What is Carbon Brief and what does it cover?
Carbon Brief is a UK-based website specializing in the science and policy of climate change. It is based in London and funded by the European Climate Foundation.
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Why was Carbon Brief founded?
Carbon Brief was established in response to the Climategate controversy. The site was created to provide coverage of climate science and policy with rigor and depth.
Who is the editor and director of Carbon Brief?
Leo Hickman is the director and editor of Carbon Brief. The Association of British Science Writers named him their 2020 Editor of the Year.
What awards has Carbon Brief won for journalism?
Carbon Brief won The Drum Online Media Award for Best Specialist Site for Journalism in 2017. The Royal Statistical Society gave it Highly Commended recognition for investigative journalism in 2018 and for data visualisation in 2020. The 2020 data visualisation piece was titled "How the UK transformed its electricity supply in just a decade."
Who co-authored Carbon Brief's award-winning 2018 investigative article?
"Mapped: How UK foreign aid is spent on climate change" was co-authored by Leo Hickman and Rosamund Pearce. The Royal Statistical Society recognized it with a Highly Commended award for investigative journalism in 2018.
Why did the Association of British Science Writers name Leo Hickman of Carbon Brief as 2020 Editor of the Year?
The Association of British Science Writers named Leo Hickman Editor of the Year in 2020. The judges praised his courage to give journalists extra time to research complex climate subjects and his commitment to a long-form format. They also highlighted Carbon Brief's interactive graphics, calling them "absolutely awesome," and its work translating material into multiple other languages.