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Food, land and nature journalist @orladwyer_

Orla Dwyer

Food, land and nature journalist SINCE November 2022

Orla Dwyer covers food, land and nature. Orla has a BA in journalism from Dublin City University. She previously reported and wrote a climate newsletter for Irish news website The Journal. She has also worked at Virgin Media Television, Dublin People and the Irish Farmers Journal.

LATEST BY Orla Dwyer
A flag of the United States is seen in front of a burnt house during the Palisades wildfire in January 2025.

How wildfires and storms drove insurance losses in 2025 – in three charts

Policy | 31.03.26
Sheep grazing near wind turbines in a field in Kent, England in 2025.

Q&A: What England’s new ‘land-use framework’ means for climate, nature and food

UK policy | 20.03.26
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Cropped 11 March 2026: Iran water worries | Seabed-mining treaty progress | Women farmers and climate change

Cropped | 11.03.26
Interactive: Mapped: How extreme weather is destroying crops around the world

Mapped: How extreme weather is destroying crops around the world

Food and farming | 11.03.26
Montage of newspapers by Tom Prater for Carbon Brief.

Q&A: What does the Iran war mean for the energy transition and climate action?

International policy | 10.03.26
Steel mill, Germany.

Q&A: What the EU’s new industry and ‘Made in Europe’ rules mean for climate action

EU policy | 05.03.26
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Cropped 11 February 2026: Aftershocks of US withdrawals | Biodiversity and business risks | Deep-sea mining tensions

Cropped | 11.02.26
IPBES chair Dr David Obura. Credit: Carbon Brief

IPBES chair Dr David Obura: Trump’s US exit from global nature panel ‘harms everybody’

Interviews | 11.02.26
Bangkok skyline from Lumphini Park, Thailand.

IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy

Nature | 09.02.26

DeBriefed 6 February 2026: US secret climate panel ‘unlawful’ | China’s clean energy boon | Can humans reverse nature loss?

DeBriefed | 06.02.26
President Donald Trump walks off the stage after speaking at a campaign event on 18 June 2024.

Q&A: What Trump’s US exit from UNFCCC and IPCC could mean for climate action

International policy | 09.01.26
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Cropped 17 December 2025: ‘Deadly’ Asia floods; Boosting London’s water birds; UN headwinds

Cropped | 17.12.25
In the foreground, a cocoi heron in flight from right the left of te image. It's wings are mid motion, but both pointing down. The ti[s of its wings are dark grey and its body is white, with a black top of the head and a yellow beak. In the background is lush forest.

‘Cali Fund’ aiming to raise billions for nature receives first donation – of just $1,000

Nature policy | 12.12.25
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Cropped 3 December 2025: Extreme weather in Africa; COP30 roundup; Saudi minister interview

Cropped | 03.12.25

DeBriefed 28 November 2025: COP30’s ‘frustrating’ end; Asia floods; UK ‘emergency’ climate event

DeBriefed | 28.11.25
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