Drought and heatwaves occurring together (compound events) have “surged” across the world since the early 2000s, a new study shows. This increase is predominantly driven by events that start with a heatwave. Read more 🔽

NEW – Pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, study says ✍️ @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org Read here ⬇️

NEW – Analysis: Half of nations meet UN deadline for nature-loss reporting | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/T18a3AS

NEW – Limiting warming to 2C is ‘crucial’ to protect pristine Antarctic Peninsula ✍️ @giulianaviglione.bsky.social 💬 comments from @iceybethan.bsky.social @treacherousbuzz.bsky.social @tridatta.bsky.social @scottdoney.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/wELuQCm

Every Thursday, Latin American climate news in our newsletter: Heavy storms hit Brazil’s state of Minas Gerais earlier this week Venezuela's average temperature increased by 1.8C over the past 100 years Peru issued regulation to address the effects of heat on public health And more 🔽

🌽 New Cropped just dropped 🌽 Cropped: Food inflation strikes | El Niño looms | Biodiversity talks stagnate ✍️ @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @giulianaviglione.bsky.social Subscribe to our newsletters ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK Read here ⬇️

Mapped: How ‘proxy’ data reveals the climate of the Earth’s distant past | @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @hausfath.bsky.social @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org #CBarchive Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3dljN8U

NEW – Dangerous heat for Tour de France riders only a ‘question of time’ ✍️ @giulianaviglione.bsky.social 💬 comments from Dr. Jessica Murfree, Madeleine Orr and Ivana Cvijanovic Read here: buff.ly/Za9x6Rg

In our weekly newsletter we covered the EU warning to prepare for a 3C warmer planet, the removing of "climate change" from the @iea.org priorities and interviewed researchers from Chile and Argentina who commented on the influence of non-native trees in the recent wildfires, among other news. 🔽

Every Thursday, Latin America in our Daily Briefing: Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon continues to fall in 2026 More than 12,500 climate disasters hit the Amazon region between 2013-2023 Chile’s electric system reached a “historical participation” of 93.5% of renewables last month and more

Latin American news in our daily newsletter: - Experts criticised Argentina’s government cuts to fire management budget - Brazil missed deadline for delivering a national roadmap to phase out fossil fuels - Venezuela’s interim president proposed strengthening oil and mining extraction read more

NEW – IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/sYndpga

In today's Cropped edition: - Carbon Brief spoke to @ipbes.net's chair and the chief executive about the US withdrawal from the panel - The International Seabed Authority called on EU to agree on a rule book on deep-sea mining - The @fao.org “food price index” fell in January and more 🔽

The weather conditions preceding the recent wildfires in Chile and Argentina were 3 times more likely due to human-caused climate change. 🌎🌲 We delved into a rapid attribution study by the @wwattribution.bsky.social service and summed up the impacts and vulneratibility to fires in both countries. 🔽

Climate change and La Niña made ‘devastating’ southern African floods more intense Analysis by @wwattribution.bsky.social #climatecrisis By @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org and @yaninequiroz.bsky.social www.carbonbrief.org/climate-chan...

Every Thursay, climate news from Latin America in our newsletter: Wildfires in Chile have now burned more than 40,000 ha of forests. Wildfires in Argentina’s Patriada port remain active. Costa Rica’s presidential candidates have “barely mentioned” climate change in their manifestos. And more 🔽

A healthy diet using the least expensive foods could reduce dietary emissions by one-third and cost about one-third less than the most-consumed foods, a study found. Some food groups that are low in both cost and emissions include legumes, nuts and seeds, and oils and fats. 🥜🍎🥕 Read more 🔽

Latest climate news from Latin America 🌎: - Wildfires in Argentine Patagonia have engulfed more than 21,000 hectares and damaged houses. - Petrobras and Shell funded a study to assess carbon stocks in Brazil. - "Energy crisis" affecting Cuba and Bolivia. Read more here 🔽

What were the scientific articles most covered by the media in 2025 about? Check out this must-read analysis by Carbon Brief here 🔽

2025 was an exceptional year for the Earth's climate ⬆️ Warmest ocean heat content ⬆️ Tied as second warmest surface temps ⬆️ Second warmest troposphere ⬆️ Record high sea level and GHGs ⬇️ Record low winter Arctic ice New State of the Climate over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...

Cropped 14 January 2026: Wildfires scorch three continents; EU trade; Food and nature in 2026 #Climate

Our first Cropped edition of the year: 2026 Food, land and nature moments to watch out for France and Italy seek a carve-out for fertilisers from the EU’s carbon border tax. The EU is set to sign the Mercosur trade deal. Wildfires in Australia, South Africa and Argentina. And more 🔽

Every Thursday, climate news from Latin America in our Daily briefing: - US sets out bare-bones plan to control Venezuela’s oil sales. - Mexico expects a deficit in rainfall in the first quarter of the year. - Chile has banked on green hydrogen, while electromobility is boosted in Latam.

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🌽 New Cropped just dropped 🌽 Cropped | ‘Deadly’ Asia floods; Boosting London’s water birds; UN headwinds ✍️ @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ buff.ly/aGjMp7M

Every Thursday, Latin American climate news in our newsletter: Amazon countries don't report all of the disasters recorded in their regions. Need for consensus around Argentina’s energy policy. Mexico city announced the issuance of a green bond for sustainable mobility. read more 🔽

Climate news from Latin America: - This year Mexico prioritised fossil fuels and made cuts to the environmental sector. - Ecuador legalised 19,000 hectares of indigenous lands to reduce deforestation. - Argentina did not update its NDC and cut environment budget. And more here 🔽

In today's edition of our newsletter: - An interview with a Saudi Arabian minister who talked about the desertification COP and the fossil fuel roadmap - The latest coverage on the results of COP30 on food and forests. - Droughts in Somalia and impacts on cocoa production. And much more 🔽

Truly collective effort from my @carbonbrief.org colleagues to sum up COP30. What was achieved: voluntary initiative to accelarate implementation of NDCs, reduced set of adaptation indicators, a mechanism for just transition What slipped away: fossil fuel and defirestation roadmaps Read more 🔽

NEW – COP30: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Belém Read here ➡️ buff.ly/3isyGpX #COP30

To quote my friend @drkatemarvel.bsky.social, climate change won't make humanity extinct but we can do better than "not extinct". Raise your standards people!

If you're still figuring out what the #TFFF means for climate and nature finance in an era of backtracking, aid cuts and Baku amnesia, I wrote about in last week's Cropped. www.carbonbrief.org/cropped-5-no... (in-depth explainer w/ @yaninequiroz.bsky.social www.carbonbrief.org/cop30-could-...)

Brazil’s $125bn forest fund – framed as the “biggest thing to come out of COP30” – goes live tomorrow. Critics point out that TFFF “puts private investors first”, forest payouts last + sets a 🌳 bar too low to be “scientifically credible”. @yaninequiroz.bsky.social and I 🕵🏽‍♀️, for @carbonbrief.org.

Happy to share our new Q&A about the importance of soil health for agriculture and climate mitigation 🐛🌱🥕, from degraded agricultural lands - including drivers and impacts on emissions - to solutions and international policies aimed at regenerating soils. Useful for following COP negotiations 🔽.

🌽 New Cropped just dropped 🌽 Cropped | Global forest loss dips; Bird species in peril; Climate impact on Thai trees Read here ➡️ buff.ly/Dh3I5bf Subscribe to Cropped ➡️ subscribe.carbonbrief.org

Q&A: How do climate models work? | @hausfath.bsky.social @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org #CBarchive Read here: bit.ly/3mEf6KH

NEW – Analysis: Only half of Chinese provinces finalise key ‘Document 136’ renewable rules | @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from David Fishman and Muyi Yang Read here ⬇️

DeBriefed | Earth’s first ‘tipping point’; Climate adviser interview; How warming affects children’s health ✍️ Written by @emmahancox.carbonbrief.org 💻 Edited by @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ buff.ly/HfMg7ld Sign up to DeBriefed ➡️ subscribe.carbonbrief.org

Every Thursday, climate news from Latin America in our newsletter: The “pre-COP” summit anticipates clashes over fossil fuels and climate finance at COP30 Heat-related deaths will double in Latin America in the coming decades NGO calls on Venezuela to approve a national adaptation plan And more:

NEW - What happened in 🇨🇳's climate + energy space in the last 2 weeks: 🛳️ New rare earth, magnet and battery export controls ☀️ Proposal to broaden provinces' renewable energy quotas 📈 IEA says 🇨🇳 could hit 2035 wind and solar target in 2030 Find our more in my latest @carbonbrief.org China Briefing⬇

“Extreme” wildfires emitted more than 8bn tonnes of carbon dioxide during the 2024-25 “global fire season”, according to the annual “state of wildfires” report. 👩🏽‍🚒🌳 Fires burned at least 3.7m square kilometres of land – an area larger than India. Check out the results for various regions ⬇️

Latin America in our Daily Briefing: 64% of Brazilian people say they are supportive of COP30 being held in their country 73% of Argentina's climate commitments are not on track to be achieved by 2030 México City will commit to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 35% by 2030. Read more

Last week, @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and I attended the first-ever conference on climate "overshoot" in Vienna. Here's our summary of the wide-ranging discussions. (Bearing in mind we were two journalists covering 8 conference themes...!)

🌽 New Cropped just dropped 🌽 Cropped | US government shutdown; EU loses green space; Migratory species extinction threat ✍️ @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @giulianaviglione.bsky.social Read here ➡️ buff.ly/HBhZIz4

From Indian car owners to Canadian canola farmers, biofuels have been in the news for all kinds of reasons. Here’s everything you wanted to know about biofuels & climate: www.carbonbrief.org/qa-how-count... By me for @carbonbrief.org 🖼️📈 @kerryanncleaver.bsky.social @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org

The latest EAT Lancet report finds that a global shift towards a "planetary health diet” 🥕🐟 could cut agri emissions by 15% by 2050 It proposes: - A plant-based diet, limited intake of meat and dairy, and other foods - Access to just food systems - Inclusion of dietary cultural differences 👇

NEW – Q&A: What the ‘controversial’ GWP* methane metric means for farming emissions | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/vmZWYtQ

I’ve spent months looking into GWP* - a way of measuring methane that has been labelled an 'accounting trick' by some and a fairer way to assess methane by others This Q&A gets into all the science and spats about GWP* and the current situation in places like NZ and Ireland 🐮 buff.ly/vmZWYtQ

Climate news from Latin America in our newsletter: Brazil’s forest fund delayed ahead of COP30 COP30 will have 1,240 volunteers Cuba’s capital, affected by floods after an intense drought 13 Argentinian provinces oppose a potential withdrawal of Argentina from the Paris Agreement read more 🔽

NEW – Analysis: Half of global emissions covered by 2035 climate pledges after UN summit in New York | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org Ho Woo Nam Read here: buff.ly/gV0HmBt