Video: Why studying Thwaites glacier is vital for forecasting sea level rise
The UK and US have jointly launched a five-year research programme this week to study one of the world’s largest – and, potentially, most... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Stephen Belcher
Prof Stephen Belcher was appointed the chief scientist at the Met Office in December 2016. In 2012, he joined the Met Office as director of the Met... Read More
In-depth: Scientists discuss how to improve climate models
While global climate models do a good job of simulating the Earth’s climate, they are not perfect. ... Read More
Climate change ‘tripled chances’ of Hurricane Harvey’s record rain
When Hurricane Harvey struck Texas on 25 August, the state was hit by catastrophic flooding caused by record rainfall. In just three days, up to 40... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Dr Bill Hare
Dr Bill Hare is the co-founder and CEO of Climate Analytics, an international non-profit climate science and policy institute based in Germany. He is... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Dr Katharine Hayhoe
Dr Katharine Hayhoe is a professor in the department of political science at Texas Tech University and director of its Climate Science Center. She was... Read More
COP23 video: What needs to happen by COP24 to keep the Paris Agreement on track?
Carbon Brief has been talking to a range of people attending COP23, the latest annual round of international climate negotiations being held this year... Read More
COP23 video: Does Donald Trump make limiting global warming to 1.5C impossible?
Carbon Brief has been talking to a range of people attending COP23, the latest annual round of United Nations climate negotiations being held this... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Amory Lovins
Amory Lovins is the co-founder and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute. He has served as energy advisor to major firms and governments in... Read More
Video: Tropics to see ‘unprecedented’ climates under future warming
Without action to curb CO2 emissions, more than a third of the world could face climates that are different from anything observed anywhere today, a... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Michael Gerrard
Michael Gerrard is the Andrew Sabin professor of professional practice at Columbia Law School in New York, where he teaches courses on environmental... Read More
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