Molly Lempriere

Section editor for policy at @CarbonBrief
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Views my own. She/her.

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NEW – Analysis: UK newspapers have already printed 63 editorials in 2026 backing North Sea drilling

✍️ Josh Gabbatiss

Read here: https://t.co/cnDR8tLIbC

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NEW – Q&A: How countries got the global ‘net-zero’ shipping deal ‘back on track’ | @MollyLempriere @Josh_Gabbatiss

Read here: https://t.co/8vMuioO1Oj

[alex thomson @alextomo]

Absolutely essential reading …

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NEW – Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas | @daisydunnesci @Josh_Gabbatiss @MollyLempriere @DrSimEvans

Read here: https://t.co/Kb3W5K4cer

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NEW – Q&A: What does the Iran war mean for the energy transition and climate action?

✍️ @aruna_sekhar @AyeshaTandon @daisydunnesci @Josh_Gabbatiss @orladwyer_ @MollyLempriere

Read here: https://t.co/5Ytm5CReze

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CCC: Net-zero will protect UK from fossil-fuel price shocks | @MollyLempriere

Read here: https://t.co/pX0fan1aA1

[Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta]

"Rest of World" doing a lot of work here. My resolution for the year of the horse is to do a lot more to highlight the triumph of clean energy outside of China.

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NEW – Q&A: What does Trump’s repeal of US ‘endangerment finding’ mean for climate action? | @AyeshaTandon Cecilia Keating @daisydunnesci @GAViglione @Josh_Gabbatiss @MollyLempriere

Read here: https://t.co/9SkDMJUGG6

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NEW: UK's "AR7" renewable auction was the biggest ever – more than 50% larger than 2024's record

AR7 = enough electricity to offset 3/4 of UK LNG imports
Labour's AR6+AR7, combined, contracted more GW than all other rounds put together

More: https://t.co/zbwhevxD6T

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NEW – G7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025 | @MollyLempriere

Read here: https://t.co/k3RhVCPlok

[Jan Rosenow @janrosenow]

Interesting contrast in coverage: a misleading, vested-interest report suggesting heat pumps raise UK bills made headlines.

Our peer-reviewed UK research showing high real-world efficiency across hundreds of homes was largely ignored by the media.

https://t.co/bA4oVMhK0G

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

NEW: UK rooftop solar growth reached an all-time high in 2025

Households and others added a record 800MW to their rooftops
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NEW – Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever | @MollyLempriere

Read here: https://t.co/t4Fj3Of95Z

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HUGE moment for the EU car market as battery EVs overtake petrol cars for the first time ever

But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite?

Article by @MollyLempriere

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NEW – Q&A: What UK’s ‘warm homes plan’ means for climate change and energy bills | @daisydunnesci @Josh_Gabbatiss @MollyLempriere

Read here: https://t.co/E5jCuib3jY

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NEW – UK budget 2025: Key climate and energy announcements | @daisydunnesci @Josh_Gabbatiss @MollyLempriere @DrSimEvans

Read here: https://t.co/ek5jXSlFgu

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NEW – COP30: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Belém

Read here ➡️ https://t.co/QKdUftGKPo

#COP30

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COP30 BREAKING NEWS

The presidency has just dropped a new package of texts including the "global mutirão" cover, which makes no mention of fossil fuels or roadmaps

Here's my snap analysis (pic)

https://t.co/3iE1J6eeJi

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NEW – COP30: Carbon Brief’s second ‘ask us anything’ webinar | @aruna_sekhar @daisydunnesci @orladwyer_ @DrSimEvans @Josh_Gabbatiss @LeoHickman @MollyLempriere

Read here: https://t.co/Q9qFrFPwqt

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NEW – Webinar: Carbon Brief’s first ‘ask us anything’ at COP30 | @DrSimEvans @daisydunnesci @Josh_Gabbatiss @aruna_sekhar @MollyLempriere @_AN_Patel

Watch the recording and read the takeaways ⬇️ https://t.co/8YqKLnIOJY