Leo Hickman
@leohickman.carbonbrief.org
Just spoted some pigeons hanging out on a Waitrose sign.
But can't stop thinking why the pigeon on the middle point of the 'W' hasn't just jumped over the top of the 's'?
Prime pigeon real estate is surely the cosy snugs inside the 'a' and 'o', though...
But can't stop thinking why the pigeon on the middle point of the 'W' hasn't just jumped over the top of the 's'?
Prime pigeon real estate is surely the cosy snugs inside the 'a' and 'o', though...
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just spoted some pigeons hanging out on a Waitrose sign.
But can't stop thinking why the pigeon on the middle point of the 'W' hasn't just jumped over the top of the 's'?
Prime pigeon real estate is surely the cosy snugs inside the 'a' and 'o', though...
But can't stop thinking why the pigeon on the middle point of the 'W' hasn't just jumped over the top of the 's'?
Prime pigeon real estate is surely the cosy snugs inside the 'a' and 'o', though...
Make that the Sun, too - of course
Pages 20-12
Pages 20-12
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Make that the Sun, too - of course
Pages 20-12
Pages 20-12
And, of course, it contains an obvious - and presumably deliberate – falsehood....
Net-zero targets were NOT "invented" by Boris Johnson and Ed Miliband
Net-zero targets were NOT "invented" by Boris Johnson and Ed Miliband
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
And, of course, it contains an obvious - and presumably deliberate – falsehood....
Net-zero targets were NOT "invented" by Boris Johnson and Ed Miliband
Net-zero targets were NOT "invented" by Boris Johnson and Ed Miliband
The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Times and Daily Telegraph are ALL carrying this two-page advert prominently within their news pages today.
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Times and Daily Telegraph are ALL carrying this two-page advert prominently within their news pages today.
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
"We are happy to correct the record."
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
"We are happy to correct the record."
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Carbon Brief has started a sweepstake on when the gavel will formally come down on COP30.
No prize on offer - just the global bragging rights when we announce the winner(s) on social media.
If you want to have a go, please enter your guess at the precise day/time here…
bit.ly/CBCOP30Socia...
No prize on offer - just the global bragging rights when we announce the winner(s) on social media.
If you want to have a go, please enter your guess at the precise day/time here…
bit.ly/CBCOP30Socia...
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Carbon Brief has started a sweepstake on when the gavel will formally come down on COP30.
No prize on offer - just the global bragging rights when we announce the winner(s) on social media.
If you want to have a go, please enter your guess at the precise day/time here…
bit.ly/CBCOP30Socia...
No prize on offer - just the global bragging rights when we announce the winner(s) on social media.
If you want to have a go, please enter your guess at the precise day/time here…
bit.ly/CBCOP30Socia...
My brilliant Carbon Brief colleague @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org was "highly commended" at the prestigious Society of Editors journalism awards in London last night in the category called "Environmental Journalism – National"
He was up against stiff competition from Guardian, Sunday Times, BBC etc
He was up against stiff competition from Guardian, Sunday Times, BBC etc
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
My brilliant Carbon Brief colleague @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org was "highly commended" at the prestigious Society of Editors journalism awards in London last night in the category called "Environmental Journalism – National"
He was up against stiff competition from Guardian, Sunday Times, BBC etc
He was up against stiff competition from Guardian, Sunday Times, BBC etc
The right-wing press is predictably freaking out that the UK govt is going to - wait for it - improve teaching in schools on climate change and media literacy.
Ignore their frothing and read what the curriculum review by Prof Becky Francis actually says...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Ignore their frothing and read what the curriculum review by Prof Becky Francis actually says...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The right-wing press is predictably freaking out that the UK govt is going to - wait for it - improve teaching in schools on climate change and media literacy.
Ignore their frothing and read what the curriculum review by Prof Becky Francis actually says...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Ignore their frothing and read what the curriculum review by Prof Becky Francis actually says...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
"We are happy to correct the record."
October 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
"We are happy to correct the record."
Kemi Badenoch during her visit to Blyth*...
"A town once powered by coal is now powered by wind. And all this is creating hundreds of jobs. Blyth illustrates the promise of the clean energy revolution."
"We know that growing our green industries is crucial to reaching net zero"
"A town once powered by coal is now powered by wind. And all this is creating hundreds of jobs. Blyth illustrates the promise of the clean energy revolution."
"We know that growing our green industries is crucial to reaching net zero"
October 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Kemi Badenoch during her visit to Blyth*...
"A town once powered by coal is now powered by wind. And all this is creating hundreds of jobs. Blyth illustrates the promise of the clean energy revolution."
"We know that growing our green industries is crucial to reaching net zero"
"A town once powered by coal is now powered by wind. And all this is creating hundreds of jobs. Blyth illustrates the promise of the clean energy revolution."
"We know that growing our green industries is crucial to reaching net zero"
Really saddened to hear about Jane Goodall.
Back in 2007 I sent her a copy of The Final Call, my new book about the impact of tourism, on the off-chance she might be interested.
I never really expected a reply given her relentless schedule and priorities.
To my delight, she sent me this...
Back in 2007 I sent her a copy of The Final Call, my new book about the impact of tourism, on the off-chance she might be interested.
I never really expected a reply given her relentless schedule and priorities.
To my delight, she sent me this...
October 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Really saddened to hear about Jane Goodall.
Back in 2007 I sent her a copy of The Final Call, my new book about the impact of tourism, on the off-chance she might be interested.
I never really expected a reply given her relentless schedule and priorities.
To my delight, she sent me this...
Back in 2007 I sent her a copy of The Final Call, my new book about the impact of tourism, on the off-chance she might be interested.
I never really expected a reply given her relentless schedule and priorities.
To my delight, she sent me this...
Strong words from Ed Miliband at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool...
"Elon Musk: Get the hell out of our politics and our country"
"Elon Musk: Get the hell out of our politics and our country"
October 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Strong words from Ed Miliband at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool...
"Elon Musk: Get the hell out of our politics and our country"
"Elon Musk: Get the hell out of our politics and our country"
Really thrilled to see that @carbonbrief.org's @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org has been shortlisted in the "Environmental Journalism National" category at this year's prestigious Society of Editors awards!
Lil' CB up against big-gun outlets such as BBC, Sunday Times, Mirror, Guardian and i newspaper...
Lil' CB up against big-gun outlets such as BBC, Sunday Times, Mirror, Guardian and i newspaper...
September 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Really thrilled to see that @carbonbrief.org's @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org has been shortlisted in the "Environmental Journalism National" category at this year's prestigious Society of Editors awards!
Lil' CB up against big-gun outlets such as BBC, Sunday Times, Mirror, Guardian and i newspaper...
Lil' CB up against big-gun outlets such as BBC, Sunday Times, Mirror, Guardian and i newspaper...
Carbon Brief featured on ITV's Good Morning Britain today when Laura Tobin used one of our charts to factcheck Donald Trump's false claims about climate change
"This is a chart from Carbon Brief..."
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"This is a chart from Carbon Brief..."
www.instagram.com/reel/DO-fz5p...
September 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Carbon Brief featured on ITV's Good Morning Britain today when Laura Tobin used one of our charts to factcheck Donald Trump's false claims about climate change
"This is a chart from Carbon Brief..."
www.instagram.com/reel/DO-fz5p...
"This is a chart from Carbon Brief..."
www.instagram.com/reel/DO-fz5p...
This is what the UK's opposition Conservative party now believes to be a good use of parliamentary time.
From a former energy minister, no less. (Albeit one who was known to be a climate sceptic in that role.)
I guess this is him beating a path towards defecting to Reform.
Tragic.
From a former energy minister, no less. (Albeit one who was known to be a climate sceptic in that role.)
I guess this is him beating a path towards defecting to Reform.
Tragic.
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This is what the UK's opposition Conservative party now believes to be a good use of parliamentary time.
From a former energy minister, no less. (Albeit one who was known to be a climate sceptic in that role.)
I guess this is him beating a path towards defecting to Reform.
Tragic.
From a former energy minister, no less. (Albeit one who was known to be a climate sceptic in that role.)
I guess this is him beating a path towards defecting to Reform.
Tragic.
"Time's running out. Fight climate change!"
New public-information campaign by Pakistan's government
New public-information campaign by Pakistan's government
September 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
"Time's running out. Fight climate change!"
New public-information campaign by Pakistan's government
New public-information campaign by Pakistan's government
This isn't online, but BBC News's climate editor Justin Rowlatt has just sent this to subscribers of his 'Future Earth' newsletter:
"The bottom line: wind has played a small role in this latest [energy bill] price increase, but other factors - especially global gas prices - matter more."
"The bottom line: wind has played a small role in this latest [energy bill] price increase, but other factors - especially global gas prices - matter more."
September 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This isn't online, but BBC News's climate editor Justin Rowlatt has just sent this to subscribers of his 'Future Earth' newsletter:
"The bottom line: wind has played a small role in this latest [energy bill] price increase, but other factors - especially global gas prices - matter more."
"The bottom line: wind has played a small role in this latest [energy bill] price increase, but other factors - especially global gas prices - matter more."
That moment when opportunist opposition politics runs up against the real world...
September 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
That moment when opportunist opposition politics runs up against the real world...
The irritating policy of BBC News editors to turn on/off comments under certain articles is a pretty clear example of editorialising, imo.
There is no clear logic to the policy, other than to encouraging trolling under certain topics.
BBC really should be avoiding perception it is doing this
There is no clear logic to the policy, other than to encouraging trolling under certain topics.
BBC really should be avoiding perception it is doing this
September 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The irritating policy of BBC News editors to turn on/off comments under certain articles is a pretty clear example of editorialising, imo.
There is no clear logic to the policy, other than to encouraging trolling under certain topics.
BBC really should be avoiding perception it is doing this
There is no clear logic to the policy, other than to encouraging trolling under certain topics.
BBC really should be avoiding perception it is doing this
Here is footnote 7...
August 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Here is footnote 7...
Eh? According to UN's website, the US is still technically a party signed up to Paris Agreement.
It looks like Trump admin hasn't yet got around to formally reversing Biden's "instrument of acceptance" registered with the UN in Jan 2021.
Does this matter, legally?
treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDe...
It looks like Trump admin hasn't yet got around to formally reversing Biden's "instrument of acceptance" registered with the UN in Jan 2021.
Does this matter, legally?
treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDe...
August 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Eh? According to UN's website, the US is still technically a party signed up to Paris Agreement.
It looks like Trump admin hasn't yet got around to formally reversing Biden's "instrument of acceptance" registered with the UN in Jan 2021.
Does this matter, legally?
treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDe...
It looks like Trump admin hasn't yet got around to formally reversing Biden's "instrument of acceptance" registered with the UN in Jan 2021.
Does this matter, legally?
treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDe...
At least some of the readers have noticed – and are complaining – in the comments under the online version of the article...
August 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
At least some of the readers have noticed – and are complaining – in the comments under the online version of the article...
Pretty shocking - but, sadly, not surprising these days – that the Times has simply repeated Trump's false claims in its reporting. Not even a hint of factchecking his statements.
Might as well have just published a verbatim transcript of what he said. Would have been more useful to the reader
Might as well have just published a verbatim transcript of what he said. Would have been more useful to the reader
August 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Pretty shocking - but, sadly, not surprising these days – that the Times has simply repeated Trump's false claims in its reporting. Not even a hint of factchecking his statements.
Might as well have just published a verbatim transcript of what he said. Would have been more useful to the reader
Might as well have just published a verbatim transcript of what he said. Would have been more useful to the reader
The slight flaw in their claim is that GB News is very clearly not a news channel.
A torrent of highly partial views, yes.
News, no
It's a views channel, plain and simple.
A torrent of highly partial views, yes.
News, no
It's a views channel, plain and simple.
August 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The slight flaw in their claim is that GB News is very clearly not a news channel.
A torrent of highly partial views, yes.
News, no
It's a views channel, plain and simple.
A torrent of highly partial views, yes.
News, no
It's a views channel, plain and simple.