Carbon Brief's digest of the past 24 hours of media coverage related to climate change and energy, plus key studies published in peer-reviewed journals.

Republicans in the US House of Representatives have set out budget proposals that would phase out clean energy tax credits, slash spending on electric vehicles and renewable energy ...

Children born in 2020 will face “unprecedented exposure” to extreme weather events even if warming is limited to 1.5C.

Of the 0.61C increase in global average temperatures over 1990-2020, a new study estimates that 65% was due to the emissions ...

White House has “directed federal agencies to stop monetising climate damages when crafting regulations and making other decisions – unless it is ‘plainly required in their governing statutes’." ...

Forests around the world are taking longer to recover from severe wildfires – potentially indicating forest decline, ...

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV – formerly known as cardinal Robert Francis Prevost – “seems to have similar views on the environment as his predecessor” ...

In a recent study, Climate Policy explore how climate science is – and is not – being used in national-level adaptation planning in southern Africa.

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor party has won a “landslide” victory in the country’s election, BBC News reports.

The US House of Representatives has voted to withdraw California’s ability to bring in “its own, tougher pollution regulations” ...