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Orla Dwyer

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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 16/10/2026
Four years out, how are countries getting on with 2030 nature targets? See for yourself: interactive.carbonbrief.org/nature-targe...
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 28/09/2026
NEW – 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
Chart titled "Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022" and subtitled "Annual Amazon deforestation, km2." Deforestation peaked above 13,000 km2 in 2021 under Bolsonaro, then fell sharply under Lula to around 6,000 km2 by 2024. Source: INPE PRODES, INPE DETER, Soterroni et al. (2023).
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 04/09/2026
NEW – 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
Changes in cereal production in 26 EU countries between 2025 and 2026. Malta is excluded due to a lack of available data. Source: European Commission.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 12/08/2026
"This is gaslighting of the highest order. The truth is, it requires dedicated ideological belief to argue against the scientific evidence that net-zero is needed to stop ever more expensive and destructive warming." @pilitaclark.bsky.social in today's FT giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 29/07/2026
NEW – World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @arunacsekhar.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/D2XVoGo
Puffins diving from a cliff in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in October 2025. Credit: Cavan Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 28/07/2026
Wind and solar have just overtaken fossil-fuel power in Germany www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 28/07/2026
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Analysis: 84% of nations miss deadline to identify ‘nature-harming’ subsidies by 2025  - Carbon Brief
Most countries failed to meet a 2025 target to identify all of their subsidies that could be “harmful” to biodiversity, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 28/07/2026
Just 16% of countries met a 2025 deadline to identify their nature-harming subsidies, according to new analysis by @giulianaviglione.bsky.social and I 🐛
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 20/07/2026
A look at the possible climate impacts of the new EU Emissions Trading System review proposal, feat. slower path to zero emissions, more free allowances and integrating permanent carbon removals
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Q&A: What the EU’s carbon market review means for climate action - Carbon Brief
The European Commission has put forward new plans to cut emissions under the EU carbon...
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Daisy Dunne @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org · 14/07/2026
Andy Burnham hasn't said much on climate change recently But in the past he's been very outspoken about protecting net-zero and even signed the fossil fuel treaty for phasing them out just last year, while GM mayor More by me and @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org ⬇️ www.carbonbrief.org/28-quotes-fr...
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28 quotes from next UK leader Andy Burnham on climate, net-zero and fossil fuels - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief recounts 28 things that Andy Burnham has said about climate change, net-zero, fossil fuels, energy and transport.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 10/07/2026
NEW – Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @zekehausfather.com Read here: buff.ly/EynMeIk
Average number of days per year with a daily maximum temperature of at least 30C in a selection of major European cities, for each decade since the 1950s. Source: Copernicus ERA5, Carbon Brief analysis by Dr Zeke Hausfather.
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 25/06/2026
Twice (!) as many animals died due to heat stress en route to slaughterhouses during record-hot UK summer last year compared to 2024
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Livestock heat deaths in transit doubled in UK record-hot summer of 2025 - Carbon Brief
Twice as many animals died due to heat stress en route to slaughterhouses during the UK’s record-hot summer in 2025 compared to 2024, according to new Carbon Brief analysis.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 20/03/2026
Q&A: What England’s new ‘land-use framework’ means for climate, nature and food ✍️ @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here ⬇️
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Q&A: What England’s new ‘land-use framework’ means for climate, nature and food - Carbon Brief
Just 1% of England’s land will be needed for renewables to help meet the UK’s climate goals by 2050, according to a first-of-its-kind framework.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 11/03/2026
UPDATED – Mapped: How extreme weather is destroying crops around the world ✍️ @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org 🎨 @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/oTKjd5n
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 09/02/2026
NEW – IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/sYndpga
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IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy - Carbon Brief
The "undervaluing" of nature by businesses is fuelling its decline and putting the global economy at risk, according to a major new report.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 12/12/2025
NEW – ‘Cali Fund’ aiming to raise billions for nature receives first donation – of just $1,000 | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here ⬇️
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‘Cali Fund’ aiming to raise billions for nature receives first donation – of just $1,000 - Carbon Brief
A major biodiversity fund – which could generate billions of dollars annually for conservation – received its first donation of just $1,000 in November.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 28/11/2025
SCOOP: Carbon Brief has exclusively obtained a list of 84 countries "opposed" to adding a fossil-fuel roadmap to COP30 deal – but our analysis found a series of contradictions & likely errors For eg 14 on list are also roadmap "supporters" Read more➡️ www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Aruna Chandrasekhar @arunacsekhar.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Brazil’s $125bn forest fund – framed as the “biggest thing to come out of COP30” – goes live tomorrow. Critics point out that TFFF “puts private investors first”, forest payouts last + sets a 🌳 bar too low to be “scientifically credible”. @yaninequiroz.bsky.social and I 🕵🏽‍♀️, for @carbonbrief.org.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 24/10/2025
NEW – UN report: Five charts showing how global deforestation is declining | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/EnDIN4D
An aerial view of a forest. Credit: Akhararat Wathanasing / Alamy Stock Photo
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* #methane metric means for farming emissions By @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org #climatecrisis www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-the-...
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Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* methane metric means for farming emissions - Carbon Brief
A controversial way of measuring how much methane warms the planet has stirred debate in recent years – particularly around assessing the climate impact of livestock farming.
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 06/10/2025
Thanks Róisín!
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Róisín Moriarty @roisinmoriarty.com · 06/10/2025
Missed this, as I was travelling, but an excellent explainer all about GWP* (read GWP-star) from @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @carbonbrief.org #methane #metrics #climateaction
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Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* methane metric means for farming emissions - Carbon Brief
A controversial way of measuring how much methane warms the planet has stirred debate in recent years – particularly around assessing the climate impact of livestock farming.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 03/10/2025
NEW – Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* methane metric means for farming emissions | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/vmZWYtQ
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Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* methane metric means for farming emissions - Carbon Brief
A controversial way of measuring how much methane warms the planet has stirred debate in recent years – particularly around assessing the climate impact of livestock farming.
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 03/10/2025
I’ve spent months looking into GWP* - a way of measuring methane that has been labelled an 'accounting trick' by some and a fairer way to assess methane by others This Q&A gets into all the science and spats about GWP* and the current situation in places like NZ and Ireland 🐮 buff.ly/vmZWYtQ
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 23/09/2025
Congrats Caroline, delighted to hear!
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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
It has been a decade since the Paris Agreement. And with COP30 in Brazil on the horizon, there have been calls for major reform at the UN climate talks. We asked 16 experts - including former negotiators and COP veterans - what they think should change at these events. ➡️ buff.ly/JWL8AQN
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 08/08/2025
NEW ANALYSIS: Wildfires have already scorched a UK-record land area in 2025, double the previous high – and 4x above average By Orla Dwyer, Ho Woo Nam + Tom Prater www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 06/08/2025
NEW – Revealed: ‘Cali Fund’ for nature still empty as emails show industry hesitation | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from @sivathambisetty.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/YaUavl0
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 06/08/2025
The Cali Fund agreed at COP16 talks last year is still empty 5 months after its launch - despite expectations of first pledges in spring FOI docs also show that AstraZeneca did not take up an offer to be a "frontrunner" in committing to donate to the fund www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-cal...
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 21/07/2025
UK potatoes, South Korean cabbage and west African cocoa are among the foods that became more expensive after weather extremes fuelled by climate change in recent years www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-16-ti...
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 24/06/2025
Amid ongoing Bonn talks and London climate week, Brazil and the UN today began a “global ethical stocktake” to hear from civil society before COP30 Mary Robinson, co-organiser for the Europe discussions, says they talked about climate justice, accountability and the “need to rebuild community”
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 14/04/2025
NEW – Glossary: Carbon Brief’s guide to 24 ‘climate-friendly’ farming methods | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @yaninequiroz.bsky.social 🎨 Kerry Ann Cleaver and Tom Pearson Read here: buff.ly/R9vJYz4
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 03/03/2025
Today at 3pm (GMT), Carbon Brief is hosting a free webinar on the key outcomes of the resumed COP16 biodiversity talks 🎙️ Featuring our specialist team of food, land and nature journalists who are on the ground in Rome 🇮🇹 or following remotely Register here ➡️ buff.ly/3D9PH98
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 28/02/2025
What happened at round 2 of COP16 nature talks? 🇮🇹 In the early hours of this morn countries signed off on: Strategy to raise more money to help conserve biodiversity Plans to set up a “permanent arrangement” for nature finance www.carbonbrief.org/cop16-key-ou...
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COP16: Key outcomes agreed at the resumed UN biodiversity conference in Rome - Carbon Brief
Countries have agreed at the resumed COP16 talks in Rome to a strategy for “mobilising”...
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Aruna Chandrasekhar @arunacsekhar.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Not a new nature fund just yet, but developing countries get something much bigger, 3 decades in the making: a permanent mechanism for biodiversity finance. Esp significant in today's geopolitical climate that has cast a cloud over cooperation and hopes for more funding for nature and climate.
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Aruna Chandrasekhar @arunacsekhar.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
We're in what should be the final hours of COP16. And there's new informal text out on 🌱 finance, key to its success. With inputs from bloc reps, it seems way more coherent than the last draft. L: 26 Feb draft. www.cbd.int/doc/c/b198/d... R: Tonight's non-paper. www.cbd.int/doc/c/214f/6...
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 27/02/2025
Talks winding to a close tonight at #COP16 round 2 Next round of draft texts are due in an hour, followed by a plenary at 9pm Rome-time that’s supposedly ending at 11pm 🤷‍♀️ Lots still left to discuss
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
EU says the new text is a "workable solution" and a "good text to start with" Russia says it is happy to work with others on this, but it will be difficult to accept some terms given context has changed Adds that there are many "small, interesting details" in the text where the "devil is sitting"
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
Amid all of this jargon, "rivers are in agony and animals are disappearing", says Bolivia Says a nature fund is needed and that this text risks diluting past work and leading to never-ending discussions on financial mechanisms
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
UK said the text is "carefully balanced" and a "helpful next step" in this "long process" Says it will mean having some "difficult conversations" with higher ups about some of the lines, which probably means it's "moving in the right direction"
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
**quick reminder that tomorrow is the last day of talks** 🫠
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
All countries are thankful to the presidency and all the rest, but still some real divisions on both specific aspects of the text and the broad terms Brazil describes it as "quite a different text" to previous drafts
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
Haiti concerned that some aspects of the text would take too long "2030 is tomorrow"
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
Egypt, Japan, Panama, Saudi Arabia and others saying they need more time to properly look over this new text Panama worried by a "lack of ambition" and has "great concern" about the amount of time before a new nature fund would be operating, based on this latest text
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
NEW resource mobilisation draft has arrived at #COP16 More details added to paragraphs 19-25 where the main contentions lie Countries will go through this revised draft in a plenary meeting starting shortly 🍿 www.cbd.int/doc/c/b198/d...
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
The little 5 min adjournment turned into 1 hour DRC dropped its appeal on changing the agenda and the financial mechanism negotiations will continue as planned This evening's plenary to discuss resource mobilisation will start at 5.30pm, so a new text is due to be ready by then
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
But Ghana was not happy with this suggestion as some parties have multiple delegates, so it was going to go to a vote by record instead Brazil gave a "humble recommendation" to adjourn for 5 mins for the presidency and the DRC to bash things out without necessarily needing to change the agenda
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
Absolute scenes in the plenary rn Countries were discussing the financial mechanism until the DRC (after quoting Winston Churchill) requested to switch up the agenda and instead talk about resource mobilisation After SO much back and forth, the presidency proposed a show of hands to vote
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
She said countries had a "very open and frank discussion" last night, bringing a common understanding about where countries stand on key issues More informal talks to come today after main plenaries
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 26/02/2025
New resource mobilisation draft is due later today at COP16.2 in Rome A 🧊 metaphor from Susana Muhamad to start out day 2... Country positions are the "tip of the iceberg", she says, and the reason behind positions is the mass under the surface Informal chats revealed these reasons last night
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