Briefing: Wetlands in Brazil's Cerrado are carbon-storage powerhouses
Strategic angle: A new study reveals the significant role of Brazil's Cerrado wetlands in carbon storage, rivaling the Amazon rainforest.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
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Briefing: The secret superpower of Brazil’s vast savanna
Strategic angle: The Amazon rainforest gets all the attention, but the neighboring cerrado stores massive amounts of carbon in its peaty soils.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: ‘Weakening climate leadership’: Is the EU’s 2040 emissions target ambitious enough?
Strategic angle: Experts warn that the EU’s interim climate targets are being ‘undermined’ by a loophole that comes into effect in 2036.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: King penguins are getting a boost from climate change – but it might not be good news
Strategic angle: “Winning for this species might mean losing for another species,” one scientist warns.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Exclusive: How the meat industry is quietly keeping its emissions off the climate agenda
Strategic angle: Euronews Green exclusive: Big Agriculture’s ‘hidden’ climate strategy has been exposed in a new report.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Plants pause, play and fast-forward their growth depending on types of climate stress
Strategic angle: A new study reveals how plants manage their growth in response to climate stress, aiding in recovery and food production.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: How volcanic eruptions and internal climate cycles jointly shape Asian monsoon rainfall
Strategic angle: Exploring the impact of volcanic activity and climate patterns on monsoon variability in Asia.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Study reveals how Ethiopia's hyenas combat climate change, save money for waste management and prevent disease
Strategic angle: Research shows spotted hyenas play a crucial role in reducing carbon emissions and managing waste in urban areas.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: CCC: Net-zero will protect UK from fossil-fuel price shocks
Strategic angle: The cost of cutting UK emissions to net-zero is less than the cost of continuing reliance on fossil fuels.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Moisture-powered polymers could make cleaning CO₂ from air more efficient
Strategic angle: Innovative materials may enhance carbon capture technology amidst rising atmospheric CO₂ levels.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: How farming perennial plants can help us in times of climate change, food insecurity and social division
Strategic angle: Exploring the role of perennial plants in addressing climate challenges and promoting food security.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Strategic view: Heatwaves driving recent ‘surge’ in compound drought and heat extremes
Strategic implications in focus: Drought and heatwaves occurring together – known as “compound” events – have surged across the globe.
Editorial Staff Mar 6
Strategic view: DeBriefed 6 March 2026: Iran energy crisis | China climate plan | Bristol’s ‘pioneering’ wind turbine
Strategic implications in focus: An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate.
Editorial Staff Mar 6
Strategic view: Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change?
Strategic implications in focus: China’s leadership has published a draft of its 15th five-year plan setting the strategic direction for climate initiatives.
Editorial Staff Mar 6
Global Warming Rate Nearly Doubles, Paris Agreement at Risk
The latest findings reveal that the rate of global warming has accelerated significantly since 2015, posing a serious risk to the Paris Agreement's 1.5C target by 2030.
Editorial Staff Mar 6
Strategic view: DeBriefed 27 February 2026: Trump’s fossil-fuel talk | Modi-Lula rare-earth pact | Is there a UK ‘greenlash’?
Strategic implications in focus: An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate.
Editorial Staff Feb 27
Strategic view: Analysis: Constituency of Reform’s climate-sceptic Richard Tice gets £55m flood funding
Strategic implications in focus: The Lincolnshire constituency held by Richard Tice, the climate-sceptic deputy leader of the hard-right Reform party, receives significant flood funding.
Editorial Staff Feb 27