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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 29/09/2026
Cited 🗞️ 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
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Want to understand why journalists and politicians get so excited about AI doomsday predictions but mostly ignore climate change? It's called *information pollution.* Thank you to @amywestervelt.bsky.social for coining this important new term and writing a book about it, and explaining it to me!
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A conversation with investigative journalist Amy Westervelt that is NOT about AI killing us all.
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 14/09/2026
NEW for @carbonbrief.org As El Niño intensifies, the forest fires ripping through Indonesia are on track to reach levels not seen since 2015. The country's 2015 fire season has been linked to 100,000 premature deaths and produced emissions on a par with the EU's fossil-fuel emissions that year.
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.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 11/09/2026
NEW – El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this century | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/hpDWyRU
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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Casey Ivanovich @ccivanovich.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I had the exciting opportunity to write a guest post for @carbonbrief.org about our new paper on the expansion of extreme heat seasons around the world. Take a read for a digestible summary of our approach and key results!
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 09/09/2026
NEW - We looked at what can, and can't, be said about climate change and the 2026 Himalayan floods Attribution is difficult, but rising temps, permafrost thaw and glacier melt may have all contributed to the disaster Feat. insights @iceybethan.bsky.social & Jakob Steiner shorturl.at/J66h
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Q&A: What can – and cannot – be said about global warming’s role in the 2026 Himalayan floods - Carbon Brief
On the morning of 26 August, flash floods surged through a Himalayan border region of Nepal and the Chinese region…
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 03/09/2026
From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves
Thousands of heat-related deaths in record-breaking temperatures appeared to only intensify hosts’ climate denials
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 03/09/2026
ICYMI - last month @carbonbrief.org looked at why land-use emissions have fallen by 1/3 this century Via 6 charts, article explores: 🍃 why - and how - land-use emissions have declined 🌳 the countries responsible for the decline 🌴 the role of re/afforestation www.carbonbrief.org/why-land-use...
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Why land-use emissions have fallen by a third this century – in six charts - Carbon Brief
Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling over the course of the 21st century.
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Michael Mazengarb @michaelmazengarb.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Save the planet from climate change? Oh no, much too hard, we couldn't possibly spare the resources to rapidly decarbonise our energy systems. You built a somewhat mid AI model? Yes, yes, here is several trillion dollars, we will build new power stations to feed the slop monsters.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 17/08/2026
NEW – Why land-use emissions have fallen by a third this century – in six charts ✍️ written by @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ buff.ly/g4Yoc1U
Global CO2 emissions separated out into fossil and land-use change components between 1980-2025. Data from Friedlingstein et al (2026). Chart by Carbon Brief.
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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Lies. It's 200 times when solar panels are "mentioned" in the fire report. e.g. “the fire did not reach the solar panel”
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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Carbon capture and storage is the subject of considerable hype – but as it stands, very little CO2 is being captured and stored.
Annual global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, compared to amount captured and stored. A square chart visually compares total fossil CO2 at 38.1bn to a tiny 0.06bn captured and stored. CCS projects currently capture less than 0.2% of the world's fossil-fuel emissions. Source: IEA, Global Carbon Budget.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 03/08/2026
🧵Right-leaning newspapers are trying to blame Europe's raging wildfires on everything EXCEPT fossil fuels 1. The Wall Street Journal Frontpage story: "Greece fights wildfires as Europe crisis spreads" WSJ editorial: "How green policies fuel fires in Europe"
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 31/07/2026
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See London Upside Down At Alexandra Palace's New Camera Obscura
Ancient photography method used on modern cityscape.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 24/07/2026
2026 is on track to be the warmest (~35% chance) or second warmest (~63%) year on record, while 2027 is very likely (92% chance) to be the warmest on record on the back of a growing super El Niño event. For more, check out my new Carbon Brief State of the Climate Q2 update: www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 20/07/2026
NEW I looked at the different ways heat-related deaths have been reported by governments and scientists during the recent heatwaves in May and June for @carbonbrief.org . Broadly speaking, there are two approaches — each with pros and cons. For more, see: www.carbonbrief.org/qa-europes-m...
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Q&A: Europe’s May and June heatwave deaths – and how they were counted - Carbon Brief
Recent weeks have seen a flurry of reports from public health authorities and scientists that...
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 07/07/2026
NEW: During last month’s record-breaking heatwave, there were more than 2,700 heat-related deaths in France. That’s according to new analysis for @carbonbrief.org from @ccallahan45.bsky.social and @andrewdessler.com Read more: www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-f...
Chart of estimated deaths from heat in France over 12-29 June 2026, with an inset estimating daily deaths.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Everybody in the "climate space" (which means everyone on earth...) needs to understand these mind-blowing figures. Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025." In ONE year. The AI corporate arms race is eating the world.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Blatant lobbying, not for the sake of our country, but for the fossil fuel industry, in which almost all the ultrarich - including, in all likelihood, the proprietors of these newspapers - are heavily invested. These people are not and never will be your friends. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
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Analysis: UK newspapers have already printed 63 editorials in 2026 backing North Sea drilling  - Carbon Brief
UK newspapers have already published 63 editorials this year calling for more oil and gas extraction in the North Sea, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 29/06/2026
Guest post: Climate change has caused one-fifth of Pine Island glacier retreat ✍️ Written by Dr Alex Bradley Read here: buff.ly/9kymZzp
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 26/06/2026
All the people who are saying it's too expensive to tackle climate change today are the same people who twenty years ago said that climate change wasn't really happening
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 26/06/2026
Media reaction: How climate change intensified Europe’s record-breaking June heat ✍️ Written by @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @giulianaviglione.bsky.social @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org and @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here ➡️ buff.ly/cySkDf0
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Media reaction: How climate change intensified Europe’s record-breaking June heat - Carbon Brief
For the second time in two months, western and central Europe has been hit by...
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 24/06/2026
There were those who doubted us, but a new independent report shows major reductions in air pollution in our city are linked to an estimated 40% fewer annual premature deaths.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 22/06/2026
After 18 months of R&D with a team of specialist academics, I'm VERY excited to say that @carbonbrief.org has just launched 'Project Cosmos'... ...the world's largest database of climate research Our hope is this becomes a major new resource interactive.carbonbrief.org/cosmos/index...
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Project Cosmos – the world’s largest database of climate change research
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The attacks on Ed Miliband, the one truly successful person running a department under Starmer, shows that the lack of seriousness in British politics goes way beyond No.10 to the press, the trade unions, the business sector.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 19/06/2026
Experts: Why carbon removal needs a ‘major scale up’ to return warming to 1.5C ✍️ @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org Read here ⬇️
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Experts: Why carbon removal needs a ‘major scale up’ to return warming to 1.5C - Carbon Brief
more than 260 researchers convened in Milan to discuss the opportunities, challenges and risks involved in scaling “carbon dioxide removal” (CDR) to help curb climate change.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 19/06/2026
Just adding finish touches to a MAJOR project that @carbonbrief.org has been working on with a team of academics over past 18 months. V exciting to be on verge of now releasing it into the wild! Our subscribers will get an alert on Monday as soon as it goes live... subscribe.carbonbrief.org
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 17/06/2026
🌽 New Cropped just dropped 🌽 Cropped: Coral reef ‘hope’ | Ocean talks | Plant flowering times ‘shift’ 📝 By @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org and @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ bit.ly/4vYt8u4 Subscribe to our newsletters ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK
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Cropped 17 June 2026: Coral reef ‘hope’ | Ocean talks | Plant flowering times ‘shift’ - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief handpicks and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight.
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 10/06/2026
🇮🇹Pleased to be Milan until Friday for the 4th international #CDR conference 🌳 🔍 Am on the look out for interesting projects and upcoming research that might be a good fit for @carbonbrief.org … so come say hi
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 09/06/2026
Carbon Brief’s first edition of ‘Cited’ has just been published 🚀 Cited: Europe’s ‘exceptional’ heatwave | Warming forecast | AMOC observations ‘at risk’ ✍️ Written by @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ bit.ly/4xhzxln Subscribe to Cited ➡️ bit.ly/4dWmpul
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 09/06/2026
🔔Later today, Carbon Brief is launching Cited, a new fortnightly newsletter all about climate research. 📃It will capture the latest studies, preprints and media coverage. ✉️The first edition is coming this afternoon! ⏬ Sign up now bit.ly/4dVGEbz
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Cited - Climate science newsletter
Introducing Cited – a free fortnightly newsletter designed to be your essential guide to the latest climate research.
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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Blair may not think he's a "climate denier" but he is essentially reading from a list of climate denier talking points to make his case for abandoning net-zero.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 19/05/2026
NEW – Factcheck: Trump’s false claims about the IPCC and ‘RCP8.5’ climate scenario | @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @hausfath.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/727LWJo
US president Donald Trump. Credit: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Wes Streeting is far from being the only politician who is guilty of this, but it is always weird to me how you can write a paragraph on the challenges the world faces and not mention climate change.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 08/05/2026
FACTCHECK: What the UK car industry is not saying about EV targets Despite all the "demand is falling short" narratives, they're actually smashing it! The industry has so far "over-complied" with the ZEV mandate – and it's on track for this year too www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Peter Stott @stottpeter.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
There's a terrific new article by @carbonbrief.org on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation with some great animations. Strongly recommended. I've been reading it ahead of giving a lecture on the risks of climate change tomorrow. interactive.carbonbrief.org/amoc-explain...
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AMOC: Is global warming tipping key Atlantic ocean currents towards ‘collapse’?
The AMOC is under threat from human-caused climate change, as warming seas, melting ice and increased rainfall upset the temperature and salt balance of the North Atlantic.
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 24/04/2026
NEW: How is climate change impacting the AMOC, the Atlantic currents that help keep Europe warm? @carbonbrief.org’s new in-depth explainer covers: 🌊 How the AMOC is impacted by warming 🌎 What research says about AMOC collapse 🗞️ How the media covers AMOC Read more here: tinyurl.com/5caxbw5a
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AMOC: Is global warming tipping key Atlantic ocean currents towards ‘collapse’?
The AMOC is under threat from human-caused climate change, as warming seas, melting ice and increased rainfall upset the temperature and salt balance of the North Atlantic.
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 21/04/2026
🌍 @carbonbrief.org's latest "state of the climate” update is out. It finds: 🌡️The first 3 months of 2026 were the 4th warmest on record 🌊2026 is on track to be 2nd warmest year, with a strong - & potentially ‘super' - El Niño brewing 🌇 Temps in 2027 could reach new high shorturl.at/6IYk6
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State of the climate: Strong El Niño puts 2026 on track for second-warmest year - Carbon Brief
There is reason to expect that global temperatures will continue to increase over the remainder of the year, as a strong El Niño event is expected
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Molly Lempriere @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org · 21/04/2026
Renewable energy overtook coal in 2025 to become the world’s largest source of electricity, according to @ember-energy.org Together with other clean energy sources, renewables helped push fossil fuel generation into structural decline last year – falling by 0.2%
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 20/04/2026
🇦🇫 For @carbonbrief.org's DeBriefed newsletter, I looked at how climate change and extreme weather is impacting Afghanistan, a country with limited access to climate finance. ⬇️ The newsletter also sums up all the biggest climate news of the week - catch up below www.carbonbrief.org/debriefed-17...
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DeBriefed 17 April 2026: Fossil-fuel power slumps | ‘Super’ El Niño warning | Afghanistan’s climate struggle - Carbon Brief
Oil prices rebounded after US-Iran peace talks failed and Global use of fossil fuels for power slumped during the Strait of Hormuz blockage.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 14/04/2026
Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org #CBarchive Read here ⬇️
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Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 07/04/2026
The IPCC is now more than half way through its latest ‘assessment cycle’ — and countries have still not agreed on when to publish its next landmark report. I looked at the standoff, why it matters — and where things could go from here www.carbonbrief.org/qa-why-the-s...
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Q&A: Why the standoff between nations over the next IPCC reports matters - Carbon Brief
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest assessment cycle has been beset by disagreements...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Saudi Arabia, Russia and others yet again blocking progress on climate science ... > IPCC: ‘Frustrating and disappointing’ meeting leaves AR7 timeline in deadlock #climatecrisis @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/ipcc-frustra...
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IPCC: ‘Frustrating and disappointing’ meeting leaves AR7 timeline in deadlock - Carbon Brief
Governments are still at loggerheads over the timeline for publishing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 01/04/2026
IPCC: ‘Frustrating and disappointing’ meeting leaves AR7 timeline in deadlock ✍️ @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org Read here ⬇️
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IPCC: ‘Frustrating and disappointing’ meeting leaves AR7 timeline in deadlock - Carbon Brief
Governments are still at loggerheads over the timeline for publishing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 27/03/2026
NEW – ‘Very alarming’ winter sees Arctic sea ice hit record-low for second year running | @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from @zacklabe.com Read here: buff.ly/Vu1TaIF
Daily Arctic sea ice extent for 2026 and 2025, with decadal averages and the record-low year of 2012 for comparison, based on data from the NSIDC. Chart by Carbon Brief.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 26/03/2026
Guest post: How declining cloudiness is accelerating global warming ✍️ By @pauloceppi.bsky.social Read this new article here ➡️ buff.ly/oLxKacO
Cumulus clouds over the ocean. Credit: Felipe Sanchez / Alamy Stock Photo.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 25/03/2026
NEW – Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/zS91Rb6
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 17/03/2026
💧The ongoing war in Iran looks set to strain an already-fragile water system in the Middle Eastern country. 💧In this explainer, we look at how the war (inc. attacks on desalination plants) could work alongside climate change to harm Iran’s water supplies www.carbonbrief.org/qa-how-clima...
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Q&A: How climate change and war threaten Iran’s water supplies - Carbon Brief
Climate change, war and mismanagement are putting Iran’s water supply under major strain, experts have warned.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 11/03/2026
NEW – Analysis: Why clean energy will cut UK gas imports by more than North Sea drilling | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/7B0fLPB
The number of LNG tanker deliveries of gas that could be avoided in 2030, either due to clean technologies replacing the gas or by additional North Sea supplies replacing the imports. See below for methodology. Sources: Carbon Brief analysis of data from the North Sea Transition Authority and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
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