NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months * Down in 2025 * Still below Mar 2024 * Clean energy wave a key factor If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far… www.carbonbrief.org/...

Patagonian wildfires show how denying climate change & pushing environmental destruction make the reality of climate change much worse. Threatening the destruction of trees that have been alive when the bronze age collapsed. @wwattribution.bsky.social www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

NEW – Analysis: World’s biggest historic polluter – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/ExACGm2

Closing TOMORROW – it was an honour to be on the panel for the @rmets.org Weather Photographer of the Year 2025, judging entries for the 'Climate' category. From over 4,000 images, 25 have made the shortlist and are open to the public vote, closing tomorrow. Vote: www.rmets.org/weather-phot...

NEW – Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/AvcB7Aw

The rise, fall and rise of UK nuclear power The green light given to Sizewell C and other small modular reactors somewhat revives the UK’s nuclear capacity after decades of decline, albeit at a lower peak than the 1990s Streamgraph for @carbonbrief.org #dataviz www.carbonbrief.org/chart-the-ri...

Politicians shouldn't rage-bait chart geeks. on.ft.com/4jrlz8h

The New York Times weather team is a group of reporters and editors and designers and programmers who work with all the other departments in the newsroom to cover extreme weather and a few other things. You can follow some of us here bsky.app/starter-pack...

NEW ANALYSIS: UK's solar power surges 42% to a new record, after the sunniest spring on record * For the first time, solar was >10% of UK generation in consecutive months (April/May 2025) * In 2025, solar has already avoided gas imports that would've cost £600m www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...

South Korea’s deadliest ever wildfires in late March were worsened by climate change 📈 Here's four charts to tell the story of our latest study, published last week.

Rapid population growth, poverty and frequent bouts of extreme rainfall are increasing the risk of catastrophic flooding in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital city of nearly 18 million people. Our study on the recent floods that killed at least 33 people was published today. 🧵

📢ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 3.6% in 2024 to lowest since 1872 🏭Coal lowest since 1666, when Great Fire ravaged London 🚗EVs pushed oil down despite more traffic, saving £1.7bn 🌇Gas down on "cleanest ever" power 📈📉Since 1990, CO2 -54% / GDP +84% www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/9

Extreme weather is destroying crops around the world, from hurricanes hitting bananas and yams in Jamaica, to drought ruining maize crops in Myanmar last year. We mapped a global snapshot of the impacts from media reports for @carbonbrief.org interactive.carbonbrief.org/crops-extrem... #dataviz

New attribution study by WWA finds climate change increased the likelihood of wildfire disaster in Los Angeles Cumulative annual rainfall chart for @wwattribution.bsky.social www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan... #dataviz

A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out the extra emissions from the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports. That's more than 300,000 hectares... Chart for @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-... #dataviz

A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out the extra emissions from the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports. That's more than 300,000 hectares... Chart for @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-... #dataviz

A network of researchers conducted a global stocktake of measures taken by communities forced to adapt to climate change. We analysed 1,600+ peer-reviewed articles from the data looking at where, how and by whom these measures are being taken. interactive.carbonbrief.org/climate-adap... #dataviz

NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold. We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940. 2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.

NEW ANALYSIS: Right-leaning UK newspaper editorials have relentlessly attacked energy secretary Ed Miliband since last year's election, calling him "hysterical", a "madman" & "demented" The papers have also published a record number of editorials opposing climate action… 1/2

A network of researchers conducted a global stocktake of measures taken by communities forced to adapt to climate change. We analysed 1,600+ peer-reviewed articles from the data looking at where, how and by whom these measures are being taken. interactive.carbonbrief.org/climate-adap... #dataviz

Climate change intensified the series of five typhoons and a tropical storm that impacted the Philippines over 23 days in October and November. Our study found that a greater number of typhoons landfalling in the country are reaching Category 3-5 levels as fossil fuel emissions heat the climate. 🧵

Analysis: How the UK plans to reach clean power by 2030 | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org Read here: https://buff.ly/3BvkufV

This ridgeline plot and the unconventional use of shading from white to blue to indicate sea ice loss is great. It also reinforces the impression of a dense ice pack breaking up. Chart by @janatausch.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/63fb... #dataviz

NEW ANIMATION: China’s cumulative emissions have overtaken the EU for the first time… …but under future projections, China’s emissions may *never* eclipse the US (despite having just a fraction of the population) buff.ly/4hQ131z with @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @vernerviisas.carbonbrief.org

Of the 750 extreme weather events and trends recorded in the map, nearly three-quarters were made more likely or more severe due to climate change A #design and #dataviz thread 🧵 interactive.carbonbrief.org/attribution-...

The UK’s last coal-fired power plant closes this month. Whilst significant, this is worth holding in mind: "Since 1882, the UK’s coal plants will have emitted 10.4bn tonnes of CO2 – more than most countries have ever produced from all sources" interactive.carbonbrief.org/coal-phaseou...

So thrilled and proud that the @carbonbrief.org team won 'Specialist Website of the Year' at last night's @pressgazette.co.uk #FutureMediaAwards! There to represent us were @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @vernerviisas.carbonbrief.org & @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org

FALSE: ‘Old bangers are the green motorist’s choice’ Buying a new electric vehicle to replace an 'old banger' would benefit the climate after driving 20,000-32,000 miles Cars on a chart for @drsimevans.bsky.social epic EV factcheck for @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21...

Africa has faced a run of deadly and, in many cases, unprecedented extreme weather events this year. Analysis by @daisydunne.bsky.social shows 15k+ deaths and 34m+ people affected in 2023 to date. Map with Joe Goodman for @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-afr...