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Interactive: How the UK transformed its electricity supply in just a decade

Interactive: How the UK transformed its electricity supply in just a decade

This interactive article shows how the UK has transformed its electricity supply in a decade – and how things…

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In-depth Q&A: The UK becomes first major economy to set net-zero climate goal

In-depth Q&A: The UK becomes first major economy to set net-zero climate goal

The UK is to raise its ambition on climate change by setting a legally binding target to cut its greenhouse g…

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Analysis: UK electricity generation in 2018 falls to lowest level since 1994 | Carbon Brief

Analysis: UK electricity generation in 2018 falls to lowest level since 1994 | Carbon Brief

UK electricity generation in 2018 falls to lowest level since 1994 The amount of electricity generated in the…

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COP24: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Katowice

COP24: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Katowice

This year's annual UN climate conference concluded late on Saturday evening in Katowice, Poland, after two we…

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Analysis: BP's outlook for fossil fuels could be undermined by slowing energy demand

Analysis: BP's outlook for fossil fuels could be undermined by slowing energy demand

Global energy demand will continue to increase as a result of human development in the world's poorest countr…

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Q&A: How UK’s seventh carbon budget will deliver ‘£865bn’ in economic benefits

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By Simon Evans 
| Carbon Brief
The Labour government wants to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions to 87% below 1990 levels by 2040, which it says will deliver £865bn in economic benefits. The target has been set out in draft legislation for the seventh “carbon budget”, a legally binding limit on emissions during the five-year period from 2038-2042.
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Factcheck: What the UK car industry is not saying about EV targets

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By Simon Evans 
| Carbon Brief
For several years, the UK car industry has been claiming that demand is not high enough to meet the government’s targets for sales of “zero emissions vehicles” (ZEVs). To date, however, the car industry has actually beaten the targets under the government’s “ZEV mandate”. This pattern of claiming demand is not high enough is being repeated in a regular cycle, following the publication of monthly statistics on new UK car sales by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Q&A: How the UK government aims to ‘break link between gas and electricity prices’

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By Simon Evans 
| Carbon Brief
The UK government has announced a series of measures to “double down on clean power” in response to the energy crisis sparked by the Iran war. The conflict has caused a spike in fossil-fuel prices – and the high cost of gas is already causing electricity prices to increase, particularly in countries such as the UK. In response, alongside plans to speed the expansion of renewables and electric vehicles, the UK government says it will “move…to break [the] link between gas and electricity prices”.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

At ENDS Report, which began covering environmental policy in the UK when the concept barely existed.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Only to see what it was like.

How is social media changing news?

Harder to write nonsense - it gets picked up, and picked apart in real time.

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