Robert McSweeney

United Kingdom

Senior Science Editor at Carbon Brief

Senior Science Editor at @CarbonBrief with a fondness for baking and Arsenal FC. All opinions are my own, however dull they might be.

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IPCC report timeline still undecided after ‘most difficult’ meeting in China

1 month ago | carbonbrief.org | Cecilia Keating |Robert McSweeney

Last week’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in Hangzhou, China, marked the third time that governments have failed to agree on a timeline for the organisation’s seventh assessment cycle (AR7). A large group of countries pushed for the reports to be published by the end of 2028, to allow them to feed into the UN’s second global stocktake – a mechanism that will gauge progress towards the Paris Agreement goals.
DeBriefed 21 February 2025: Brazil joins oil bloc ahead of COP30; US ‘pulled’ from IPCC meeting; Cooling cities with ‘smart’ surfaces

2 months ago | carbonbrief.org | Robert McSweeney

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. OIL BE FRIENDS: Brazil’s government has approved an invitation to join OPEC+, a group representing the interests of oil-exporting nations, just months ahead of hosting the COP30 climate summit, the Associated Press reported. The move signals the “country’s evolution into a major oil state”, the newswire said.
Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2024

Jan 15, 2025 | carbonbrief.org | Cecilia Keating |Robert McSweeney

MEDIA ANALYSIS | January 15. 2025. 8:00 Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2024 The year 2024 was marked by violence and elections, as conflicts escalated around the world and billions of voters went to the polls. However, climate change still made headlines. Thousands of peer-reviewed journal articles were published over the course of the year, helping shape online discourse around climate change.
Media reaction: The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and the role of climate change

Jan 13, 2025 | carbonbrief.org | Josh Gabbatiss |Cecilia Keating |Molly Lempriere |Robert McSweeney

More than a dozen wildfires have been sweeping through Los Angeles in California, consuming tens of thousands of acres of land and devastating some of the wealthiest neighbourhoods in the US. As firefighters battle to contain the blazes, at least 24 people have died, while tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate and thousands of properties have been razed to the ground.
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world

Nov 18, 2024 | interactive.carbonbrief.org | Robert McSweeney |Ayesha Tandon |Kerry Cleaver |Tom Pearson

Across all cases, 74% were found to have been made more likely or severe because of climate change. More than a third of these are heat extremes, which are generally the most straightforward events to link to a warming world.
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world

Nov 18, 2024 | t.ly | Robert McSweeney |Ayesha Tandon |Kerry Cleaver |Tom Pearson

Across all cases, 74% were found to have been made more likely or severe because of climate change. More than a third of these are heat extremes, which are generally the most straightforward events to link to a warming world.
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world - Carbon Brief

Nov 17, 2024 | flipboard.com | Robert McSweeney

6 hours agoI hate to say I told you so, but here we are. Kamala Harris’s loss will go down in history as a catastrophe that could have easily been avoided if more people had thought whatever I happen to think. Take immigration. It’s a major issue, and I believe that the Harris campaign should have tacked to …
Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP29?

Nov 15, 2024 | eco-business.com | Robert McSweeney |Verner Viisainen

This total is more than 15,000 lower than the record-breaking COP in Dubai last year – and marks the first time in seven years that a COP is not larger than its predecessor. The figures are released amid reports that numerous world and industry leaders are skipping the summit, while Papua New Guinea has pulled its delegation out entirely. Nonetheless, the size of the Baku summit still likely outstrips major COPs of the past, including Copenhagen, Paris and Glasgow.
Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP29?

Nov 15, 2024 | flipboard.com | Robert McSweeney |Verner Viisainen

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Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP29?

Nov 12, 2024 | carbonbrief.org | Robert McSweeney |Verner Viisainen

More than 65,000 delegates have registered to attend the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, potentially making it the second-largest COP on record. This total is more than 15,000 lower than the record-breaking COP in Dubai last year – and marks the first time in seven years that a COP is not larger than its predecessor. The figures are released amid reports that numerous world and industry leaders are skipping the summit, while Papua New Guinea has pulled its delegation out entirely.