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Recommended read: An article in @biographic.bsky.social explored whether the skeletons of dead corals “help or hinder recovery” on bleached reefs.

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The Curse of Dead Corals - bioGraphic
When heat waves bleach reefs, do dead coral skeletons help or hinder recovery?
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February 14, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Recommended read: The Guardian explored how Romania’s emissions have fallen by 75% since the 1990s and have been decoupled from the country’s economic growth.
‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?
Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal
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February 14, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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DeBriefed: Trump repeals landmark ‘endangerment finding’ | China’s emissions flatlining | UK’s ‘relentless rain’

✍️ Written Alice Vernat-Davies
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February 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Daily Briefing: Trump revokes endangerment | ‘New world disorder’ | France nuclear ‘bet’

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February 13, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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NEW – Analysis: Trump has overseen more coal retirements than any other US president

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February 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Daily Briefing: China’s emissions ‘flat or falling’ | ‘Hellish hothouse Earth’ | EU energy prices

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February 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Wherever you live on the planet, 🇨🇳China’s efforts to tackle climate change affect us all.

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February 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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NEW – Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social @creacleanair.bsky.social

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February 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Cropped: Aftershocks of US withdrawals | Biodiversity and business risks | Deep-sea mining tensions

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February 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Jet stream: Is climate change causing more ‘blocking’ weather events? | @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org #CBarchive

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Jet stream: Is climate change causing more ‘blocking’ weather events? - Carbon Brief
The past few months have seen some remarkable weather, from the UK’s sunniest spring on record to Siberia’s dramatic heatwave and “zombie wildfires”.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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NEW – Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org

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February 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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NEW – IPBES chair Dr David Obura: Trump’s US exit from global nature panel ‘harms everybody’ | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org

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IPBES chair Dr David Obura: Trump’s US exit from global nature panel ‘harms everybody’ - Carbon Brief
In an interview with Carbon Brief, Obura says the warming that humans have already caused means “coral reefs are very likely at a tipping point”
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February 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Guest post: Are UK floods becoming worse due to climate change? | Jamie Hannaford @ukceh.bsky.social #CBarchive

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Guest post: Are UK floods becoming worse due to climate change? - Carbon Brief
Once again, lives have been turned upside down by flooding across large parts of the UK, following the exceptional rainfall brought by storms Ciara and Dennis.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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NEW – Climate change made ‘fire weather’ in Chile and Argentina three times more likely

By @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org and @yaninequiroz.bsky.social

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People walking on a road as a wildfire blazes behind them in Argentina, January 2026. Credit: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo.
February 11, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Daily Briefing: Endangerment repeal | UK insurance ‘jump’ | Coral bleaching

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February 11, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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Daily Briefing: Trump ‘to repeal endangerment finding’ | Nature-loss warning | Record UK solar auction

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February 10, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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NEW – G7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025 | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org

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Amount of wind and large-scale solar capacity being built or planned in the G7 major economies, China and the rest of the world, gigawatts, 2022-2025. Source: Global Energy Monitor.
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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NEW – IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org

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IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy - Carbon Brief
The "undervaluing" of nature by businesses is fuelling its decline and putting the global economy at risk, according to a major new report.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Daily Briefing: ‘Peak coal’ for power | Guterres’ GDP warning | Iberian ‘catastrophe’

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February 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Recommended listen: A Media Confidential podcast examined when climate coverage in the UK became “part of the culture wars”.
When did climate coverage become part of the culture wars?
Media Confidential · Episode
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February 8, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Recommended read: The Washington Post explored how “climate change is making the Winter Olympics harder to host”.

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February 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Recommended read: Gas flaring has risen in the Niger Delta since oil and gas major Shell sold its assets in the Nigerian “oil hub”, a @climatechangenews.com investigation found.

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Gas flaring soars in Niger Delta post-Shell, afflicting communities
Since the multinational sold its assets in Nigeria’s oil hub, data analysis for Climate Home News shows flaring has risen, harming locals and the climate
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February 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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DeBriefed | US secret climate panel ‘unlawful’ | China’s clean energy boon | Can humans reverse nature loss?

✍️ Written @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org
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February 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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Daily Briefing: Morocco floods | UK climate aid ‘cut’ | Brazil-China EV tariffs

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February 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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February 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM