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Major oil producers among 46 nations joining fossil fuel phase-out summit

Strategic angle: Canada, Australia, Brazil and Norway are set to attend the Santa Marta summit, but the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers are missing from the list The post Major oil producers among 46 nations joining fossil fuel pha

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

Strategic angle: Extreme weather events around the world, such as wildfires and storms, were the major driver... The post How wildfires and storms drove insurance losses in 2025 – in three charts appeared first on Carbon Brief.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Trump’s Iran war and energy policies outline ‘dangerous volatility’ of fossil fuel push

Strategic angle: Critics say president is locking into 20th century energy systems even as his ‘bet’ on oil and gas ‘isn’t going so well’.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: The West’s unprecedented winter could fuel a summer of disaster

Strategic angle: Record-low snowpack and an early heatwave could mean a higher risk of drought and fire in coming months.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: ‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters

Strategic angle: Campaigners argue that overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’ as precious ocean life faces threats.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Rubbish and recycling in England: what’s changing and why it matters

Strategic angle: Nationwide reforms aim to standardise collections and expand food waste recycling to tackle stagnating rates.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: ‘We didn’t want to be preachy’: David Attenborough’s unexpected new show – which might enrage cat lovers

Strategic angle: The great naturalist, who is about to turn 100, is still surprised by wildlife in his new series about British gardens.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Green Climate Fund picks locations for five developing country hubs

Strategic angle: The UN's climate fund says new offices will boost developing nations' access to climate finance as board accredits first Palestinian entity for direct access to funds The post Green Climate Fund picks locations for five

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Island nations fight to save cultural heritage from climate change

Strategic angle: The climate crisis is putting human heritage in the firing line. In response, small island states are learning how to adapt The post Island nations fight to save cultural heritage from climate change appeared first on Cl

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: With its new farm bill, Florida’s climate fight just hit a tractor-sized roadblock

Strategic angle: The sweeping new law enshrines farmers' use of gas-powered equipment and weakens protections for conservation lands, locking the state's climate-battered ag sector into fossil fuel dependence.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Monday briefing: Has the single-use vape ban made any difference to our health or our environment?

Strategic angle: Nearly a year after disposable vapes were outlawed, new figures suggest the policy has delivered only modest gains while creating new challenges.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: LA County Sheriff's Deputy Dies After Medical Emergency During Relay Race

Strategic angle: Levi Vargas, 30, faced a tragic incident while competing in the Baker to Vegas race amid extreme heat conditions.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: A costly plan will keep a steel plant in JD Vance’s hometown running. Locals are aghast: ‘It’s horrible’

Strategic angle: Fossil-fuel burning at Ohio facility could burn longer, leaving Middletown residents to face environmental risks.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Toxic Pfas residue identified on 37% of California produce, new analysis finds

Strategic angle: Peaches, strawberries and grapes were almost always found to be contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ in the analysis.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Nigel Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double

Strategic angle: Critics warn that the proposed trade policy could exacerbate the cost-of-living crisis.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: DOGE goes nuclear: How Trump invited Silicon Valley into America’s nuclear power regulator

Strategic angle: Staffers from DOGE are revamping rules in ways to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered

Strategic angle: University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: DeBriefed 27 Mach 2026: North Sea myths debunked | India’s climate plan | IPCC and Indigenous knowledge

Strategic angle: An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Wily coyote? Urban canines take more risks compared with rural ones – study

Strategic angle: Researchers find that urban dogs exhibit riskier behaviors due to reduced fear of harassment.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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

Strategic angle: Arctic sea ice has reached its peak extent for this winter, clocking in as the... The post ‘Very alarming’ winter sees Arctic sea ice hit record-low for second year running appeared first on Carbon Brief.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Major oil producers among 46 nations joining fossil fuel phase-out summit

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

Briefing: Trump’s Iran war and energy policies outline ‘dangerous volatility’ of fossil fuel push

Briefing: The West’s unprecedented winter could fuel a summer of disaster

Briefing: ‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters

Briefing: Rubbish and recycling in England: what’s changing and why it matters

Briefing: ‘We didn’t want to be preachy’: David Attenborough’s unexpected new show – which might enrage cat lovers

Green Climate Fund picks locations for five developing country hubs

Island nations fight to save cultural heritage from climate change

Briefing: With its new farm bill, Florida’s climate fight just hit a tractor-sized roadblock

Briefing: Monday briefing: ​Has the single-use vape ban made any difference to our health or our environment?

Briefing: LA County Sheriff's Deputy Dies After Medical Emergency During Relay Race

Briefing: A costly plan will keep a steel plant in JD Vance’s hometown running. Locals are aghast: ‘It’s horrible’

Briefing: Toxic Pfas residue identified on 37% of California produce, new analysis finds

Briefing: Nigel Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double

Briefing: DOGE goes nuclear: How Trump invited Silicon Valley into America’s nuclear power regulator

Briefing: Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered

Briefing: DeBriefed 27 Mach 2026: North Sea myths debunked | India’s climate plan | IPCC and Indigenous knowledge

Briefing: Wily coyote? Urban canines take more risks compared with rural ones – study

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

Briefing: Monday briefing: Has the single-use vape ban made any difference to our health or our environment?