Recent Carbon Brief articles by Robert McSweeney

• Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution
• Prof Ben Santer: Trump administration is ‘embracing ignorance’ on climate science
• Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP28?
• Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP27?
• Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2021
• Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP26?
• Analysis: How delegations at COP climate summits have changed over time
• IPCC: How the AR6 WG1 summary for policymakers compares to its predecessor
• Explainer: What the new IPCC report says about extreme weather and climate change
• Recent increase in major Atlantic hurricanes may be ‘rebound’ after 1960-1980s lull
• Pacific north-west heatwave shows climate is heading into ‘uncharted territory’
• Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2020
• Emissions cuts in line with Paris Agreement would see benefits ‘within two decades’
• Scientists concerned by ‘record high’ global methane emissions
• Scientists shed light on human causes of North Atlantic’s ‘cold blob’
• Jet stream: Is climate change causing more ‘blocking’ weather events?
• Methane emissions from fossil fuels ‘severely underestimated’
• Explainer: Nine ‘tipping points’ that could be triggered by climate change
• Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2019
• Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP25?
• Existing Paris climate pledges commit sea level rise to ‘one metre by 2300’
• Arctic sea ice summer minimum in 2019 is ‘joint-second lowest’ on record
• Cutting air pollution would not cause ‘near-term spike’ in global warming
• Explainer: ‘Desertification’ and the role of climate change
• Limiting warming to 1.5C could prevent ‘thousands’ of heat deaths in US cities
• The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Joanna Haigh
• Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2019 is seventh lowest on record
• Studies shed new light on Antarctica’s future contribution to sea level rise
• Q&A: How is Arctic warming linked to the ‘polar vortex’ and other extreme weather?
• Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2018
• Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP24?
• In-depth Q&A: The UK Climate Projections 2018
• US could meet Paris emissions pledge with ‘natural climate solutions’, study says
• Arctic sea ice summer minimum in 2018 is sixth lowest on record
• Climate change made 2018 European heatwave up to ‘five times’ more likely
• Slowdown of Atlantic conveyor belt could trigger ‘two decades’ of rapid global warming
• Permafrost and wetland emissions could cut 1.5C carbon budget ‘by five years’
• ‘Atlantification’ of Arctic sea tipping it towards new climate regime
• Analysis: The gender, nationality and institution of IPCC AR6 scientists
• Low-lying atolls could become ‘uninhabitable’ earlier than thought
• Guest post: The impact of climate change on mental health is impossible to ignore
• Atlantic ‘conveyor belt’ has slowed by 15% since mid-20th century
• Marine heatwaves have become ‘34% more likely’ over past century
• Arctic sea ice hits second-lowest winter peak on record
• Global warming to date could ‘obliterate’ a third of glacier ice
• Solar geoengineering: Risk of ‘termination shock’ overplayed, study says
• Explainer: The polar vortex, climate change and the ‘Beast from the East’
• Mangrove deforestation emits as much CO2 as Myanmar each year
• Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2017
• Q&A: How do climate models work?
• El Niño causes West Antarctica’s ice shelves to gain height yet lose mass
• The Carbon Brief Interview: Dr Katharine Hayhoe
• Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP23?
• Media reaction: Hurricane Irma and climate change
• Climate change is shifting Kodiak bear feeding habits, study says
• Ecosystems facing ‘double whammy’ due to increasing impacts of drought
• ‘Extreme’ El Niños to double in frequency under 1.5C of warming, study says
• Rising seas threaten scores of species on Pacific islands with extinction
• Warm spells in Arctic stunt crop yields across US, study suggests
• Billions to face ‘deadly threshold’ of heat extremes by 2100, finds study
• UK wind power can help meet peak winter demand, study says
• Video: Tropics to see ‘unprecedented’ climates under future warming
• Half the global population could face ‘unknown’ climates by mid-century
• Antarctica’s high elevation is slowing rate of warming, says study
• Limiting warming to 1.5C has clear benefits for Australia, study says
• Pacific Ocean shift could see 1.5C breached within a decade
• El Niño shifts cholera burden onto East Africa
• Coral reef survival hinges on ‘urgent and rapid’ emissions cuts
• Marine ‘hotspots’ under dual threat from climate change and fishing
• Swiss ski resorts could see 70% drop in snow cover as climate warms
• ‘Cluster of cold years’ behind New Zealand’s surprising glacier growth
• Climate change and fishing lay ‘ecological trap’ for African penguins
• Scientists solve ocean ‘carbon sink’ puzzle
• Risk of ‘megafires’ to increase as climate warms
• Absence of carbon capture and storage is ‘biggest challenge to’ 2C limit
• High temperatures to hit staple crops in the US this century, study says
• Dramatic decrease in ‘mild’ weather for tropical countries by 2100
• Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2016
• Ocean data upgrade confirms pace of recent warming
• Zika outbreak ‘fuelled by’ El Niño and climate change
• Shrinking glaciers are ‘categorical evidence’ of climate change, study says
• Captain Scott’s expedition logs reveal Antarctic sea ice history
• Arctic summer sea ice to disappear with 2C warming, study says
• Changing climate demands new approach to flood risk, say MPs
• Clouds dampened warming since 1980s, study shows
• Warming of 2C will push Mediterranean habitats into ‘unprecedented situation’
• Shifting tropical cyclones increases threat to sinking Mekong delta
• Hurricane Sandy-sized floods up to 17 times more likely by 2100
• Climate change could push risk of ‘megadrought’ to 99% in American southwest
• Arctic sea ice summer minimum in 2016 joint-second lowest on record
• Seals help scientists get to the bottom of Antarctic changes
• Rising seas could ease coral bleaching but will be ‘too little too late’
• Warming Atlantic Ocean leads to rise in marine bacteria
• Scientists confirm multiple climate records broken in 2015
• Climate-related disasters raise conflict risk, study says
• Climate change could curb malaria risk in West Africa by end of century
• Warmer oceans driving Antarctic Peninsula glacier melt
• Shifting global cloud patterns could amplify warming, study says
• Study links heatwave deaths in London and Paris to climate change
• Pacific Ocean behind recent Antarctic sea ice growth, study says