More than 40% of children under the age of 10 globally are already experiencing at least 20 additional “heat-stress days” due to climate change. This is according to a new attribution study, published ...

In this factcheck, Carbon Brief speaks to experts and identifies flaws in the report, explaining why they undermine the ...

Lekai holds a dual master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University and the Hertie School in Berlin. He worked for two years as a climate policy advisor focused on China and the ...

Low water levels in Scar House Reservoir during drought. Credit: Jonathan Mills / Alamy. The year 2025 has seen exceptionally dry conditions in many parts of the UK. At the time of writing, a large ...

Every weekday morning at 9am UK time, Carbon Brief sends out its free Daily Briefing newsletter to thousands of subscribers, which include leading journalists, policymakers and academics. Daily ...

The UK is pioneering the use of “super batteries” that can store energy for long periods, smoothing the output from wind and ...

Sent out every other Thursday, China Briefing is a round-up of all the need-to-know information about climate and energy in China from the past fortnight. Every day, our China team trawls the media – ...

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. A Carbon Brief investigation has shed light on the impact of weather-related flooding ...

Women and children collect drinking water from a water logged area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Credit: Mehedi Hasan/Alamy Stock Photo. From supercharging extreme weather events to boosting the spread of ...

Les Mées Solar Farm, Puimichel, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. Credit: BTWImages / Alamy Stock Photo. Wind and solar supplied more of the EU’s electricity than any other power source for the first ...

The amount of foreign aid the UK spends on climate action reached a record high of around £3bn last year, according to government figures obtained by Carbon Brief. However, Carbon Brief analysis shows ...

Media reports frequently claim that the world is facing “committed warming” in the future as a result of past emissions, meaning higher temperatures are “locked in”, “in the pipeline” or “inevitable”, ...