Carbon Brief
Factcheck: US and Iran are world’s only major emitters without net-zero targets
The United States and Iran stand alone among major greenhouse gas emitters in having no national net-zero emissions target, according to a Carbon Brief analysis. The finding directly undercuts a popular argument from right-leaning commentators that countries like the UK are outliers for pursuing aggressive climate commitments. Far from being isolated, the UK's position aligns with the overwhelming majority of significant emitting nations.
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More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity
More than 100 UK datacentres have filed requests for gas connections totaling over 15 terawatt hours of electricity generation per year, as lengthy National Grid connection delays force operators toward fossil fuel alternatives. Some facilities plan to run on gas permanently rather than as a temporary bridge measure. British officials have acknowledged the trend puts the country's climate targets at serious risk, even as they frame it as an unavoidable consequence of grid capacity failures.
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Minnesota deploys national guard to help fight wildfires in northern region
Minnesota's governor has declared a peacetime emergency and deployed the National Guard as wildfires tear through the state's northern region. Governor Tim Walz described the blazes as "unpredictable and fast-moving," driven by dry, windy conditions that have overwhelmed standard firefighting resources. The deployment signals the severity of the crisis, with the Department of Natural Resources forced to call in military support to contain the spread.
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Australia’s ‘green Wall Street’ is failing to launch. Threatened species deserve better than the nature repair market | Euan Ritchie and Yung En Chee
Australia's long-promised nature repair market — billed as a "green Wall Street" to channel private capital into conservation — has stalled, leaving threatened species without the protections voters were promised. The Albanese government's newly passed environmental law reforms and latest federal budget signal a continued reluctance to match rhetoric with resources. With biodiversity loss accelerating, critics argue that market-based mechanisms are no substitute for robust, publicly funded environmental policy.
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Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts
Federal cuts to NOAA's climate and weather data programs are raising alarms among meteorologists ahead of hurricane season and an anticipated summer of extreme heat. Experts warn that AI-powered forecasting tools are only as reliable as the data they're trained on — making the timing of these reductions particularly dangerous. The cuts could leave emergency managers and the public with less accurate warnings precisely when accurate predictions matter most.
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