Earth heat hits record in 2025 as UN warns warming will last thousands of years
The UN reports unprecedented heat levels, signaling long-term climate impacts.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Environment
Climate, ecology, sustainability, biodiversity, and energy transition.
Briefing: Q&A: Measuring what matters, inside GRI’s mining sustainability standard
Strategic angle: An in-depth look at GRI's approach to sustainability in the mining sector.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms
Strategic angle: The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high
Strategic angle: State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Earth's climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns
Strategic angle: The world's oceans have broken heat records for nine straight years, glaciers are retreating and extreme weather is killing thousands.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Indigenous wisdom can guide Indonesia's efforts to build a sustainable ocean economy
Strategic angle: Solutions for a sustainable future can sometimes be found in centuries-old traditions.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Beavers are turning rivers into powerful carbon sinks
Strategic angle: New research highlights the role of beavers in combating climate change through wetland creation.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: COP28 To COP30: Nuclear Energy In The Climate Equation – OpEd
Strategic angle: An exploration of the role of nuclear energy in addressing climate change from COP28 to COP30.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: You can bet on climate disasters. Business is booming.
Strategic angle: The rise of betting on climate-related events is transforming the financial landscape.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Critically endangered monkey gives birth after surgery saves her foot
Strategic angle: A 15-year-old roloway monkey at Chester Zoo has welcomed a baby following life-saving surgery.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: US and Israel’s war on Iran is a disaster for the environment, analysis shows
Strategic angle: Exclusive: War has led to 5m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: An answer to America's drought may be hiding in the toilet
Strategic angle: Americans are open to paying more for recycled wastewater as cities seek solutions to climate-induced drought.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
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
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