Your Summary of Negotiations: Nov. 17
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Frustration about slow progress at the United Nations Climate Conference boiled over last week, when on Tuesday, Indigenous activists pushed past security at the entrance of the main conference hall, called the Blue Zone, and briefly occupied the space. The action was meant to draw attention to the exclusivity that happens at the COPs. Danielle […]
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Week One at COP30: Reflections from the Amazon
Standing in the Blue Zone in Belém, Brazil, surrounded by thousands of negotiators, activists, scientists, and Indigenous leaders, I’m struck by how profoundly location shapes conversation. This is the first COP held in the Amazon rainforest—not symbolically nearby, but actually within it. Through Climate Generation’s support, I’m able to spend two weeks here building strategic […]
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DeBriefed 14 November 2025: COP30 DeBriefed: Finance and 1.5C loom large at talks; China’s emissions dip; Negotiations explained
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Finance and 1.5C dominate talks AGENDA ADOPTED: Negotiations at the COP30 UN climate talks began in the Brazilian city of Belém this week, attended in person by Carbon Brief’s Daisy Dunne, Josh Gabbatiss and Anika Patel. The […]
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Analysis: Seven charts showing how the $100bn climate-finance goal was met
Developed countries have poured billions of dollars into railways across Asia, solar projects in Africa and thousands of other climate-related initiatives overseas, according to a joint investigation by Carbon Brief and the Guardian. A group of nations, including much of Europe, the US and Japan, is obliged under the Paris Agreement to provide international “climate […]
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China Briefing 13 November 2025: COP30 special
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 Gearing up PRE-COP COMMITMENTS: China has “become the defender of international cooperation on climate change”, said state-sponsored newspaper Global Times the day before COP30 opened. China’s […]
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Met Office: Ten years of naming UK storms to warn the public
This month marks 10 years since the UK recorded its first named storm. Storm Abigail struck in November 2015, bringing high winds, lightning and snow and causing power cuts and school closures in northern Scotland. In the decade that has passed, storm naming has become a key part of how the Met Office warns the […]
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Direct Ocean Capture validated for commercial deployment, says energy giant
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The emerging CO2 removal technology of Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) has been validated for commercial deployment by energy giant Equinor in what’s claimed as a major step forward for the method, announced on 12 November. Much as its counterpart, the more widely explored CO2-removal method Direct Air Capture (DAC) removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, […]
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How Window Tinting Reduces Energy Use and Emissions
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The sun beats down on cars and buildings every day in the UAE. This creates a lot of heat inside vehicles and rooms. For cooling, most people use air conditioning. However, ACs consume a lot of fuel. Thus, daily energy use increases. This energy use increases air pollution. However, this problem can be solved by […]
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Analysis: Fossil-fuel CO2 emissions to set new record in 2025, as land sink ‘recovers’
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise around 1.1% in 2025, reaching a record 38.1bn tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2), according to the latest figures from the Global Carbon Project. However, falling land-use emissions means that global CO2 emissions in 2025 will remain relatively unchanged compared to 2024 levels. The 20th edition […]
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Building ReAct Agents with LangGraph: A Beginner’s Guide
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Datasets for Training a Language Model
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A good language model should learn correct language usage, free of biases and errors.
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IEA: Fossil-fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless ‘stated policies’ are abandoned
The world’s fossil-fuel use is still on track to peak before 2030, despite a surge in political support for coal, oil and gas, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA’s latest World Energy Outlook 2025, published during the opening days of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, shows coal at or […]
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How to Maintain and Repair Environmental Chambers with Confidence
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What Is an Environmental Chamber? An environmental chamber, also called a test chamber, is a special box that controls heat, cold, and moisture. It helps scientists see how products react under different conditions.These chambers can create high heat, freezing cold, or high humidity to test how materials or parts hold up.Industries like electronics, cars, airplanes, […]
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Strategic guide to water innovation launched by Spring
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A valuable resource that will help innovators navigate, access and engage with the UK and Ireland water sector’s innovation ecosystem has launched. Developed by Spring, the UK and Ireland water sector’s innovation centre of excellence, the Water Innovation Strategy Ecosystem Guide aims to provide a clear view of innovation across the sector, outlining the roles […]
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Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP30?
For the first time in the history of COP climate summits, the US – the world’s largest historical emitter – has not sent a delegation to the talks. Back in January, newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump signed a letter to the UN to trigger the start of a US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement […]
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Rotary lobe pumps provide high volume mobile water treatment
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This article contains sponsored content. During the construction or expansion of any site, or when mining operations take place, one key factor that demands careful planning is the effective management of wastewater, explains North Ridge Pumps. At remote locations, consideration must also be given to reducing reliance on expensive freshwater supplies through the reuse of […]
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High-temperature incineration still key to destroying PFAS, UK study finds
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A waste incineration plant in Oberhausen, Germany. A report published by the Environment Agency concludes that high-temperature incineration (HTI) remains the only proven, commercially viable method for large-scale destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the so-called “forever chemicals”. However, HTI must operate under strict conditions to ensure effectiveness, say the authors. The analysis “Rapid […]
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Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligence
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What can we learn about human intelligence by studying how machines “think?” Can we better understand ourselves if we better understand the artificial intelligence systems that are becoming a more significant part of our everyday lives? These questions may be deeply philosophical, but for Phillip Isola, finding the answers is as much about computation as […]