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Robert McSweeney

Senior science editor

Robert holds an MEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Warwick and an MSc in climate change from the University of East Anglia. He previously spent eight years working on climate change projects at the consultancy firm Atkins.

rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org

Latest by Robert McSweeney

Cited 15 September 2026: Temperature ‘overshoot’ | World’s warmest month | ‘Catastrophic’ 1877-78 El Niño

15.09.2026

Q&A: What can – and cannot – be said about global warming’s role in the 2026 Himalayan floods

08.09.2026
Rainfall and flooding

DeBriefed 21 August 2026: El Niño boosts wildfires | Trump’s ‘unexpected’ renewables boom | Why hurricane season is ‘very quiet’

21.08.2026

Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather

18.08.2026
El Niño and La Niña

Factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires

30.07.2026
Extreme weather

Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution

24.07.2026
Heatwaves

Cited 7 July 2026: ‘Impossible’ heat | Global ocean record | Climate change and the ozone hole

07.07.2026

Media reaction: How climate change intensified Europe’s record-breaking June heat

26.06.2026
Extreme weather

Project Cosmos

22.06.2026
Science

Carbon Brief’s ranking of the most highly cited climate publications

22.06.2026
Science

Factcheck: Trump’s false claims about the IPCC and ‘RCP8.5’ climate scenario

19.05.2026
AR7

‘Very alarming’ winter sees Arctic sea ice hit record-low for second year running

27.03.2026
Ice

Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world

19.03.2026
Attribution

Prof Ben Santer: Trump administration is ‘embracing ignorance’ on climate science

15.01.2026

Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2025

13.01.2026