rising Fast: Which States Are Paying More–and Why
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Electricity bills are skyrocketing across the country and various motives are blamed for the rise – everything from the data center boom to volatile fossil fuel prices to federal policies. But the truth of what’s increasing electricity bills is more complicated than a single reason. Electricity cost increases are driven by a complex web of […]
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DeBriefed 29 May 2026: Europe’s ‘mind-boggling’ May | Indian heat deaths | Nigeria’s solar mini-grids
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week UK, Europe and India battle heatwaves ‘MIND-BOGGLING’ MAY: The UK and continental Europe have set “mind-boggingly crazy” temperature records for May amid a deadly heatwave, reported the Financial Times. According to the Associated Press, the UK “smashed […]
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AI boom means US is now ‘investing more’ in fossil-fuel power than China
The “data-centre boom” is driving a surge in gas investment in the US, pushing its fossil-power spending ahead of China, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). A rapid expansion of data centres across the nation is at the heart of the US tech sector’s plans to continue “dominat[ing]” the global artificial intelligence (AI) industry. […]
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A tale of fire and folly: Vape recycling lottery leaves millions of devices uncollected
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One year on from the 1st June 2025 ban on the sale of disposable vapes, electricals recycling not-for-profit Material Focus warns that a ”retailer recycling lottery” is undermining the environmental intentions behind the ban as recycling a vape is still not as easy as it is to buy one. New research reveals that while the […]
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EM-DAT: Trump aid cuts could close database storing ‘world’s memory of disasters’
The world’s most comprehensive disaster database – relied on by thousands of climate scientists and policymakers – is at risk of closing as a result of cuts to US foreign aid by the Trump administration. The “emergency events” database (EM-DAT) has for 30 years provided free-to-use information on the size and impact of extreme weather […]
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Building a Context Pruning Pipeline for Long-Running Agents
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Modern AI agents built on top of large language models (LLMs) are designed to run continuously.
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Brighton approves city-wide smoke control zone in crackdown on wood-burning pollution
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Image credit: cktravels.com / Shutterstock.com Brighton & Hove City Council has approved the creation of a single city-wide Smoke Control Area (SCA) as part of efforts to reduce particulate pollution linked to domestic wood burning. The council’s cabinet approved the measure on 14 May, with the decision formally published the following day. The move will […]
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Community Benefits Agreements and Data Center Development
Data center development and its climate, environmental, and energy impacts have emerged as a central and hotly debated issue facing local governments in 2026. Various studies have explored, among other things, the large amounts of land required for data centers; their immense use of energy and water ; their greenhouse gas emissions and other contributions to […]
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China Briefing 28 May 2026: Deadly rains | China pushes back | Examining China’s carbon intensity metric
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 Several dead as record rainfall hit several provinces DEADLY DOWNPOUR: Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall have hit central and eastern China, with Agence France-Presse reporting that […]
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Media Advisory: MIT to establish regional quantum hub
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MIT and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced plans to establish the Quantum Systems Laboratory (QSL) at MIT, which will be open to researchers across the region. With the new funding from the state, which will match federal funding for quantum research already underway at MIT, the Institute aims to begin construction on the QSL facility this […]
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Europe’s waste streams could supply more than half of critical material demand by 2050, report finds
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Europe could meet more than half of its future demand for critical raw materials through recycling and recovery from waste streams by 2050, according to what researchers describe as the most comprehensive assessment yet of the continent’s “urban mine”. Experts involved in the EU-funded FutuRaM project said improved recovery systems and circular economy policies could […]
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Closed-loop paper towel recycling service expands across UK commercial buildings
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Essity’s mill in Stubbins, Lancashire, where used paper towels are recycled into new tissue products. A closed-loop recycling scheme that converts used paper hand towels into new tissue products has expanded significantly across UK workplaces, as businesses seek more measurable ways to reduce waste and support circular economy targets. Hygiene and health company Essity said […]