Josh Gabbatiss

London

Climate Policy Correspondent at Carbon Brief

Climate policy correspondent @CarbonBrief ✍️ about politics, justice, energy, finance, research, diplomacy, media 🐸 [email protected] ✉️

Articles

Q&A: Nations agree carbon-pricing system to steer shipping towards net-zero

1 week ago | carbonbrief.org | Josh Gabbatiss

Nations have agreed to introduce a worldwide carbon-pricing system for international shipping to drive the sector towards net-zero emissions by 2050. A pivotal meeting at the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London revolved around efforts to make ship owners pay for their emissions and transition to cleaner fuels.
Analysis: Nearly 60 countries have ‘dramatically’ cut plans to build coal plants since 2015

2 weeks ago | eco-business.com | Josh Gabbatiss

Among those making cuts of 98 per cent or more to their coal-power pipeline are some of the world’s biggest coal users, including Turkey, Vietnam and Japan. The data also shows that 35 nations eliminated coal from their plans entirely over the past decade, including South Korea and Germany. Global coal-fired electricity generation has increased since 2015 as more power plants have come online.
Analysis: Nearly 60 countries have 'dramatically' cut plans to build coal plants since 2015

2 weeks ago | carbonbrief.org | Josh Gabbatiss

Nearly 60 countries have drastically scaled back their plans for building coal-fired power plants since the Paris Agreement in 2015, according to figures released by Global Energy Monitor (GEM). Among those making cuts of 98% or more to their coal-power pipeline are some of the world’s biggest coal users, including Turkey, Vietnam and Japan. The data also shows that 35 nations eliminated coal from their plans entirely over the past decade, including South Korea and Germany.
Experts: What do Trump’s tariffs mean for global climate action? - Carbon Brief

4 weeks ago | carbonbrief.org | Josh Gabbatiss

The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on all imports from China, Mexico and Canada, as well as on steel, aluminium and cars from around the world
Analysis: Nearly a tenth of global climate finance threatened by Trump aid cuts

1 month ago | eco-business.com | Josh Gabbatiss

Last year, the US announced that it had increased its climate aid for developing countries roughly seven-fold over the course of Joe Biden’s presidency, reaching US$11 billion per year. This likely amounts to more than 8 per cent of all international climate finance in 2024. However, any progress in US climate finance has been thrown into disarray by the new administration.
Trump’s Cuts to USAID May Wipe Out Nearly a Tenth of Global Climate Finance

1 month ago | truthout.org | Josh Gabbatiss

Nearly a tenth of global climate finance could be under threat as U.S. president Donald Trump’s aid cuts risk wiping out huge swathes of spending overseas, according to Carbon Brief analysis. Last year, the U.S. announced that it had increased its climate aid for developing countries roughly seven-fold over the course of Joe Biden’s presidency, reaching $11bn per year. This likely amounts to more than 8% of all international climate finance in 2024.
Analysis: Nearly a tenth of global climate finance threatened by Trump aid cuts

1 month ago | thefinancialanalyst.net | Josh Gabbatiss

Nearly a tenth of global climate finance could be under threat as US president Donald Trump’s aid cuts risk wiping out huge swathes of spending overseas, according to Carbon Brief analysis. Last year, the US announced that it had increased its climate aid for developing countries roughly seven-fold over the course of Joe Biden’s presidency, reaching $11bn per year. This likely amounts to more than 8% of all international climate finance in 2024.
Analysis: Nearly a tenth of global climate finance threatened by Trump aid cuts

1 month ago | carbonbrief.org | Josh Gabbatiss

Nearly a tenth of global climate finance could be under threat as US president Donald Trump’s aid cuts risk wiping out huge swathes of spending overseas, according to Carbon Brief analysis. Last year, the US announced that it had increased its climate aid for developing countries roughly seven-fold over the course of Joe Biden’s presidency, reaching $11bn per year. This likely amounts to more than 8% of all international climate finance in 2024.
Trump’s USAid cuts will have huge impact on global climate finance, data shows

1 month ago | aol.co.uk | Fiona Harvey |Simon Evans |Josh Gabbatiss

Donald Trump’s withdrawal of US overseas aid will almost decimate global climate finance from the developed world, data shows, with potentially devastating impacts on vulnerable nations. The US was responsible last year for about $8 in every $100 that flowed from the rich world to developing countries, to help them cut greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the impacts of extreme weather, according to data from the analyst organisation Carbon Brief.
Analysis: UK would need forest ‘twice size of London’ to offset new airport expansion

1 month ago | resilience.org | Josh Gabbatiss |Verner Viisainen

A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out the extra emissions from the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports, Carbon Brief analysis reveals. New runways at these airports surrounding London would result in cumulative emissions of around 92m tonnes of extra carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) by 2050, if the number of flights increases in line with their operating company targets.