Briefing: New model links carbon-13 spike to Great Oxidation Event 2.45 billion years ago
Strategic angle: Two University of Victoria geologists provide new insights into ancient ocean floor chemistry.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Environment
Climate, ecology, sustainability, biodiversity, and energy transition.
Briefing: Moss-associated nitrogen fixation helps sustain plant growth in warming permafrost ecosystems
Strategic angle: Climate warming enhances plant growth in permafrost regions through extended growing seasons and improved root access.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Family of Miller Gardner files wrongful death suit
Strategic angle: The family of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Costa Rican resort where their 14-year-old son Miller was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning last year.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Innovative Recycling Method Converts Waste PET into High-Quality Raw Materials
Strategic angle: A new technique promises to enhance the recycling of PET, producing clean hydrogen and high-quality materials.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: DeBriefed 20 March 2026: Energy crisis deepens | Brazil’s new climate plan | New Zealand climate case
Strategic angle: Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Carbon Brief Quiz 2026: Picture Round 1 and 2
Participate in the Carbon Brief Quiz and test your knowledge on climate-related topics.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Advancing sustainable lithium recovery from black mass
Strategic angle: Innovative methods are being developed for the sustainable recovery of lithium from black mass.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Reform UK success in local elections could endanger national climate targets, report says
Strategic angle: LSE research highlights concerns over climate science denial among Reform councillors.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Australia Approves New Coal Seam Gas Expansion
Strategic angle: The expansion in Queensland, approved until 2081, is set to contribute approximately 120 million tonnes of carbon emissions over its lifetime.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Heatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists
Strategic angle: Record-breaking temperatures this week were significantly above average, attributed to climate change.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds
Strategic angle: Analysis reveals a disconnect between political rhetoric and public support for net zero initiatives.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Historic March heatwave in US west shatters high-temperature records
Strategic angle: Some highs in California, Nevada and Arizona recorded at 25-35F above normal, with widespread alerts and closures.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding
Strategic angle: Lawsuit claims the rescission of the endangerment finding was illegal, threatening public health.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Researchers link carbon fiber weakening in aircraft to total moisture content
Strategic angle: New research reveals moisture absorption is crucial in carbon fiber degradation, impacting aircraft safety.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Why the world doesn’t recycle more nuclear waste
Strategic angle: Exploring the challenges and potential of recycling spent nuclear fuel.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: UK to cut climate aid to developing countries by 14% to £2bn a year in ‘refocus’
Strategic angle: Move will put national security and lives overseas at risk, critics say, as overall UK aid budget is slashed to 0.3% of gross national income.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Baykeeper sues to limit alleged mining threat to bay’s sandy floor
Strategic angle: Legal action taken to protect the bay's ecosystem from mining activities.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: New ice core studies expand histories of greenhouse gases and ocean temperature to 3 million years
Strategic angle: New analyses of ancient ice from Antarctica are extending Earth's climate records and enhancing understanding of climate change over 3 million years.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Colliding dust and the sparks of creation: Carbon-coated grains provide new clue to life's early energy
Strategic angle: Two microscopic grains collide and produce a tiny spark, potentially providing the energy necessary for the emergence of life on Earth.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Research reveals hidden ocean heat waves threatening South China Sea ecosystems
Strategic angle: The South China Sea faces growing threats from subsurface marine heat waves that could impact its rich biodiversity and fisheries.
Editorial Staff Mar 18