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Briefing: Thousands in Texas protest against border wall through national park: ‘big love for Big Bend’

Strategic angle: Rally met with bipartisan support after US border patrol revealed plans for steel wall across parts of beloved parks.

Briefing: Climate experts say spring is coming earlier. How will that affect agriculture and ecosystems?

Strategic angle: An earlier spring affects when migratory birds arrive, leaves emerge, and fruit ripens — among plants and animals that determine ecosystem health.

Briefing: Rice’s whales predate modern humans. Now Trump could make them extinct

Strategic angle: The US has invoked national security to remove protections for the endangered cetacean, of which only about 50 are left.

Briefing: How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets

Strategic angle: Under outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo, the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance.

Briefing: Bilby boom: breeding trial to reintroduce species to Mallee Cliffs national park shows signs of success

Strategic angle: Fifty ‘founder’ bilbies were released in fenced breeding area in 2019 with the aim of establishing first wild population there in a century.

Briefing: Forest Service overhaul sows confusion and concern

Strategic angle: In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, there are painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.

Briefing: New North Sea drilling would barely reduce UK gas imports at all, data shows

Strategic angle: Exclusive research reveals minimal impact of new drilling fields on UK's gas import reliance.

Briefing: From early birds to emerging butterflies: UK shows signs of earliest spring on record

Strategic angle: Citizen science data reveals early flowering, nesting and insect activity as global heating accelerates seasonal change.

Briefing: Sydney councils fear new datacentres could cause blackouts, block housing and affect locals’ health

Strategic angle: Concerns rise as datacentres compete with residential developments near public transport.

Briefing: One acre, one vote: The bizarre election that could decide Arizona’s energy future

Strategic angle: A group of climate-focused candidates is hoping to steer the Salt River Project toward clean energy. Turning Point USA stands in their way.

Briefing: What does $164M buy Big Oil? Inupiat land and a broken promise.

Strategic angle: A federal auction undid a hard-won agreement to protect Alaska's North Slope. The Iñupiat community that fought for it is still waiting to be heard.

Briefing: Contractor that cut back ancient oak in London park identified

Strategic angle: Document shows partial felling last year, which led to legal action against Toby Carvery, was done by Ground Control.

Colombia pledges to exit investment protection system after fossil fuel lawsuits

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Briefing: Sex at arm’s length? Male octopuses use specialised arm to mate, scientists find

Strategic angle: Sensory organ in male cephalopod able to detect female hormone progesterone, even if male cannot see partner.

DeBriefed 2 April 2026: Countries ‘revive’ energy-crisis measures | Record UK renewables | Plug-in solar savings

Strategic angle: Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 2 April 2026: Countries ‘revive’ energy-crisis measures | Record UK renewables | Plug-in so

Briefing: Record Wind and Solar Saved UK from £1bn Gas Imports in March 2026

Strategic angle: The UK avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 thanks to record renewable energy generation.

China Briefing 2 April 2026: EV profits rise | Ming Yang rejected | Iran war

Strategic angle: Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... The post China Briefing 2 April 2026: EV profits rise | Ming Yang rejected | Iran war appeared first on Carbon

Q&A: Why the standoff between nations over the next IPCC reports matters

Strategic angle: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest assessment cycle has been beset by disagreements... The post Q&A: Why the standoff between nations over the next IPCC reports matters appeared first on Carbon

Analysis: How ‘plug-in solar’ can save UK homes £1,100 on energy bills

Strategic angle: Plug-in solar panels could save a typical UK household £1,100 over their 15-year lifetime, according... The post Analysis: How ‘plug-in solar’ can save UK homes £1,100 on energy bills appeared first on Carbon Brief.