Carbon Brief is a UK-based website covering the latest developments in climate science, climate policy and energy policy.
We specialise in clear, data-driven articles and graphics to help improve the understanding of climate change, both in terms of the science and the policy response.
We publish a wide range of content, including explainers, interviews, analysis and factchecks, as well as a range of popular email newsletters.
| 2023 | Ayesha Tandon was shortlisted for theAssociation of British Science Writers’ award for “newcomer of the year“. |
| 2022 | Simon Evans won the “energy and environment” category at thePress Gazette’sBritish Journalism Awards. |
| 2022 | Carbon Brief wonCovering Climate Now’s “writing – newsletters” award for itsChina Briefing. |
| 2022 | Carbon Brief won theAssociation for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology’s (REA) “communications” award in the BritREAwards. |
| 2020 | Leo Hickman was named “editor of the year” by theAssociation of British Science Writers. |
| 2020 | 亚慱官网wontheAssociation of British Science Writers’ award for “innovation of the year” for its interactive feature on theUK’s electricity supply. |
| 2020 | Carbon Brief was “highly commended” by theRoyal Statistical Societyfor itsdata visualisation. |
| 2019 | 亚慱官网wontheAssociation of British Science Writers’ award for “innovation of the year” for its interactive feature on theimpacts of climate change. |
| 2019 | Carbon Brief wasshortlistedin the “maps, places and spaces” category of the “Information is Beautiful” awards. |
| 2018 | Carbon Brief was “highly commended” by theRoyal Statistical Societyfor itsinvestigative journalism. |
| 2018 | 亚慱官网wonthe “energy and commodities” category of thePress Gazette’s British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media. We were also a finalist in the “science and health” category. |
| 2017 | 亚慱官网wonthe “best specialist site for journalism” category atThe Drum Online Media Awards. |
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土地、粮食系统和自然的记者@aruna_sekhar
Aruna holds an MSc in environmental change and management from the University of Oxford. She previously worked as a freelance journalist for a variety of publications, including the New York Times, Guardian, Scroll and Caravan.
Special correspondent@daisydunnesci
Daisy holds a BSc in biology from the University of Bristol and a science journalism MA from City, University of London. She was the Independent’s climate correspondent from November 2020 to 2021. Prior to this, she was Carbon Brief’s science writer from 2017 to 2020.
Food, land and nature reporter@orladwyer_
Orla has a BA in Journalism from Dublin City University. She previously reported and wrote a climate newsletter for Irish news website The Journal. She has also worked at Virgin Media Television, Dublin People and the Irish Farmers Journal.
Digital content executive@solomonelusoji
Solomon holds an MA in journalism and communication from the Renmin University of China and a BA in mass communication from the University of Benin. He has worked as a freelance journalist for publications such as the BBC and China Dialogue. He was previously the social media editor at Channels Television in Lagos.
Deputy editor and senior policy editor@DrSimEvans
Simon covers climate and energy policy. He holds a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Bristol and previously studied chemistry at the University of Oxford. He worked for environment journal The ENDS Report for six years, covering topics including climate science and air pollution.
Policy correspondent@Josh_Gabbatiss
Josh holds a BSc in zoology from the University of Bristol. He previously worked as science correspondent at The Independent and prior to that was a freelance journalist for a variety of scientific publications including New Scientist and BBC Earth.
Multimedia producer@joejgoodman
Joe holds an MA in interactive journalism from City, University of London and a BA in archaeology from the University of Cambridge. He has previously reported for the Guardian, Vice, Dazed, Land Magazine and the Ecologist.
Office manager
Rae-Anne has more than five years experience working as a team coordinator and personal assistant at a range of workplaces, including the NHS and renewable energy sector.
Senior digital content executive@emmahancoxx
Emma holds an MA in international relations and a BA in English language and literature from the University of Nottingham. She has previous experience working in digital communications in both the private and non-profit sectors.
Climate science contributor@hausfath
Zeke has masters degrees in environmental science from Yale University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and a PhD in climate science from the University of California, Berkeley. He has spent the past 10 years working as a data scientist and entrepreneur in the cleantech sector.
Director and editor@LeoHickman
Leo previously worked for 16 years as a journalist, editor and author at the Guardian newspaper. Before joining Carbon Brief, he was WWF-UK’s chief advisor on climate change. In 2013, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Exeter in recognition of his journalism. His books include A Life Stripped Bare, The Final Call and Will Jellyfish Rule the World?
Section editor for policy@MollyLempriere
Molly holds a BA in English literature from Brunel University. She was previously UK editor at Solar Media, where she covered the energy transition, managing Current± and Solar Power Portal. Prior to this, she was senior editor for the energy sector at Verdict Media.
Senior science editor@rtmcswee
Robert holds an MEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Warwick and an MSc in climate change from the University of East Anglia. He previously spent eight years working on climate change projects at the consultancy firm Atkins.
Interactive developer
With a background in software engineering and web development, Tom has more than 20 years experience working to present complex data in a clear and accessible manner. He has designed and produced award-winning data driven graphics for BBC News, Financial Times, Condé Nast, Natural History Museum and Economist Group, among others.
Managing editor
Roz was previously our science editor and deputy editor from 2012-2017, with a stint at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Climate Outreach in between. As well as editing support, she manages our in-house practices, policies and team well-being. She has a PhD in oceanography from the University of Southampton.
Senior multimedia producer@tomoprater
Tom completed a MSc in digital journalism at Goldsmiths, University of London in 2017. He holds a BA (Hons) in art and visual culture from University of the West of England, and has previous experience working for King’s College London.
Food, land and nature reporter@YanineQuiroz
Yanine has a BA in Communication Sciences from National Autonomous University of Mexico. She worked as a freelance journalist for Mexican and international media outlets such as Mongabay Latam and China Dialogue. She is also member of the Mexican Network of Science Journalists.
Section editor for China@Wanyuan_Song
Wanyuan holds a MA in East Asia politics (Japanese studies) from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London, and BA in media and sociology from University of Leicester. She worked as China specialist for BBC News, covering China and East Asia for the past five years.
Science journalist@AyeshaTandon
Ayesha holds an MSci in natural sciences, specialising in climate science, from the University of Exeter. She previously worked at the UK Met Office as a climate science communicator.
Section editor for food, land and nature@GAViglione
Giuliana has a PhD in environmental science, specialising in oceanography, from the California Institute of Technology. She previously worked at Nature and Chemical & Engineering News and freelanced for a variety of publications.
Our editorial team is supported by an international group of academics, each specialising in various areas of climate science, biodiversity, energy and policy. As contributing editors, they help to keep us up-to-date with the latest scientific and policy developments, as well as advising us, when required, on matters of scientific accuracy. Our contributing editors are not paid by Carbon Brief and do not endorse our content.
Guivarch is a箴fessor at Ecole des Ponts ParisTechin France and a researcher at the International Research Center on Environment and Development (CIRED). Her research focuses on the economic impacts of climate change and pathways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. She is a member of the FrenchHigh Council for Climateand was a lead author of theIPCC AR6 reporton mitigating climate change.
Jotzo is a箴fessor of environmental economicsat the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy. His research focuses on decarbonisation strategies and energy transition, as well as climate change economics and policy. He was a lead author of the IPCC’s AR5 and AR6 reports on mitigating climate change. He has advised national and state governments, organisations and businesses.
Labe is a博士后研究助理at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program at Princeton University. His research explores the intersection of internal climate variability, extreme events, climate projections and artificial intelligence.
Lapola is aresearch scientistat the University of Campinas in Brazil, where he coordinates the Earth System Science Laboratory. His research focuses on global change ecology, land-use change, ecosystem services, the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, Earth system modelling and sustainability science. He coordinates theAmazon-FACE experimentexamining the impacts of elevated atmospheric CO2 on the Amazon rainforest. He was a contributing author of the IPCC AR6 report and lead author of the first Science Panel for the Amazonassessment report.
Otto is asenior lecturer in climate scienceat Imperial College London’s Grantham Institute. She previously worked for 10 years at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on extreme weather events and understanding whether and to what extent these are made more likely or intense due to climate change. She is co-founder and leader of theWorld Weather Attributioninitiative and was a lead author in the IPCC AR6 WG1 andsynthesis report. In 2021 she madeTIME’s list of the top 100 influential people in the world.
Schipper is a箴fessor of development geographyat the University of Bonn in Germany, where she runs the adaptation research collective Adaptation Hive. Her research focuses on the links between adaptation and development, including how to avoid maladaptation and ensure equity in adaptation. She is co-editor-in-chief of the journalClimate and Developmentand was a coordinating lead author of theIPCC AR6 reporton climate impacts and adaptation.
Singh is asenior researcherat the School of Environment and Sustainability at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements in Bangalore. Her research focuses on the intersection of climate change adaptation and development, including differential vulnerability to climate risks, how and why people choose to adapt or not and the role of migration in building resilience and wellbeing. She was a lead author of theIPCC AR6 reporton climate impacts and adaptation and a contributing author on the IPCCspecial reporton 1.5C.
Williams is aresearch scientistat the Science and Technology Policy Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Ghana. Her research focuses on feasibility and effectiveness of climate adaptation options across different regions in Africa. She was a contributing author of theIPCC AR6 reporton climate impacts and adaptation and a contributing author of the 2022-2032 African Union’sclimate change and resilient development strategy and action plans.
Carbon Brief is grateful for the support of its previous contributing editors:Prof Richard Allan;Prof Mark Brandon;Piers Forster教授;Prof Gabriele Hegerl;Prof Simon Lewis;Prof Tim Osborn;Prof Camille Parmesan; andProf Peter Stott.
Carbon Brief offers a paid three-week internship every summer for students and recent graduates based in the UK. The application process for this internship is usually advertised via our website, social-media channels and newsletters from April to May each year. We are currently unable to take on interns and work-experience candidates on an ad-hoc basis.
We are grateful for the support of theEuropean Climate Foundation, which provides our funding. In the spirit of transparency, we voluntarily declare that this funding totalled £1,176,376 for the financial year of 2022.
