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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

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

Ongoing failure to agree AR7 timeline is ‘unprecedented’ in IPCC history

07.11.2025
AR7

Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’

08.10.2025
Carbon dioxide removal

Experts: The key ‘unknowns’ of overshooting the 1.5C global-warming limit

08.10.2025
Climate system

Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims

14.08.2025
Policy

Media reaction: The 2025 Texas floods and the role of climate change

10.07.2025
Extreme weather

Experts: Which climate tipping point is the most concerning?

09.07.2025
AMOC

Tipping points: Window to avoid irreversible climate impacts is ‘rapidly closing’

08.07.2025
AMOC

IPCC report timeline still undecided after ‘most difficult’ meeting in China

05.03.2025
AR7

DeBriefed 21 February 2025: Brazil joins oil bloc ahead of COP30; US ‘pulled’ from IPCC meeting; Cooling cities with ‘smart’ surfaces

21.02.2025

Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2024

15.01.2025
AMOC

Media reaction: The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and the role of climate change

13.01.2025
Extreme weather

Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP29?

12.11.2024
COP29 Baku