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Ayesha Tandon @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org · Apr 11

NEW: Climate-driven migration mini-series 👣

After 2+ years of research and writing, I am SO excited to share this work!

1️⃣In-depth Q&A:
bit.ly/migration-cl...

2️⃣Investigating climate-driven migration in rural Thailand:

Article: bit.ly/migration-Th...

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ2N...

Investigating climate-driven migration in rural Thailand

In June 2023, I traveled to Thailand's Chiang Rai province to learn more about the social and economic factors that affect climate-driven migration. The HABI...

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Daisy Dunne @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org · 14d

Today's @carbonbrief.org Daily Briefing factchecks the false climate claims in Donald Trump's tirade to the UN

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Aug 27

New – Warming due to tropical deforestation linked to 28,000 ‘excess’ deaths per year

✍️ @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from Dr Carly Reddington, Dr Nicolas Wolff, Dr Luke Parsons, Dr Vikki Thompson

🔗 Read here: buff.ly/e6ll2uM

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · Aug 14

Huge thanks to the dozens of climate scientists who sent us their rebuttals to the catalogue of outright falsehoods and misleading claims in Trump's new 'critical' climate report.

This factcheck is the longest article CB has ever published - 27,500 words already and likely to keep growing...

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Aug 14

NEW – Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Aug 14

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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · Aug 12

NEW ANALYSIS - English neighbourhoods that are home to the most minority-ethnic people are 15 times more likely to face extreme heat than the least diverse areas.

Heatwaves are getting more severe – but the effects of rising temperatures are not being felt equally...

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Dr Ella Gilbert @drgilbz.bsky.social · May 27

🌊 Did you see the coverage last week of the paper led by Chris Stokes about long-term sea level rise from polar ice sheets?

It took me a while (cos, y'know, feelings), but here's my take on it: ▶️ youtu.be/sa9h_zVM1RY

We’re heading for tens of metres of sea level rise

YouTube video by Dr Gilbz

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Wim Thiery @wimthiery.bsky.social · May 12

Will you live an unprecedented life?

In our new paper in @nature.com and accompanying @savethechildren.org report, we detect who will face unprecedented lifetime exposure to climate extremes (🧵) 1/n
Report: resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/document/bor...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Born into the Climate Crisis 2. An unprecedented life: Protecting children’s rights in a changing climate | Save the Children’s Resource Centre

The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it is a pressing reality that children are facing today. Despite having contributed the least to the climate crisis, the inherent intergenerational injustic...

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Ayesha Tandon @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org · May 7

Two important attribution studies were published today. I covered both for @carbonbrief.org

1️⃣ Shows that heat/drought extremes are overwhelmingly caused by the wealthiest 10%: buff.ly/0Se78bM

2️⃣ Finds that younger generations will face "unprecedented exposure" to climate extremes: buff.ly/Qxw80Un

Two-thirds of global warming since 1990 caused by world’s ‘wealthiest 10%’ - Carbon Brief

Of the 0.61C increase in global average temperatures over 1990-2020, a new study estimates that 65% was due to the emissions of the wealthiest 10%.

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Daisy Dunne @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org · May 2

It’s been a bit of a grim week hasn’t it?

But grateful for this expert summary of the biggest issues in climate right now by my colleagues @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org and @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org from EGU in Vienna

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · May 2

What’s happened this week in climate change?

DeBriefed | Iberian blackout; Tony Blair’s ‘clumsy’ comments; Trump’s ‘cascading’ impact on European climate science

✍️ by @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org

📝 Edited by @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org

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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · Apr 28

At #EGU25 in Vienna for the first time with the brilliant ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org

👋 Come say hi or drop me a line - keen to hear what you're working on for @carbonbrief.org

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Ayesha Tandon @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org · Apr 28

Back in sunny Vienna for #EGU25!

@ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and I are in the hunt for exciting new science stories for @carbonbrief.org, so please do come and say hi if you see us 👋

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · Apr 23

Voting is likely the most significant act an individual (living in a democracy) can do re: reducing emissions. Discuss.

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Apr 23

NEW – Analysis: Conservative election win could add 800m tonnes to Canada’s emissions by 2035 | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social w/ comment from Emma Starke and Katya Rhodes

Read here: buff.ly/0HQhsZk

Chart | Conservative election win could add 800m tonnes to Canada’s emissions by 2035: Black line: Historical Canadian greenhouse gas emissions 1990-2023, millions of tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Blue line: Projected emissions based on the Conservative party’s plans to eliminate certain climate policies, 2024-2035. Red line: Projected emissions based on existing federal climate policies under the Liberals, 2024-2035. Yellow shaded area: Canada’s emissions targets for 2026, 2030, 2035 and 2050. The historic emissions and party projections do not include LULUCF accounting contributions. Source: Starke and Rhodes (2025), Canadian greenhouse gas inventory, Canadian greenhouse gas emissions projections.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · Apr 15

total clarity here from @edwardluce.bsky.social

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Ayesha Tandon @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org · Apr 10

Global South Climate Database update 🎉

@arguedasortiz.bsky.social, @katherinedunn.bsky.social and I have reviewed and updated all 1000+ entries in the database.

Please use this free, searchable database to get in touch with climate experts from the global south 🌏

bit.ly/GSClimateDat...

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Daisy Dunne @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org · Apr 9

Really enjoyed appearing on UK icon Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces podcast to talk about my career as a climate journalist and the work of @carbonbrief.org

Please give it a listen! Ft. stories of polar bears and almost getting duped by a secret letter

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Climate journalist DAISY DUNNE (Climate Solutions For Realists miniseries Part 2) #613

Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip · Episode

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Mar 28

NEW – Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2025 is smallest in 47-year record | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org

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Robert McSweeney @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org · Mar 5

A lot to unpack from the @ipcc.bsky.social meeting last week!

Not least the continuing stalemate over the AR7 timeline, plus the US no-show, outlines for the working group reports and the CDR report + much more

Includes comments from IPCC chair @jimskeaclimate.bsky.social too ⬇️

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Mar 5

NEW – IPCC report timeline still undecided after ‘most difficult’ meeting in China | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org

Read here ➡️ buff.ly/CgY4eot

IPCC chair Jim Skea and IPCC vice-chairs Ramón Pichs-Madruga and Ladislaus Chang’a consult with WG II co-chairs and vice-chairs on 28 February 2025. Credit: IISD/ENB | Anastasia Rodopoulou

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Feb 21

NEW – IPCC’s special report on cities is its first with majority-women authorship team | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org

Read here: https://buff.ly/4gUNZXd

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · Feb 12

Super thrilled Carbon Brief's @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org has been shortlisted for "Environment Journalist of the Year" at the Press Awards, widely seen as UK journalism's 'Oscars'.

He's the only journo from a specialist outlet, amid mainstream outlets such as Guardian, Express, FT, i, Politico

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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · Jan 28

How audiences follow news on climate change?

This is the question at the heart of a new report by @waqasejaz.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social based on survey data from 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇳 🇯🇵 🇵🇰 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

Read here: https://buff.ly/4jwvTNG
7 findings in thread

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Jan 15

NEW – Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2024 | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org

Read here: https://buff.ly/4heAVMH

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Jan 7

NEW – Interactive: How the world is already adapting to climate change | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social

🎨 Kerry Cleaver, Tom Pearson @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org

Read here: https://buff.ly/3W5Vinj

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Ayesha Tandon @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org · Dec 6

No worries, we will definitely have another in the new year

Ayesha Tandon @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org · Dec 5

Reminder - Oxford climate drinks is meeting at 6pm today!

Ayesha Tandon @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org · Nov 26

Calling all Oxford climate folks!

Oxford climate drinks is back on Thursday 5th December. Come grab a pint, meet like-minded people and chat about all things climate 🌎 All welcome!

🗓 Thursday 5 December
🕕 From 6pm
🍻 The Victoria, Jericho

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Ayesha Tandon @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org · Nov 26

The Vic is fab! It's our go to pub