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Briefing: Climate change may complicate avalanche risk across the Pacific Northwest

Strategic angle: This winter was one of the warmest on record, leading to unusual weather patterns that increase avalanche risk.

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Briefing: Australia’s generation Alpha faces $185k bill over lifetime without urgent action on climate crisis, report finds

Strategic angle: A new report highlights the financial burden on future generations due to climate inaction.

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Briefing: How soil microbes may control the future of our planet

Strategic angle: The soil beneath our feet is a huge carbon bank storing up to approximately three times more carbon than the entire atmosphere.

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Earth heat hits record in 2025 as UN warns warming will last thousands of years

The UN reports unprecedented heat levels, signaling long-term climate impacts.

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Briefing: UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms

Strategic angle: The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.

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Briefing: Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high

Strategic angle: State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat.

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Briefing: Earth's climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns

Strategic angle: The world's oceans have broken heat records for nine straight years, glaciers are retreating and extreme weather is killing thousands.

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Briefing: Beavers are turning rivers into powerful carbon sinks

Strategic angle: New research highlights the role of beavers in combating climate change through wetland creation.

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Briefing: COP28 To COP30: Nuclear Energy In The Climate Equation – OpEd

Strategic angle: An exploration of the role of nuclear energy in addressing climate change from COP28 to COP30.

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Briefing: You can bet on climate disasters. Business is booming.

Strategic angle: The rise of betting on climate-related events is transforming the financial landscape.

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Briefing: US and Israel’s war on Iran is a disaster for the environment, analysis shows

Strategic angle: Exclusive: War has led to 5m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined.

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Briefing: An answer to America's drought may be hiding in the toilet

Strategic angle: Americans are open to paying more for recycled wastewater as cities seek solutions to climate-induced drought.

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Briefing: New model links carbon-13 spike to Great Oxidation Event 2.45 billion years ago

Strategic angle: Two University of Victoria geologists provide new insights into ancient ocean floor chemistry.

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Briefing: Moss-associated nitrogen fixation helps sustain plant growth in warming permafrost ecosystems

Strategic angle: Climate warming enhances plant growth in permafrost regions through extended growing seasons and improved root access.

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Briefing: Family of Miller Gardner files wrongful death suit

Strategic angle: The family of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Costa Rican resort where their 14-year-old son Miller was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning last year.

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Briefing: DeBriefed 20 March 2026: Energy crisis deepens | Brazil’s new climate plan | New Zealand climate case

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

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Carbon Brief Quiz 2026: Picture Round 1 and 2

Participate in the Carbon Brief Quiz and test your knowledge on climate-related topics.

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Briefing: Reform UK success in local elections could endanger national climate targets, report says

Strategic angle: LSE research highlights concerns over climate science denial among Reform councillors.

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Briefing: Australia Approves New Coal Seam Gas Expansion

Strategic angle: The expansion in Queensland, approved until 2081, is set to contribute approximately 120 million tonnes of carbon emissions over its lifetime.

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Briefing: Heatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists

Strategic angle: Record-breaking temperatures this week were significantly above average, attributed to climate change.