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US president Donald Trump’s tariffs might only shave 0.3% off global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions this year, according to Carbon Brief analysis. While the Trump administration...
We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version...
Extreme “wind droughts” that reduce power output from turbines for extended periods could become 15% longer by the end of the century across much of the...
As it passes its midway point, 2025 is on track to be the second or third warmest year on record, Carbon Brief analysis shows. However, it...
Hunger has, on average, fallen worldwide after hitting 15-year highs in 2021 and 2022. This is one of the key findings from the latest “State of...
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week World court’s ‘landmark’ climate opinion POLLUTERS ‘ACCOUNTABLE’: The...
The highest court of the UN has issued a landmark “advisory opinion” stating that nations can be held legally accountable for their greenhouse-gas emissions. Recognising the...
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for...
One in three people in informal settlements in the global south live in floodplains and are at risk of a “disastrous flood”. That is according to...
Climate change is creating “new vulnerabilities” for pandemics, according to new research. The study, published in Science Advances, investigates nine zoonotic diseases – infections transmitted from...
