Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 29mDaily Briefing: Diesel ‘crisis’ talks | US states sue EPA | Europe’s heat stress Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/99XKXfv Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/TwwsRyc 020
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 18hIn this issue... ➜Trump-Xi summit skirted climate and inked a deal for coal ➜China urged EU to keep its car market open and avoid “a trade war” ➜Five-year plan for the battery industry released ➜China’s response to the unfolding El Niño ➜New science: wind potential, humid-heat extremes, GDP exposurecarbonbrief.orgChina Briefing 1 October 2026: Xi-Trump summit | ‘Trade war’ plea | ‘Strongest’ El Niño - Carbon BriefThe summit between Chinese president and US yielded an agreement on buying coal, and more news related to climate change and China from this fortnight. 032
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 18hChina Briefing: Xi-Trump summit | ‘Trade war’ plea | ‘Strongest’ El Niño ✍️ Written by Lekai Liu Read here ➡️ www.carbonbrief.org/china-briefi... Subscribe here ➡️ carbonbrief.org/newsletters 121
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 01/10/2026Daily Briefing: US energy permit reform | Glacier melt ‘explosion’ | Brazil election Read today's briefing here ➡️ bit.ly/4AEZXza Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/TwwsRyc 051
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 30/09/2026NEW – Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org and Ho Woo Nam Read here: buff.ly/K6T9wCt 03918
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 30/09/2026Daily Briefing: EU’s €100bn fuel bill | Trump diesel talks | Antarctic ice low Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/RTYF64j Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ www.carbonbrief.org/newsletters 030
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 29/09/2026This week in Carbon Brief’s essential guide to new climate research: 🔬 New science on coastal flooding, atmospheric dust, heat stress 🌊 Carbon Brief unpacks ‘OceanEye’ ⛈️ Developing El Niño is officially the strongest on record 🧊 Antarctic sea ice reaches the third-smallest winter peak on recordcarbonbrief.orgCited 29 September 2026: Record-breaking El Niño | The EU ‘OceanEye’ project | Antarctic sea ice peak - Carbon BriefIn the news EL NIÑO BREAKS RECORDS: Carbon Brief analysis found that this year’s “super El Niño” has entered record-breaking… 022
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 29/09/2026Cited 🗞️ Record-breaking El Niño | The EU ‘OceanEye’ project | Antarctic sea ice peak ✍️ Written by @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org, edited by @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ www.carbonbrief.org/cited-29-sep... Subscribe here ➡️ www.carbonbrief.org/newsletters 172
Reposted by Carbon BriefAnika Patel @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org · 29/09/2026NEW - Almost 75% of the 15th five year plans China published since March mentioned energy or decarbonisation Our team went through 70+ plans to see how climate policy featured This new @carbonbrief.org tracker lists all of the ones that mention climate or energy in one place 1175
Reposted by Carbon BriefCovering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 27/09/2026“Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ breaks ‘remarkable’ all-time record” by @carbonbrief.org learn more ⬇️ buff.ly/4a9XUAKbuff.lyAnalysis: ‘Super El Niño’ breaks ‘remarkable’ all-time record - Carbon BriefThis year's so-called “super El Niño” is entering into record-breaking territory 0158
Reposted by Carbon BriefJustin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car, shows @carbonbrief.org analysis." www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs... via @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and Ho Woo Nam 🔌💡carbonbrief.orgAnalysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK - Carbon BriefThe latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car, shows Carbon Brief analysis. 02915
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 29/09/2026Daily Briefing: UK grid plan | Trump fuel rollback | Diesel ‘record’ Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/VOMwWqE Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK 031
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 28/09/2026NEW – Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022 ✍️ By @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org and @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social 💬 With comments from @claudioangelo.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/QqRBFfy 07328
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 28/09/2026Daily Briefing: Bangkok floods | Diesel price warning | Heathrow debate Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/mM2qSpu Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK 041
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 25/09/2026Also in this edition... Spotlight 💡 | Carbon Brief looks at Africa’s readiness for the “super El Niño” Read the full issue here ➡️ bit.ly/46FhuJUbit.lyDeBriefed 25 September: AI, ‘big oil’ criticised at UN | El Niño record | Africa’s preparedness - Carbon BriefCarbon Brief speaks to African climate experts to learn about the continent’s readiness for one of the most significant weather events in recent history. 010
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 25/09/2026In this week's edition... 🇺🇳 UN leaders targeted AI and “big oil” at UN general assembly. 📈 “Super El Niño” broke “remarkable” all-time record. 📆 Key dates for next week and pick of the job vacancies. 120
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 25/09/2026NEW – DeBriefed 25 September: AI, ‘big oil’ criticised at UN | El Niño record | Africa’s preparedness ✍️ Written by @solomon.elusoji.carbonbrief.org 📝 Edited by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ bit.ly/46FhuJU Subscribe to Carbon Brief's newsletters ➡️ carbonbrief.org/newsletters 283
Reposted by Carbon BriefZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 21/09/2026This year's El Niño event is moving into record territory, with the daily Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) tying the record previously set during the 2015/2016 super-El Niño. My latest over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/... 7330165
Reposted by Carbon BriefMolly Lempriere @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026As petrol and diesel prices surge in the wake of the continued attacks on Russian refineries and escalating tensions in the Middle East, it is now nine times cheaper to drive an EV than a diesel car in the UK, This means EV drivers save ~£80 when "filling up" www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs... 34326
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 25/09/2026NEW – ‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak ✍️ By @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org 💬 With comments from Lettie Roach, Clare Eayrs and @zacklabe.com Read here ➡️ buff.ly/3Lcz5pjbuff.ly‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak - Carbon BriefAntarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals. 03815
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 25/09/2026Daily Briefing: World leaders ‘press for action’ | Europe’s EV drive | New wildfire fund Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/9yTNdY5 Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK 061
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026NEW – Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy ✍️ Written by @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org and Lekai Liu 🎨 Designed and developed by Tom Pearson and Kerry Cleaver Read here ➡️ buff.ly/tHajrdObuff.lyInteractive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energyAlmost three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans published by China this year include policies or targets related to climate change and energy, according to Carbon Brief analysis. 0127
Reposted by Carbon BriefLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026Yes, you read that right. NINE times cheaper. 615257
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026NEW – Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK ✍️ Written by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org 📊 Data analysis by Ho Woo Nam Read here: buff.ly/VpxOLE5 513966
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026Daily Briefing: Germany’s fossil-fuel ‘roadmap’ | ‘Fears’ over next UN sec-gen | China’s cleantech exports Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/49LCKt2 Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK 062
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 23/09/2026Wherever you live on the planet, 🇨🇳China’s efforts to tackle climate change affect us all. Carbon Brief’s award-winning China Briefing newsletter rounds up all the need-to-know information about climate and energy in China from the past 14 days. Sign up for free 🔽 www.carbonbrief.org/newsletters 2103
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 23/09/2026Also in this issue... Spotlight 💡 | Carbon Brief covers the new “Ocean Protection Gap” report, which examines the state of global marine protection. Read the full edition here ➡️ buff.ly/8k8vh2Zbuff.lyCropped 23 September 2026: Elevating the ocean | El Niño impacts | Ocean-protection ‘gaps’ - Carbon BriefThis week, Carbon Brief covers the new “Ocean Protection Gap” report, which examines the state of global marine protection. 011
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 23/09/2026In this issue... 🇹🇷 Turkey held an “oceans and seas summit” as part of its COP31 preparations 🥣 El Niño has the potential to deepen a “hunger crisis” 🪿 A new report found that 45% of migratory bird species are in decline 🦠 Human pressures contribute to infectious-disease outbreaks 111
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 23/09/2026NEW – Cropped 23 September: Elevating the ocean | El Niño impacts | Ocean-protection ‘gaps’ ✍️ By @giulianaviglione.bsky.social @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ buff.ly/8k8vh2Z Subscribe to our newsletters ➡️ www.carbonbrief.org/newslettersbuff.lyCropped 23 September 2026: Elevating the ocean | El Niño impacts | Ocean-protection ‘gaps’ - Carbon BriefThis week, Carbon Brief covers the new “Ocean Protection Gap” report, which examines the state of global marine protection. 1125
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 23/09/2026UPDATED – Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ breaks ‘remarkable’ all-time record | @zekehausfather.com Read here: buff.ly/4a9XUAK 12714
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 23/09/2026Daily Briefing: Guterres speech | El Niño ‘deaths’ | Electrification pledge Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/TwMh0VZ Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK 042
Reposted by Carbon BriefSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 21/09/2026The long view of North sea licenses: A short story with some fascinating historical details 🧵 How often are we told that new licenses can guarantee UK energy security, amid another energy crisis? But hang on: licenses for the much-discussed Jackdaw gas field were issued as long ago as 1970 (pic) 24625
Reposted by Carbon BriefLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 22/09/2026Amid the noise and drama at UNGA this week in New York, it should be noted that leaders are set to adopt tomorrow a high-level declaration on the “existential threats” posed by sea level rise... 1239
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 22/09/2026Interested in discovering the latest climate science? Sign up to Cited, Carbon Brief’s fortnightly climate-research newsletter. Sign up for free here: www.carbonbrief.org/newsletters 071
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 22/09/2026NEW – Explainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage and nature ✍️ Written by @giulianaviglione.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/jG1SPm9buff.lyExplainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage and nature - Carbon BriefFor millions of people around the world, rising sea levels are already reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures. 02315
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 22/09/2026NEW – Analysis: Nepal’s $20m ‘loss-and-damage’ claim only covers 0.7% of flood costs | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social w/ comment from @harjeet11.bsky.social Read here: www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-nep... 02514
Reposted by Carbon BriefLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 21/09/2026Just look at that chart?! This is shaping up to be the strongest El Niño of all time - by quite some margin... "Remarkable, in part, because of how early in the calendar year it is occurring. El Niño typically peaks in the winter months, most commonly in November or December." 05928
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 22/09/2026Daily Briefing: El Niño record | ‘Rein in’ AI | Renewable growth ‘must double’ Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/WUVjucY Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK 062
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 21/09/2026NEW – Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ reaches ‘remarkable’ all-time record ✍️ Written by @zekehausfather.com Read here: buff.ly/4a9XUAK 314679
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 21/09/2026UPDATED – Q&A: Where do the UN secretary general candidates stand on climate change? ✍️ written by @arunacsekhar.bsky.social and @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/pra6lfxbuff.lyQ&A: Where do the UN secretary general candidates stand on climate change? - Carbon BriefCarbon Brief looks at the UN secretary general candidates’ views on climate change. 1124
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 21/09/2026Daily Briefing: Climate on agenda at UNGA | ‘Release’ oil reserves | Saudi authors at IPCC Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/FQAL1cd Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK 054
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 20/09/2026Recommended listen: Drilled launched a new weekly newscast called The Spill, talking through climate news and how the media is covering it, with the first episode featuring oil deals in Venezuela and the deadly Himalayan floods.buff.lyWelcome to "The Spill," Our New Weekly NewscastDrilled · Episode 0115
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 19/09/2026Recommended read: As part of pop-up newsroom “Betting the House”, Heated’s Emily Atkin posed as a home buyer to see what real-estate agents in Miami are saying about climate risk.buff.lyThe open houses at the edge of disasterWhat are buyers being told about climate risk in Miami? I posed as one to find out. 12611
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 19/09/2026Recommended read: In the Associated Press, Allan Olingo travelled to Kenya’s Maasai Mara, where rangers patrol on electric motorcycles powered by the plentiful sun. buff.ly/gPRZfOLbuff.lyhttps://buff.ly/gPRZfOL 080
Reposted by Carbon BriefLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 18/09/2026This was a very nice surprise! Big thanks to the judges at @coveringclimatenow.org for recognising what we do at @carbonbrief.org and huge congrats to all the other prize winners across the various categories. 2347
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 18/09/2026@leohickman.carbonbrief.org and @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org's investigation into COP30’s “informal list” of fossil-fuel roadmap opponents was chosen for this award. Read the award-winning piece here ➡️ buff.ly/BrayOnwbuff.lyRevealed: Leak casts doubt on COP30’s ‘informal list’ of fossil-fuel roadmap opponents - Carbon BriefCarbon Brief has obtained a leaked copy of the “informal list” of countries that were characterised as “blocking” the fossil-fuel roadmap’sat COP30. 020
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 18/09/2026We 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. 2363
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 18/09/2026📊 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. 092
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 18/09/2026💡 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. 110
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 18/09/2026In this week's edition... ⛽ Fossil-fuel supplies from the Middle East uncertain amid more conflict ⛰️ Scientists detail link between climate change and Himalayan floods 🇮🇳 India's power emissions 'flatlined' due to clean-energy surge 💼 Key dates for next week and pick of the job vacanciesbit.lyDeBriefed 18 September 2026: ‘Fresh wave’ of oil attacks | India power emissions ‘flatline’ | Scotland’s wildfires - Carbon BriefThis week, Carbon Brief's weekly climate news round-up covers a Scottish wildfire, attacks on oil infrastructure, and studies on the Himalayan floods. 112