Warming due to tropical deforestation linked to 28,000 ‘excess’ deaths per year
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Warming driven by deforestation caused an extra 28,000 heat-related deaths per year across Africa, South America and Asia over 2001-20, new research finds. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, is the first to look at human health impacts of warming caused specifically by tropical deforestation, as opposed to the burning of fossil fuels, its […]
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Guest post: China and India account for 87% of new coal-power capacity so far in 2025
China and India accounted for 87% of the new coal-power capacity put into operation in the first half of 2025, whereas other regions continued to move away from coal. These developments, highlighting a growing global divide between many countries phasing out coal power and a handful continuing to expand new capacity, are revealed in Global […]
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Guest post: Is climate change making UK droughts worse?
The year 2025 has seen exceptionally dry conditions in many parts of the UK. At the time of writing, a large area of England is officially “in drought” and hosepipe bans are in force for more than 8m households. This follows severe drought episodes in the summers of 2022 and 2018 – which raises the […]
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Simpler models can outperform deep learning at climate prediction
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Environmental scientists are increasingly using enormous artificial intelligence models to make predictions about changes in weather and climate, but a new study by MIT researchers shows that bigger models are not always better. The team demonstrates that, in certain climate scenarios, much simpler, physics-based models can generate more accurate predictions than state-of-the-art deep-learning models. Their […]
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LPG and its significance for off-grid homes and businesses
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The Flogas Avonmouth Terminal, repurposed from a former LNG peak-shaving facility. Avonmouth is now the UK’s largest above-ground LPG storage site, future-ready to store bioLPG. As the UK races towards the 2050 Net Zero target, rural communities risk being left behind. But the LPG sector’s infrastructure investments are shaping a renewable-ready sector for off-grid homes […]
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AI could stop hotels and restaurants wasting food, energy and talent: why aren’t they using it?
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Artificial Intelligence could slash waste, cut carbon emissions and ease staff burnout in the hospitality sector – yet many operators are barely scratching the surface, according to new research from the University of Surrey. The study, published in Sustainable Development, in collaboration with partners in Spain, seemed to find that AI technologies could give hotels, […]
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Indonesia equipped to act after global plastics treaty fails, say report authors
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Manual waste sorting in Indonesia (image credit: Algi Febri Sugita) While global leaders failed to agree on whether to stop the growth of plastic production, a group of UK researchers claims a new evidence-backed report gives Indonesia a 26-point plan to act now. The deadlock apparent at the talks’ conclusion, on 14 August, leaves progress […]
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Can large language models figure out the real world?
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Back in the 17th century, German astronomer Johannes Kepler figured out the laws of motion that made it possible to accurately predict where our solar system’s planets would appear in the sky as they orbit the sun. But it wasn’t until decades later, when Isaac Newton formulated the universal laws of gravitation, that the underlying […]
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New technologies tackle brain health assessment for the military
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Cognitive readiness denotes a person’s ability to respond and adapt to the changes around them. This includes functions like keeping balance after tripping, or making the right decision in a challenging situation based on knowledge and past experiences. For military service members, cognitive readiness is crucial for their health and safety, as well as mission […]
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5 Scikit-learn Pipeline Tricks to Supercharge Your Workflow
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Perhaps one of the most underrated yet powerful features that scikit-learn has to offer, pipelines are a great ally for building effective and modular machine learning workflows.
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Logistic vs SVM vs Random Forest: Which One Wins for Small Datasets?
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When you have a small dataset, choosing the right machine learning model can make a big difference.
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7 Pandas Tricks to Improve Your Machine Learning Model Development
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If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you are already aware that the performance of a machine learning model is not just a function of the chosen algorithm.
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Seeing Images Through the Eyes of Decision Trees
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In this article, you’ll learn to: • Turn unstructured, raw image data into structured, informative features.
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DeBriefed 22 August 2025: Pakistan floods; China emissions drop; Climate-adaptive architecture
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Floods and fires PAKISTAN FLOODS: Torrential rain in northern Pakistan killed almost 400 people over five days, Agence-France Press reported. The rains have caused flooding and landslides that have “swept away entire villages, leaving many residents trapped […]
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Scientists are ‘most trusted’ source of climate information in global-south survey
Scientists are the most trusted source of information for climate change in some of the largest global-south countries, ranking above newspapers, friends and social media. This is according to a survey of 8,400 people across Chile, Colombia, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Vietnam, the results of which have been published in Nature Climate Change. […]
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Scottish Green Energy Supply Chain Awards winners lauded at Aberdeen event
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The Scottish Green Energy Supply Chain Awards took place last night (21 August) in Aberdeen, celebrating nine winners who have made outstanding contributions to Scotland’s thriving renewable energy industry. Organised by trade body Scottish Renewables, the awards highlight the innovation, commitment and leadership within Scotland’s supply chain. From a shortlist of 31 finalists, “this year’s […]
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The Bias-Variance Trade-Off: A Visual Explainer
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You’ve built a machine learning model that performs perfectly on training data but fails on new examples.
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State Anti-ESG Movement Evolves to Target Investor Access
With anti-ESG forces ascendant in national government, and federal agencies neglecting or outright reversing even modest regulatory efforts to address climate risks, fossil-fuel industry supporters have expanded their agenda at the state level. Through 100+ statehouse bills introduced this year, the anti-ESG agenda has moved beyond an initial targeting of investors and financial institutions aligned […]