NEW – Q&A: The evolving debate about using genetically modified crops in a warming world | Orla Dwyer w/ comment from Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge Ludivine Petetin Prof. Ademola A. Adenle Joeva Rock Dr. Emma Kovak

Read here: buff.ly/4bORlJe

While all eyes are on record temps, 9 of ~60 coal constituencies are voting in Phase 4 of India's general elections today.

What has a decade of coal expansion under Modi meant for them and a warmer India? What's at stake?

I report for Carbon Brief.
interactive.carbonbrief.org/india-coal-min…

What’s happened this week in climate change?

DeBriefed | G7 sets end date for coal; Deadly floods around globe; Brazil’s pitch to tax ultra-rich

✍️ Written by Orla Dwyer
💻 Edited by Daisy Dunne

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NEW: Just 7 countries & the EU have fulfilled the request to make new biodiversity pledges ahead of the #COP16 nature summit

That leaves 188 countries that are yet to do so – & the deadline is October!

Carbon Brief are tracking all pledges ahead of COP16
carbonbrief.org/cop16-tracking…

New: Lobbyists for the world’s biggest meat companies have celebrated the outcome of the COP28 climate summit in December, which they say left them “excited” and “enthusiastic” for their industry's prospects. 1/

desmog.com/2024/04/08/us-…

🚨BREAKING🚨

Election victory for Trump could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030 – new Carbon Brief analysis

🎯US would blow past climate goals
😳would wipe out impact – twice over – from 5yrs of global clean energy growth
🥵would likely end 1.5C hopes

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NEW – Q&A: What does the EU ‘nature restoration’ law mean for climate and biodiversity? | Orla Dwyer Yanine Quiroz

Read here: bit.ly/3OZtspi

‘Unprecedented’ stress in up to half of the Amazon may lead to tipping point by 2050 | Orla Dwyer w/ comment from Bernardo M Flores David Lapola Dr. Patricia Pinho and Dominick Spracklen

Read here: bit.ly/3T8Aw5z

Feat. what the return of Stormont means for climate policy progress in Northern Ireland, with input from Dr Viviane Gravey

Much of the reporting on European farmers’ protests point to environmental regulations, in particular the Farm-to-Fork strategy (F2F), as the source of anger. Not only is that narrative incomplete, it is also dangerous. A thread on why farmers aren’t a monolithic group. 🧵

Looked into the different issues EU farmers are raising in their protests and whether they relate to climate change/GHG emissions or biodiversity/conservation🚜

Feat. a searchable table of concerns ⤵️

NEW – Q&A: What progress has been made on protecting nature a year on from COP15? | Aruna Chandrasekhar Daisy Dunne Orla Dwyer Yanine Quiroz Giuliana A. Viglione, PhD

Read here ➡️bit.ly/3vRs4hA

NEW: I interviewed Chris Skidmore for Carbon Brief

We cover
🔥his resignation
🔥PM’s “pivot towards trying to create a culture war on the back of net-zero”
🔥Govt’s “consistent pattern of favouritism” for oil and gas sector

& much more!

carbonbrief.org/the-carbon-bri…

Good to see a plan being formed to deal with the blue-green algae that took over lough Neagh.
We just need an Exec/Assembly now to approve the funding and policies needed
belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-…

ICYM Team Carbon Brief did a post- #COP28 webinar on Friday and you can watch the recording here:

(We also tried to answer as many of your questions as we could during the session – see the Qs and As here)

carbonbrief.org/webinar-carbon…

Lots more detail from Dubai in Carbon Brief key outcomes piece focused on food, forests, land and nature. With some extra sections to be added next week!

Phew!

Our epic 25,000-word COP28 summary - which, I think, makes it the longest-ever CB piece - is now fully updated and complete.

New sections just added...

Finance
Article 6
Mitigation work prog
Response measures
Just transition work prog
Road to COP29

This post-COP chat is happening at 3pm tomorrow for anyone interested!

Phew. Wrote a lot on #COP28 yesterday! (Not Carbon Brief-worthy amounts, but enough for me)

NEW – COP28: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Dubai

✍️ Aruna Chandrasekhar Daisy Dunne Orla Dwyer Simon Evans Josh Gabbatiss Molly Lempriere Anika Patel Ayesha Tandon Giuliana A. Viglione, PhD

#COP28

➡️ carbonbrief.org/cop28-key-outc…