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We are thrilled that Carbon Brief’s @leohickman.carbonbrief.org and @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org have won the Covering Climate Now journalism award in the international relations category. We are grateful to @coveringclimatenow.org for recognising the importance of our journalism with this award.

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📊 Captured New analysis for Carbon Brief shows that India’s power-sector emissions have roughly flatlined. This marks the first time in more than 50 years that there has been no growth in India’s coal power over a two-year period, with clean-energy covering the electricity demand growth instead.

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💡 Spotlight: Wildfire in the Highlands Also in this edition, Carbon Brief speaks to Grant Moir, chief executive of the Cairngorms National Park Authority (@cairngormsnews.bsky.social), after a major wildfire struck the park in the Glenmore this summer.

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DeBriefed: ‘Fresh wave’ of oil attacks | India power emissions ‘flatline’ | Scotland’s wildfires ✍️ Written by @emmahancox.carbonbrief.org 📝 Edited by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3VlBjTY Subscribe to Carbon Brief's newsletters ⬇️ carbonbrief.org/newsletters

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Daily Briefing: Exxon ‘raises’ emissions forecast | UK PM ‘fully commits’ to net-zero | Record water vapour Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/6qLUsyl Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK

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China Briefing: EV five-year plan | BRICS summit | Clean-energy investment drop ✍️ Written by Lekai Liu and @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ buff.ly/Idm9OA4 Subscribe to Carbon Brief's newsletters ⬇️ carbonbrief.org/newsletters

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What was the impact of extreme heat on UK healthcare during the summer? Carbon Brief’s @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social explains.

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UPDATED – Q&A: What can – and cannot – be said about global warming’s role in the 2026 Himalayan floods | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @giulianaviglione.bsky.social @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/XeMOzXR

An aerial view of Devighat Bazaar in Nuwakot, Nepal, following the floods of 26 August 2026. Credit: ZUMA Press / Alamy Stock Photo

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Daily Briefing: Nepal flood’s climate link | ‘Fossil-free’ Netherlands | ‘Stop using net-zero’ Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/oEqkb4O Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK

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NEW – Analysis: India’s power-sector emissions flat for two years due to clean-energy surge ✍️ Written by @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social and Anubha Aggarwal @creacleanair.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/JIwsTKV

Chart titled "India’s power-sector emissions flat for two years due to clean-energy surge" and subtitled "Power-sector emissions, MtCO2 per half-year". Source: Analysis for Carbon Brief by CREA. H1 and H2 emissions rise from around 500 MtCO2 in 2020 and level off between 600–660 MtCO2 from 2024 to 2026. (alt text generated by Google Gemini)

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Cropped is Carbon Brief’s fortnightly newsletter that provides a digest of all the key developments from the fraught, yet fascinating intersection between food systems 🐄 , land use 🌽, nature 🌿 and climate change. Sign up here for free ⬇️ www.carbonbrief.org/newsletters

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NEW – Analysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions set to fall in 2026 amid Hormuz crisis | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/spnuTWt

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Daily Briefing: Heathrow’s ‘incompatible’ expansion | Texas carbon capture | Equity firms’ emissions Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/y02ikew Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 15/09/2026

NEW – CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ | By @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/SBtfvG3

Aviation is on track to reach 80% of UK CO2 emissions by 2050 with Heathrow expansion, says CCC. Residual CO2 emissions in 2050 under the CCC balanced net-zero pathway, with the impact of a proposed Heathrow expansion, MtCO2. Horizontal bar chart showing aviation far exceeding all other sectors. Source: Climate Change Committee - (alt text generated by Google Gemini)

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Also in this issue.... In 1877-78, a severe El Niño event contributed to a devastating famine, killing tens of millions of people. As the world faces an El Niño event that is expected to be the strongest on record, Carbon Brief unpacks the similarities and differences between the two events.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 15/09/2026

Cited: Temperature ‘overshoot’ | World’s warmest month | ‘Catastrophic’ 1877-78 El Niño ✍️ Written by @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org and @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ www.carbonbrief.org/cited-15-sep... Subscribe to Cited ⬇️ carbonbrief.org/newsletters

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 15/09/2026

Daily Briefing: Trump climate repeal | EU coal ‘in the money’ | Himalayan ‘tipping point’ Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/kEdqlfs Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 14/09/2026

Daily Briefing: Trump ‘to rescind’ more carbon rules | $1.3tn climate goal ‘under threat’ | China’s EV goal Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/vsKvpii Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 14/09/2026

NEW – Revealed: England’s June 2026 heatwave sparked record demand for ambulances | By @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/NLCTZWh

Ambulance services in England experienced record demand during the June heatwave. Days on which total call volume or “category 1” responses involving life-threatening emergencies were in the top 20 busiest days for each service. A map shows high demand across regions from June 23-27. Source: Ambulance NHS trust FOI responses. (Alt text generated by Google Gemini)

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Also in this week's edition... Carbon Brief explores how fires in 🇮🇩 Indonesia are on track to match 21st century record. Read more here ⬇️ buff.ly/zmuzGV8

Line chart showing cumulative daily fire emissions in Indonesia. The 2026 trajectory, highlighted in red, rises sharply to around 75MtC and is closely tracking the early path of 2015, shown in dark blue. In 2015, emissions later surged to about 330MtC, far above the 2000–26 average of roughly 85MtC. Other years are shown in light grey. Source: Global Fire Emissions Database. (alt text generated by ChatGPT)

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DeBriefed: World’s joint-hottest month | Heat stalls UK surgeries | Indonesia fires ✍️ Written by @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org 📝 Edited by @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ buff.ly/zmuzGV8 Subscribe to Carbon Brief's newsletters ⬇️ carbonbrief.org/newsletters

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NEW – El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this century | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/hpDWyRU

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Daily Briefing:Climate impact on schools | Oil and gas prices ‘surge’ | US coal’s ‘long decline’ Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/rn3U0jy Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK

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