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.
| 2025 | Simon Evans was shortlisted for “energy and environment journalism” at the Press Gazette‘s British Journalism Awards. |
| 2025 | Simon Evans was highly commended for “environmental journalism (national)” at the Society of Editors‘ Media Freedom Awards. |
| 2025 | Carbon Brief’s UK coal-power phaseout Q&A was shortlisted for the “digital storytelling (specialist/regional)” category at Press Gazette‘s Future of Media Awards. |
| 2025 | Simon Evans was shortlisted for “Journalist of the Year” at the Association of Online Publishers‘ award. |
| 2025 | The Daily Briefing, DeBriefed and Cropped were shortlisted for the Publisher Newsletter Awards. |
| 2025 | Simon Evans was shortlisted for “Environment Journalist of the Year” at The Press Awards. |
| 2024 | Carbon Brief won “website of the year (specialist)” at Press Gazette’s Future of Media Awards. |
| 2024 | Carbon Brief’s Inside Habitable interactive feature was shortlisted for the “digital storytelling (specialist/regional)” category at Press Gazette’s Future of Media Awards. |
| 2024 | Ayesha Tandon won the Royal Meteorological Society‘s Emerging Communicator Award. |
| 2023 | Carbon Brief was shortlisted for the “specialist journalism website” category at Press Gazette’s “Future of Media Awards“. |
| 2023 | Ayesha Tandon was shortlisted for the Association of British Science Writers’ award for “newcomer of the year“. |
| 2022 | Simon Evans won the “energy and environment” category at the Press Gazette’s British Journalism Awards. |
| 2022 | Carbon Brief won Covering Climate Now’s “writing – newsletters” award for its China Briefing. |
| 2022 | Carbon Brief won the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology’s (REA) “communications” award in the BritREAwards. |
| 2020 | Leo Hickman was named “editor of the year” by the Association of British Science Writers. |
| 2020 | Carbon Brief won the Association of British Science Writers’ award for “innovation of the year” for its interactive feature on the UK’s electricity supply. |
| 2020 | Carbon Brief was “highly commended” by the Royal Statistical Society for its data visualisation. |
| 2019 | Carbon Brief won the Association of British Science Writers’ award for “innovation of the year” for its interactive feature on the impacts of climate change. |
| 2019 | Carbon Brief was shortlisted in the “maps, places and spaces” category of the “Information is Beautiful” awards. |
| 2018 | Carbon Brief was “highly commended” by the Royal Statistical Society for its investigative journalism. |
| 2018 | Carbon Brief won the “energy and commodities” category of the Press Gazette’s British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media. We were also a finalist in the “science and health” category. |
| 2017 | Carbon Brief won the “best specialist site for journalism” category at The Drum Online Media Awards. |
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Policy journalist
@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.legen. Aruna specialises in reporting on food, land and nature.
Visuals producer
Kerry holds an MA in communication design from Falmouth University where she focused on ethical and environmental-based projects. She has previous experience of working in traditional graphic design, interactive displays and exhibition curation with private and non-profit sectors.
Associate editor @daisydunnesci
Daisy holds a BSc in biology from the University of Bristol and a science journalism MA from City, University of London. She was Carbon Brief’s science writer from 2017 to 2020 and the Independent’s climate correspondent from November 2020 to 2021. Daisy returned to Carbon Brief in January 2022 as our special correspondent and became associate editor, with responsibility for editing the DeBriefed newsletter, in August 2024.
Policy journalist
@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. Orla specialises in reporting on food, land and nature.
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.
Visuals 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?
Team coordinator
Ellie-Mai previously worked in facilities management within the social care sector, attaining four years of administrative experience and distinctions in level 3 business administration.
Section editor for science
Cecilia holds a BA in English literature from the University of Bristol and a journalism diploma from Concordia University in Montreal. She was previously features editor at BusinessGreen. She also reported on clean energy and environment for Canada’s National Observer.
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.
Data analyst
Ho Woo holds an MSc in applied data science with renewable energy from the University of Exeter. He is a qualified actuary and previously spent 10 years in the insurance sector helping insurers manage their financial risk using data analysis and statistical modelling.
China section editor
@_AN_Patel
Anika holds a master of laws in international relations from Peking University in China and a BA in Chinese from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London. She has worked for five years as a policy analyst focused on Chinese domestic and foreign policy, most recently as an associate at a US consulting firm.
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.
Visuals editor
@tomoprater
Tom holds a MSc in digital journalism from Goldsmiths, University of London and a BA in art and visual culture from University of the West of England. He has designed and produced data-driven graphics and climate visuals for various thinktanks, research groups and NGOs.
Science journalist
@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. Yanine specialises in reporting on food, land and nature.
Science correspondent @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.
Digital content executive
Alice holds a MA in environment, development and policy from the University of Sussex and a BA in geography from the University of Brighton. She has previous experience supporting communications for international NGOs and UNICEF.
Associate editor
@GAViglione
Giuliana has a PhD in environmental science, specialising in oceanography, from Caltech. They previously worked at Nature and Chemical & Engineering News and freelanced for a variety of publications. Giuliana joined Carbon Brief as a food-systems journalist in May 2021 and became the section editor for food, land and nature in September 2022. They became associate editor, with responsibility for the Cropped newsletter, in January 2026.
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.
Davies is a professor of glaciology at Newcastle University. She specialises in the response of glaciers and ice sheets to climate change, with recent work focusing on the British-Irish Ice Sheet, Patagonia, Antarctica, the Andes, Alaska, Svalbard and Austria. She is currently editor for the journal Quaternary Science Reviews, chair of the UK Arctic-Antarctic Partnership and co-chair of Diversity in Polar Science Initiative. She is a lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change’s (IPCC) upcoming IPCC seventh assessment report (AR7). She also established the website AntarcticGlaciers.org.
Depledge is a fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG) at the University of Cambridge. She has been following climate change and wider environmental negotiations for more than 25 years, including as a staff member at the secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and a reporter for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin. Joanna has been on the editorial team of the journal Climate Policy since 2014. She is also a founding member of Cambridge Zero, a member of the research network Climate Strategies, and sat on the steering committee of the production gap report for 2020 and 2021.
Di Giulio is an associate professor at the University of São Paulo. She holds a BA in journalism, an MSc in science and technology policy and a PhD in environment and society from the University of Campinas. Her research explores the interactions between environment, society and science–policy dynamics, with a particular focus on how environmental crises affect socio-cultural contexts. Her current work addresses climate change and adaptation, the governance and communication of risks and uncertainties, and pathways toward sustainability transitions.
Fischer is a climate scientist at ETH Zurich. His research interests include changes in weather and climate extremes, detection and attribution, climate variability, constraining uncertainties in global-to-regional model projections, and the human impacts of warming. He is a lead author on both the IPCC sixth and seventh assessment report. He is co-chair of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) Lighthouse Activity on Explaining and Predicting Earth System Change (EPESC). He is an associate editor on the journal Science Advances and a co-editor of Weather and Climate Dynamics.
Fuss is a working group leader and head of research department at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). She holds a professorship in sustainable resource management and global change at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Her expertise is in sustainable development, tropical rainforest conservation and climate change mitigation, with a particular focus on carbon dioxide removal. She was a lead author on the IPCC’s special report on 1.5C and was appointed to the European Academy of Sciences in 2021. She received her PhD in international economics from Maastricht University in 2008.
Mayer is a scientist at the US National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR). Her research uses machine learning to explore sources of predictability within the Earth System, particularly focused on subseasonal and longer timescales. She is also an active member of the WCRP ESMO Working Group on Subseasonal to Interdecadal Prediction (WGSIP). She has a PhD in atmospheric sciences from Colorado State University.
Salamanca heads the secretariat of the Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) and is a senior research fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia centre. His work focuses on climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development, with particular attention to strengthening the research–policy interface in south-east Asia. He holds a PhD in geography from Durham University.
Trisos is the director of the Climate Risk Lab and of the African Synthesis Centre for Climate Change, Environment and Development (ASCEND) at University of Cape Town. He holds the AXA research chair in African climate risk at the African Climate and Development Initiative. His work focuses on understanding risks from climate change to enable communities to adapt for a better future, with a particular focus on Africa and the global south. He has served as a coordinating lead author for the IPCC, a negotiator at the UNFCCC, and has advised several international organisations and governments on climate change risks and adaptation.
Carbon Brief is grateful for the support of its previous contributing editors: Dr Céline Guivarch; Prof Frank Jotzo; Dr Zachary Labe; Dr David Lapola; Dr Friederike Otto; Prof Lisa Schipper; Dr Chandni Singh; Dr Portia Adade Williams; Prof Richard Allan; Prof Mark Brandon; Prof Piers Forster; Prof Gabriele Hegerl; Prof Simon Lewis; Prof Tim Osborn; Prof Camille Parmesan; and Prof 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 the European Climate Foundation and the Meliore Foundation, who provide our philanthropic funding. In the spirit of transparency, we voluntarily declare that this funding totalled £1,892,421 for 2025. We also sincerely thank our readers for their continuing support.
