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Keepers hose elephant down to help it keep cool in a zoo in New Delhi, India.

State of the climate: 2025 in top-three hottest years on record as ocean heat surges

The year 2025 was in the top-three warmest years on record, with average surface temperatures reaching around 1.44C above pre-industrial levels acros... Read More

State of the climate | Jan 14. 2026.
Bird silhouette against blazing sun.

Analysis: What are the causes of recent record-high global temperatures?

The past three years have been exceptionally warm globally.  In 2023, global temperatures reached a new high, after they significantly exceed... Read More

Global temperature | Dec 10. 2025.
Birds escaping bush fire at Masai Mara National Park, Kenya.

Guest post: Why carbon emissions from fires are significantly higher than thought

Scientists have long known that fires release substantial amounts of greenhouse gases and pollutants into the atmosphere. However, estimating the ... Read More

Guest posts | Dec 1. 2025.
Close-up view of the tightly packed LAX Parking lots with an airplane flying above.

Analysis: Fossil-fuel CO2 emissions to set new record in 2025, as land sink ‘recovers’

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise around 1.1% in 2025, reaching a record 38.1bn tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2), according ... Read More

Carbon budgets | Nov 13. 2025.
Aerial view of wind turbine construction, India.

UNEP: New country climate plans ‘barely move needle’ on expected warming

The latest round of country climate plans ‘barely move the needle’ on future warming, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned.... Read More

Emissions | Nov 4. 2025.
IPCC chair Prof Jim Skea speaks during a plenary session at the Overshoot Conference. Credit: IIASA.

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

The first-ever international conference on the contentious topic of “overshoot” was held last week in a palace in the small town of Laxenburg in ... Read More

Global temperature | Oct 8. 2025.
Demonstrators from Extinction Rebellion push self-made cart in the shape of the 1.5 climate target in Berlin, Germany.

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

Last week, around 180 scientists, researchers and legal experts gathered in Laxenburg, Austria to attend the first-ever international conference focu... Read More

Global temperature | Oct 8. 2025.
People overlooking London's skyline during a heatwave.

Analysis: England’s most ethnically diverse areas are 15 times more likely to face extreme heat

Neighbourhoods in England that are home to the most minority-ethnic people are 15 times more likely to face extreme heat than the least diverse areas... Read More

UK policy | Aug 12. 2025.
The phenomenon of water mirage in scorching heat in Obihiro City, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Credit: Associated Press.

State of the climate: 2025 on track to be second or third warmest year on record

As it passes its midway point, 2025 is on track to be the second or third warmest year on record, Carbon Brief analysis shows. However, it is very... Read More

State of the climate | Jul 29. 2025.
Aerial view of illegal Amazon deforestation.

Experts: Which climate tipping point is the most concerning?

Last week, hundreds of scientists, policymakers and journalists flocked to the University of Exeter to attend an international conference on “tippi... Read More

Tipping points | Jul 9. 2025.
The Global Tipping Points Conference 2025.

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

In the midst of a record-breaking heatwave in Europe, the UK city of Exeter recently played host to the second international conference on “tipping... Read More

Tipping points | Jul 8. 2025.
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