Carbon Markets
EU carbon farming certification 2026: what the new CRCF rules change
EU carbon farming certification rules explained: what the first CRCF methodologies cover, how schemes gain recognition and what buyers still need to verify.
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Kieran Simpson
Founder of The Planet Brief and The Carbon Workbench, writing practical explainers on carbon markets, ESG reporting, net zero, climate claims and green finance.
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Net Zero
UK Clean Flexibility Roadmap 2026: why timing electricity use now matters
UK Clean Flexibility Roadmap 2026 explained: what half-hourly settlement, smart tariffs, electric vehicles, batteries and flexible demand change for the power system.
Progress
Britain's oldest avocet is 36 after a comeback from local extinction
Britain's oldest recorded avocet is 36. The ringed bird connects a remarkable individual life with the species' return to British wetlands.
Climate policy
Local Nature Recovery Strategies explained: what England's maps change for planning and biodiversity net gain
Local Nature Recovery Strategies explained: what England's 48 local habitat maps mean for planning, biodiversity net gain and nature recovery.
Climate policy
Belém Mission to 1.5 explained: purpose, report and COP31 role
What is the Belém Mission to 1.5? Its purpose, pre-COP31 report, consultation process and difference from the Global Implementation Accelerator.
Progress
UK firms already offer 648 climate adaptation solutions
UK firms already offer 648 climate adaptation solutions. See where Britain is strongest and why the £355bn opportunity is not guaranteed revenue.
Progress
UK green jobs have grown 28% since 2015, reaching 652,100
The UK had an estimated 652,100 green jobs in 2024, up 28% since 2015. See where employment grew, what counts and why 2024 dipped.
Progress
UK ratifies the High Seas Treaty: what changes for ocean protection
The UK ratified the High Seas Treaty on 10 July 2026. Here is what the legal step changes for ocean protection, and what must happen next.
Progress
Bristol Harbour is heating 2,500 homes while 6,000 native plants float above it
Bristol Harbour now supports a 3MW heat pump serving 2,500 homes and 700 square metres of floating habitat with more than 6,000 native plants.
Climate policy
Just transition mechanism explained: what COP31 must decide
Just transition mechanism explained: what COP30 agreed, how it differs from the UAE work programme and what COP31 must decide in Antalya.
Climate policy
Loss and Damage Fund explained: how the first $250m funding round works
Loss and Damage Fund explained: who can apply, what the first $250m funding round covers, how money is approved and what COP31 must show.
Climate policy
NDC 3.0 explained: why the 2035 climate plans still miss the Paris targets
NDC 3.0 explained: what 113 countries' 2035 climate plans cut, why the emissions gap remains and what the figures mean before COP31.