Briefing: Earth's climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns
Strategic angle: The world's oceans have broken heat records for nine straight years, glaciers are retreating and extreme weather is killing thousands.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Environment
Climate, ecology, sustainability, biodiversity, and energy transition.
Briefing: Indigenous wisdom can guide Indonesia's efforts to build a sustainable ocean economy
Strategic angle: Solutions for a sustainable future can sometimes be found in centuries-old traditions.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Beavers are turning rivers into powerful carbon sinks
Strategic angle: New research highlights the role of beavers in combating climate change through wetland creation.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: COP28 To COP30: Nuclear Energy In The Climate Equation – OpEd
Strategic angle: An exploration of the role of nuclear energy in addressing climate change from COP28 to COP30.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: You can bet on climate disasters. Business is booming.
Strategic angle: The rise of betting on climate-related events is transforming the financial landscape.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Critically endangered monkey gives birth after surgery saves her foot
Strategic angle: A 15-year-old roloway monkey at Chester Zoo has welcomed a baby following life-saving surgery.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: US and Israel’s war on Iran is a disaster for the environment, analysis shows
Strategic angle: Exclusive: War has led to 5m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: An answer to America's drought may be hiding in the toilet
Strategic angle: Americans are open to paying more for recycled wastewater as cities seek solutions to climate-induced drought.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: New model links carbon-13 spike to Great Oxidation Event 2.45 billion years ago
Strategic angle: Two University of Victoria geologists provide new insights into ancient ocean floor chemistry.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Moss-associated nitrogen fixation helps sustain plant growth in warming permafrost ecosystems
Strategic angle: Climate warming enhances plant growth in permafrost regions through extended growing seasons and improved root access.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Family of Miller Gardner files wrongful death suit
Strategic angle: The family of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Costa Rican resort where their 14-year-old son Miller was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning last year.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Innovative Recycling Method Converts Waste PET into High-Quality Raw Materials
Strategic angle: A new technique promises to enhance the recycling of PET, producing clean hydrogen and high-quality materials.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: DeBriefed 20 March 2026: Energy crisis deepens | Brazil’s new climate plan | New Zealand climate case
Strategic angle: Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Carbon Brief Quiz 2026: Picture Round 1 and 2
Participate in the Carbon Brief Quiz and test your knowledge on climate-related topics.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Advancing sustainable lithium recovery from black mass
Strategic angle: Innovative methods are being developed for the sustainable recovery of lithium from black mass.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Reform UK success in local elections could endanger national climate targets, report says
Strategic angle: LSE research highlights concerns over climate science denial among Reform councillors.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Australia Approves New Coal Seam Gas Expansion
Strategic angle: The expansion in Queensland, approved until 2081, is set to contribute approximately 120 million tonnes of carbon emissions over its lifetime.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Heatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists
Strategic angle: Record-breaking temperatures this week were significantly above average, attributed to climate change.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds
Strategic angle: Analysis reveals a disconnect between political rhetoric and public support for net zero initiatives.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Historic March heatwave in US west shatters high-temperature records
Strategic angle: Some highs in California, Nevada and Arizona recorded at 25-35F above normal, with widespread alerts and closures.
Editorial Staff Mar 19