Life Briefing: Nigel Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double Strategic angle: Critics warn that the proposed trade policy could exacerbate the cost-of-living crisis. Editorial Staff Mar 29
Life Briefing: DOGE goes nuclear: How Trump invited Silicon Valley into America’s nuclear power regulator Strategic angle: Staffers from DOGE are revamping rules in ways to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry. Editorial Staff Mar 28
Life Briefing: Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered Strategic angle: University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago. Editorial Staff Mar 28
Life Briefing: DeBriefed 27 Mach 2026: North Sea myths debunked | India’s climate plan | IPCC and Indigenous knowledge Strategic angle: An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: Wily coyote? Urban canines take more risks compared with rural ones – study Strategic angle: Researchers find that urban dogs exhibit riskier behaviors due to reduced fear of harassment. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life ‘Very alarming’ winter sees Arctic sea ice hit record-low for second year running Strategic angle: Arctic sea ice has reached its peak extent for this winter, clocking in as the... The post ‘Very alarming’ winter sees Arctic sea ice hit record-low for second year running appeared first on Carbon Brief. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Q&A: What does India’s new Paris Agreement pledge mean for climate action? Strategic angle: India has set a new target to reduce its “emissions intensity” – greenhouse gas emissions... The post Q&A: What does India’s new Paris Agreement pledge mean for climate action? appeared first on Carbon Brief. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns Strategic angle: National Trust reports positive impact of beavers on local habitats one year after reintroduction. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: More than 6m vapes and pods discarded weekly in UK despite single-use ban, study finds Strategic angle: Waste management companies warn that recycling systems are under strain from the sheer volume of discarded vapes. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Ugandan farmers use British court to try to stop East Africa oil pipeline Strategic angle: The farmers and their lawyers will argue that a UK-based entity linked to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline has breached Ugandan law and construction should halt The post Ugandan farmers use British court to try to sto Editorial Staff Mar 26
Life Briefing: EPA Approves Sale of Higher Ethanol Fuel in Bid to Lower Gas Prices Strategic angle: Higher blend has been prohibited in warm weather due to smog concerns. Editorial Staff Mar 26
Life Briefing: Church leaders criticise Christian owner of GB News over channel’s climate attacks Strategic angle: Exclusive: Paul Marshall also challenged over his own ‘misleading’ statements and £1.8bn of fossil fuel investments in his hedge fund. Editorial Staff Mar 26
Life Briefing: Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war Strategic angle: Firm’s sales up 54% this month and Good Energy reports doubling of interest in solar after latest oil price shock. Editorial Staff Mar 26
Life Briefing: Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year Strategic angle: Campaigners criticise frequent use of storm overflows during drought conditions. Editorial Staff Mar 26
Life Briefing: Modern agriculture is collapsing under climate change. Indigenous farming has answers. Strategic angle: A new global review reveals a critical “gap between advocacy and evidence” when it comes to scaling traditional agriculture to fight climate change. Editorial Staff Mar 26
Life Briefing: Guest post: How declining cloudiness is accelerating global warming Strategic angle: For the past two decades, low-level cloud cover has been declining, increasing the amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface. Editorial Staff Mar 26
Life Briefing: Analysis: India’s CO2 emissions in 2025 grew at slowest rate in two decades Strategic angle: India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions grew by 0.5% in the second half of 2025. Editorial Staff Mar 26
Life Briefing: Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas Strategic angle: The Iran war has triggered another fossil-fuel energy crisis, with surging global prices and increasing misinformation. Editorial Staff Mar 25
Life Briefing: US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds Strategic angle: US, top carbon emitter in history, has ‘a lot of responsibility’ for causing ‘substantial’ harm globally, scientist says. Editorial Staff Mar 25
Life Briefing: Trump’s $1B payoff to stop offshore wind is even stranger than it sounds Strategic angle: The government is paying TotalEnergies to halt a wind farm it isn’t building, in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making. Editorial Staff Mar 25