The Transmission, Distribution, and Interconnection Crises Blocking New York’s Climate Goals
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At a July 10, 2025 meeting, Commissioner Judy Chang of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) argued that the United States needs to rapidly build more transmission capacity to bring new sources of electricity online. She explained that “transmission is the network that needs to support both generation and load, and whether it’s load growing, […]
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A new way to edit or generate images
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AI image generation — which relies on neural networks to create new images from a variety of inputs, including text prompts — is projected to become a billion-dollar industry by the end of this decade. Even with today’s technology, if you wanted to make a fanciful picture of, say, a friend planting a flag on […]
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MIT Learn offers “a whole new front door to the Institute”
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In 2001, MIT became the first higher education institution to provide educational resources for free to anyone in the world. Fast forward 24 years: The Institute has now launched a dynamic AI-enabled website for its non-degree learning opportunities, making it easier for learners around the world to discover the courses and resources available on MIT’s […]
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Versatile flow computer for hydrocarbon measurement
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This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Ex-i Flow Measurement. The SFC3000 flow computer from Sussex based Ex-i Flow Measurement Ltd is a highly versatile liquid hydrocarbon and gas flow measuring device capable of operating in a stand-alone single-stream flow measurement system or as part of a highly complex multi-stream system. The […]
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The unique, mathematical shortcuts language models use to predict dynamic scenarios
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Let’s say you’re reading a story, or playing a game of chess. You may not have noticed, but each step of the way, your mind kept track of how the situation (or “state of the world”) was changing. You can imagine this as a sort of sequence of events list, which we use to update […]
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Drax is still the UK’s largest emitter
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Drax remains the largest single source of CO2 emissions in the UK, emitting more than the next four largest emitters combined, according to a report from energy think tank Ember. The North Yorkshire power plant’s carbon emissions have risen 16% in the past year, further widening its lead over next-biggest emitter, Port Talbot Steelworks. Pembroke […]
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Mapped: 16 times extreme weather drove higher food prices since 2022
UK potatoes, South Korean cabbage and west African cocoa are just some of the foods that became markedly more expensive after extreme weather events in recent years, according to new research. The study, published in Environmental Research Letters, analyses 16 examples of food price rises across the world that followed periods of extreme heat, drought […]
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Addressing Accountability in the IACtHR’s Advisory Opinion: The Question of Reparation and Loss and Damage
On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) delivered a historic advisory opinion regarding States’ obligations in relation to the climate crisis (AO-32/25). The IACtHR was particularly articulate in qualifying States’ obligations under the right to a healthy environment as having a jus cogens nature (paras. 287ff), and in deriving from it […]
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Reproductive Rights and the Climate Crisis: The Omission of the Inter-American Court in AO-32/25
On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) published its long-awaited Advisory Opinion 32/25 (AO-32/25). The Opinion responds to a 2023 request from Colombia and Chile, asking the IACtHR to clarify the scope of States’ obligations to address the climate emergency under international human rights law. While the decision marks a significant […]
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DeBriefed 18 July 2025: India’s clean-energy milestone; Climate reaches UK parliament; Conserving trees and culture in Kenya
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week UK parliament’s climate takeover MILIBAND SPEECH: UK energy security and net-zero secretary Ed Miliband delivered a “scathing” address to parliament on the “state of the climate and nature” in the UK, Edie reported. Ahead of his speech, […]
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The Bloom of Nature’s Rights: On the IACtHR’s Recognition of Nature’s Legal Personality in AO-32/25
The delegation speaks in front of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Brazil. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ (IACtHR) advisory opinion on human rights and the climate emergency (AO-32/25) addresses numerous dimensions of the climate crisis, setting an important precedent for the protection of our planet. This post focuses on one particularly significant […]
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Model predicts long-term effects of nuclear waste on underground disposal systems
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As countries across the world experience a resurgence in nuclear energy projects, the questions of where and how to dispose of nuclear waste remain as politically fraught as ever. The United States, for instance, has indefinitely stalled its only long-term underground nuclear waste repository. Scientists are using both modeling and experimental methods to study the […]
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The Carbon Brief Interview: UK climate envoy Rachel Kyte
Rachel Kyte CMG was appointed the UK’s special representative for climate in October 2024. She is professor of practice in climate policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, as well as dean emerita at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Previously, Kyte was the UN secretary-general’s special representative for sustainable […]
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Solar Power Camera: WiFi and No WiFi Security Guide
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A solar power camera is the preferred choice for users who need uninterrupted performance and maintenance-free cameras. It works in all conditions and offers reliable performance all day. In this article, we will discuss how a solar power camera works. We will share the important features you need to consider while buying a solar power […]
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A Nod, Not a Leap: Gender and Climate in the IACtHR’s AO-32/25
On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued Advisory Opinion AO-32/25, its most wide-ranging and ambitious interpretation of State obligations in the context of the climate emergency to date. The opinion responds to a request submitted by Colombia and Chile, and is notable not only for its breadth, but also for […]
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Cropped 16 July 2025: EU deforestation law pushback; Agri emissions; US lobster disease
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 Forests under fire ‘ONEROUS REQUIREMENTS’: A letter from 18 EU member states called for the bloc to […]
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This “smart coach” helps LLMs switch between text and code
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Large language models (LLMs) excel at using textual reasoning to understand the context of a document and provide a logical answer about its contents. But these same LLMs often struggle to correctly answer even the simplest math problems. Textual reasoning is usually a less-than-ideal way to deliberate over computational or algorithmic tasks. While some LLMs […]
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Can AI really code? Study maps the roadblocks to autonomous software engineering
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Imagine a future where artificial intelligence quietly shoulders the drudgery of software development: refactoring tangled code, migrating legacy systems, and hunting down race conditions, so that human engineers can devote themselves to architecture, design, and the genuinely novel problems still beyond a machine’s reach. Recent advances appear to have nudged that future tantalizingly close, but […]