Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 25/09/2026His 29-page CV is pretty wild. Not often you see a CV these days with the person entering university in... 1949 profiles.ucalgary.ca/sites/defaul...profiles.ucalgary.ca 020
Reposted by Leo HickmanMolly 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
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026Yes, you read that right. NINE times cheaper. 615057
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026Where things used to be/could be/should be... Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting racism, inequality, exclusion and inaccessibility, or climate change denial? Yes No 0173
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 23/09/2026'Miliband will appoint a new special representative for climate security, as well as a new ministerial taskforce on “the national security and resilience risks of a changing climate and nature loss”, with military and security experts as well as climate scientists.'theguardian.comUK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under StarmerEl Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers 02911
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 23/09/2026Can't help but dwell on how the very same media and politicians whipping up this sort of thing celebrated with glee when Just Stop Oil protestors were imprisoned for years... 02112
Leo 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
Reposted by Leo HickmanCarbon 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... 02715
Reposted by Leo HickmanDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 22/09/2026European Union countries gave more subsidies to fossil fuels than to renewable energy in 2024 (latest data) #energycrisis energy.ec.europa.eu/news/energy-...energy.ec.europa.euEnergy subsidies report highlights further reduction in 2024Total energy subsidies in the EU in 2024 amounted to €340 billion, 5% down on 2023 and significantly lower (-25%) than at the height of the crisis in 2022 (€ 457 billion), according to a new Report on... 88866
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 22/09/2026Finally caught up with '70 Up' last night. Even though we've been watching it all our lives, it still gets you every time, doesn't it? Just such a profound and lingering sense of melancholy that runs through it all... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfc3...youtube.com70 Up | The Legendary Documentary Returns | Episode 1Across seven decades, viewers watched 14 children grow into adults.... 0211
Reposted by Leo HickmanSimon 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 Leo HickmanWolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Not good at all. But really important to know - and prepare for. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-sup... 03917
Reposted by Leo HickmanZeke 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/... 7330164
Leo 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
Reposted by Leo HickmanSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 16/09/2026ELECTRIFICATION: Really striking chart showing that three-quarters of final energy demand can now be electrified "economically" (ie at lower lifetime cost) – and 90% electrification is technically possible From the latest @ember-energy.org slidedeck by @kingsmillbond.bsky.social and colleagues 217177
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 19/09/2026Only just seeing this very sad news now. A very big loss. Particularly remembering his impact and reach at Climate Progress... 0272
Leo 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
Reposted by Leo HickmanEmily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A few weekends ago I went to Miami and attended 9 open houses in extremely high-risk flood areas to see what agents are telling prospective buyers about them. Here is my journeyheated.worldThe open houses at the edge of disasterWhat are buyers being told about climate risk in Miami? I posed as one to find out. 421281408
Reposted by Leo HickmanCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 17/09/2026What was the impact of extreme heat on UK healthcare during the summer? Carbon Brief’s @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social explains. 12712
Reposted by Leo HickmanSteve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NEW: How did the summer heatwaves and wildfires change attitudes to climate and Net Zero, if at all? A short thread on analysis of tracker polling now summer is winding down. 🧵 (for @persuasionuk.bsky.social with @yougov.co.uk) 37451
Reposted by Leo HickmanLauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NEW from us: India's rapid clean power expansion has kept power sector emissions flat for two years, for the first time in over 50 years, and sharply reduced fossil fuel imports. Oil and gas consumption have also fallen for two years in a row, helping alleviate the Hormuz shock. 214469
Reposted by Leo HickmanCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 17/09/2026NEW – 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 46525
Reposted by Leo HickmanSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 16/09/2026NEW ANALYSIS: Global fossil-fuel emissions are set to fall by around 0.5% in 2026 amid the ongoing Hormuz crisis We've all see the scare stories about a "return to coal" – but the "demand destruction" for oil is even bigger Here's how it stacks up: www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-glo... 312550
Reposted by Leo HickmanCecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 14/09/2026NEW 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. 23724
Reposted by Leo HickmanSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 11/09/2026MEGA FACTCHECK: Reform UK's Farage & Tice constantly mislead on climate & energy We've checked 45 of their claims, inc… * Yes we really have made it hotter * No UK is not acting alone * No we can't change geology * Yes underground cables really are more costly www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-re... 06024
Reposted by Leo HickmanSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 11/09/2026NEW: Indonesia's fire emissions in 2026 are on track to match the record for this century, as El Niño builds By my CB colleague @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/el-nino-indo... 01811
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 11/09/2026Yes, you did read that correctly... 45 Forty-five FORTY-FIVE false and misleading claims 01911
Reposted by Leo HickmanJosh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 11/09/2026NEW INVESTIGATION – this summer saw temperature records smashed around the UK. We asked NHS trusts in England and Wales how many operations they were forced to cancel due to overheating surgical theatres They provided details of 1,110 operations that were called off in the May and June heatwaves 24744
Reposted by Leo HickmanCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 08/09/2026NEW – 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 11712
Reposted by Leo HickmanEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 07/09/20262026 really was a fundamentally different summer to 1976 in terms of temperature across the UK and Europe Data: ERA5 3401178
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 05/09/2026I'm old enough to remember how the right-wing media and populist politicians reacted to Just Stop Oil blocking some roads... 24817
Reposted by Leo HickmanCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 04/09/2026NEW – How this summer’s heat and drought impacted crops in Europe – in six charts ✍️ Written by @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org 📊 Data analysis by Ho Woo Nam Read here: buff.ly/E1uI8OA 14426
Reposted by Leo HickmanCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 04/09/2026NEW – Analysis: UK solar power hits record high over summer 2026 ✍️ Written by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org 📊 Data analysis by Ho Woo Nam Read here: buff.ly/g7fZyp6 15829
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 04/09/2026It's rare to see a mainstream news broadcaster explicitly referencing loss-and-damage finance, climate justice and big-emitter responsibility in its reporting. So this moment on the BBC's News at Ten really caught my attention. Report by @azadehmoshiri.bsky.social in Nepal 7437176
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 03/09/2026This is quite the read. The very idea of having to sit down and watch this firehose of hysterical misinformation... shudder 0183
Reposted by Leo HickmanZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 01/09/2026The emissions scenarios underlying the next generation of climate model runs that will be featured in the upcoming IPCC 7th Assessment Report are officially out! I have a big new explainer over at Carbon Brief taking an in-depth look at what they mean and whats changed: www.carbonbrief.org/... 7235115
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/08/2026Just found dozens of my job rejection letters! Includes this one from Bloomberg... 32 years ago! #SlidingDoors cc @akshatrathi.bsky.social @jessshankleman.bsky.social @oliviarudgard.bsky.social @zhirji.bsky.social @lararhiannon.bsky.social @davidfickling.bsky.social @eroston.bsky.social 3170
Reposted by Leo HickmanDoug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026On holiday in France. Took a train from the Fontainebleau forest into the heart of Paris. 50 minute journey. €2.55, or just over €5 return. Similar journey in the uk is an order of magnitude more expensive. 0206
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 27/08/2026This is really worth your time if you want to understand from an expert the processes involved in yesterday's glacier collapse... 05525
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 27/08/2026I was probably there, too - but can't recall it! Can remember John Vidal being all over it, though :-) 120
Reposted by Leo HickmanRos Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I remember being at the leader conference where Paul Johnson brought up the Bond villain. I didn’t write that leader though… 121
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 27/08/2026"The 1987 Montreal protocol helped ban damaging halogenated hydrocarbons, and Nasa says that the layer is mending itself. Halting climate change may not be as simple, but it is easier when the political will is there." Link: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comLeader: EnvironmentLeader: The government may talk a better game in tackling climate change than its final actions reveal, but no one can seriously accuse it of not appreciating the danger. 030
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 27/08/2026"If there is now a consensus between the three main parties - itself a remarkable event in modern politics - then there is no barrier to the government taking the bold measures that will be needed to lower the UK's carbon output. The shrinking political divide can also be seen across the Atlantic." 120
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 27/08/2026"Yesterday's scenes at the Drax power station near Selby marks a new turn in concern over global warming and climate change...Unlike many of the fights carried on by their predecessors, today's environmental protesters find themselves pushing at an open door" 110
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 27/08/2026This week marks the 20 years since the pivotal 'Climate Camp' protest held outside the huge Drax coal plant in Yorkshire. It's worth re-reading the Guardian's editorial and think of everything that has happened since (including, not least, the closing down in 2024 of the UK's last coal plant) 371
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 26/08/2026A whole generation of children, now entering into adulthood, were basically knowingly treated as guinea pigs to be exploited then? Harms – that were so obvious to many parents right from when these platforms took hold – that can never be undone... www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...bbc.co.ukMeta agrees to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm childrenThe Facebook and Instagram owner, which denies wrongdoing, says the agreement builds on its "longstanding efforts to empower parents and support teens". 43513
Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 26/08/2026Here's FEMA's guide for how to "build a kit" www.ready.gov/kids/family-... 190