Carbon Brief
AMOC: Is global warming tipping key Atlantic ocean currents towards ‘collapse’?
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a critical system of ocean currents regulating climate across Europe and North America, faces growing scrutiny over whether rising global temperatures could push it toward a catastrophic shutdown. Scientists are debating both the timeline and the warning signs of potential collapse, with some models suggesting the system is weakening at an unprecedented rate. A full AMOC disruption would trigger dramatic shifts in weather patterns, sea level rise along the US East Coast, and severe cooling across Europe.
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As the UN Global Climate Talks Lose Momentum, a Smaller Coalition Eyes a Fossil Fuel Exit
A coalition of more than 50 nations is convening in Santa Marta, Colombia, to develop concrete plans for phasing out fossil fuels — a deliberate pivot away from the stalled momentum of broader UN climate negotiations. The meeting signals a growing willingness among a subset of countries to push ahead with energy transition planning outside the gridlocked multilateral framework. With global climate talks increasingly bogged down by geopolitical fractures, smaller coalitions may prove to be where meaningful commitments actually get made.
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How frustration at Cop stalemates has inspired first global talks to ditch fossil fuels
Global frustration with fossil fuel-producing nations stalling UN climate negotiations has prompted a new diplomatic avenue. Colombia and the Netherlands are co-hosting the world's first Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference in Santa Marta this week, bringing together 54 countries alongside subnational governments and civil society groups. The gathering aims to develop concrete pathways toward low-carbon energy systems, effectively sidestepping the petrostate vetoes that have repeatedly watered down COP agreements.
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‘The damage is done’: global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, IEA chief says
Global oil markets have reached a structural turning point, according to IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, who says the Iran war-driven crisis has permanently accelerated the shift away from fossil fuels as nations prioritize energy security. The damage to confidence in oil supply stability, he argues, is irreversible. Birol also urged the UK to resist pressure for major North Sea expansion, signaling that new fossil fuel investment increasingly conflicts with long-term energy strategy.
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A Bill to Gut Endangered Species Protections Faced a Major Setback This Week
A sweeping Republican effort to weaken the Endangered Species Act hit a significant wall this week, stalled in part by dissent from within the GOP itself. The legislation, one of the most aggressive attempts yet to roll back the landmark conservation law, failed to advance as internal party concerns complicated the push. The setback signals that even among Republicans, stripping protections for wildlife and habitat carries real political risk.
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