Rachel interviewed Prof Kaveh Madani about the hell he went through trying to chart a path to water security in his native Iran.
He was eventually arrested + interrogated by the Revolutionary Guards for his efforts:
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"AI boom means US is now ‘investing more’ in fossil-fuel power than China"
Congratulations to US AI Tech Oligarchs
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Leana Hosea
Albert Pinto
I worked hard on this story, it's important, & I want to share it. I'm also finding it difficult to put it out there without this context: Just as I wrapped up final edits last week, I got word that a friend vacationing in Arizona had died after overheating on a hike.
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Emergency officials are searching for loopholes to save lives as President Donald Trump slashes programs.
Are we entering a new energy age and seeing the beginning of the end of fossil fuels? @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social, Prof Helen Thompson, radical farmer Stuart Oates and @helenczerski.bsky.social BBC Radio 4 Rare Earth today
Chelsea Harvey
"EM-DAT’s small team of researchers require just €300,000 ($350,000) a year to maintain operations"
Important story by @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org - would be tragedy if this important and unique data was lost for such a relatively small sum
Prof Kaveh Madani, winner of the Stockholm water prize, was accused of sabotage with his environmental work
There was some concern that export figures in March 2026 may have been higher because of expiring tax rebates. But April figures out now and the world continues to want Chinese solar panels, batteries, and electric cars in record amounts. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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This is a must-read for anyone who cares about climate reporting and independent media in general. Tackles crucial issues like conflating journalism with strategic comms and cannibalising investigative journalism.
Leo Hickman
Akshat Rathi
NEW – AI boom means US is now ‘investing more’ in fossil-fuel power than China | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social
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Q&A: How UK’s seventh carbon budget will deliver ‘£865bn’ in economic benefits
✍️ @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
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Rishika Pardikar
Media reaction: UK and Europe’s ‘mind-boggling’ May heat and climate change
✍️ @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
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Europe has been hit by a searing heatwave this May, which has shattered temperature records across France, Spain and the UK.
Good morning, I am once again annoyed by climate philanthropists. drilled.ghost.io/climate-medi...
We've talked before about the massive bloodletting in climate media this year; even amidst the general demise of journalism, climate reporting stands out as having been hit particularly hard. The Wash...
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EM-DAT: Trump aid cuts could close database storing ‘world’s memory of disasters’
✍️ @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org
💬 with comments from @niko-speybroeck.bsky.social Dewald Van Niekerk and Gabriele-Messori
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