Briefing: Thousands ordered to evacuate as Hawaii hit by severe flash floods
Strategic angle: Officials warn some residents could be trapped by rising waters as Wahiawā dam on Oahu ‘may collapse at any time’.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Climate
Latest Climate stories from Environment.
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.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Carbon Brief Quiz 2026: Picture Round 1 and 2
Participate in the Carbon Brief Quiz and test your knowledge on climate-related topics.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: ‘Yes to fields of wheat, no to fields of iron’: how the world’s greenest country soured on solar
Strategic angle: In Denmark, the spread of solar panels in rural areas could play a deciding factor in the national elections on Tuesday.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
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.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
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.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
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.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Work from home and slow down on the road: world’s energy watchdog advises emergency measures as oil prices rise
Strategic angle: IEA makes 10 recommendations to help households and businesses prepare for a drawn-out disruption to energy markets.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: More than 70 UK councils failed to issue single fine for littering last year
Strategic angle: Exclusive: Lack of enforcement is allowing people to drop rubbish with complete impunity, says Clean Up Britain.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: People in North Yorkshire town found to have ‘alarming’ levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in blood
Strategic angle: Exclusive: Testing in Bentham reveals one in four residents have blood levels in the greatest risk category.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: NSW will continue to green-light coalmine expansions – ignoring a warning from its own climate agency
Strategic angle: Minns Labor government criticised over strategy as no new mines have been proposed for several years.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds
Strategic angle: Analysis reveals a disconnect between political rhetoric and public support for net zero initiatives.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Historic March heatwave in US west shatters high-temperature records
Strategic angle: Some highs in California, Nevada and Arizona recorded at 25-35F above normal, with widespread alerts and closures.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding
Strategic angle: Lawsuit claims the rescission of the endangerment finding was illegal, threatening public health.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Meet the Seattle families living communally to bring down costs – in pictures
Strategic angle: As Americans face a housing crisis, this development shows how communal living can bring homeownership within reach – and foster connection.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: King opens world’s longest managed coastal walk – but much of it is still closed off
Strategic angle: Landowner disputes and coastal erosion hinder completion of King Charles III England coast path.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Tropical Cyclone Narelle to make landfall in far north Qld on Friday as category 5 storm, bringing 315km/h wind gusts
Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, intensified offshore to category 5, fueled by warm waters in Coral Sea.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Why $4 gasoline is the tipping point for EVs
Strategic angle: As fuel costs climb, the long-term math shifts toward EVs — but consumer hesitation and infrastructure gaps could slow the transition.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: UK to cut climate aid to developing countries by 14% to £2bn a year in ‘refocus’
Strategic angle: Move will put national security and lives overseas at risk, critics say, as overall UK aid budget is slashed to 0.3% of gross national income.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Power prices expected to fall by up to 10% from July, bringing ‘welcome relief’ to Australia’s east coast
Strategic angle: Increased output from wind generation and batteries, and falling electricity contract prices, are expected to deliver lower energy bills.
Editorial Staff Mar 19