Recent Carbon Brief articles by Zeke Hausfather

Dr Zeke Hausfather is a climate science contributor for Carbon Brief. Zeke has masters degrees in environmental science from Yale University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and a PhD in climate science from the University of California, Berkeley. He has spent the past 10 years working as a data scientist and entrepreneur in the cleantech sector.

UNEP: New climate pledges need ‘quantum leap’ in ambition to deliver Paris goals
State of the climate: 2024 now very likely to be warmest year on record
Analysis: What record global heat means for breaching the 1.5C warming limit
State of the climate: 2024 off to a record-warm start
Factcheck: Why the recent ‘acceleration’ in global warming is what scientists expect
State of the Climate: 2023 smashes records for surface temperature and ocean heat
UNEP: Humanity is still ‘breaking all the wrong records’ in fast-warming world
State of the climate: Global temperatures throughout mid-2023 shatter records
Analysis: ‘Greater than 99% chance’ 2023 will be hottest year on record
DeBriefed 29 September 2023: Focus on carbon offsets; UK expands oil and gas; IEA’s path to 1.5C unpacked
State of the climate: 2023 now likely hottest year on record after extreme summer
State of the climate: Growing El Niño threatens more extreme heat in 2023
State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2022
State of the climate: 2022 is currently tied for fourth warmest year on record
State of the climate: 2022 on track for a summer of extreme heat
Factcheck: No, global warming has not ‘paused’ over the past eight years
State of the climate: Start of 2022 is the fifth warmest on record
Analysis: What the new IPCC report says about how to limit warming to 1.5C or 2C
State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2021
Global CO2 emissions have been flat for a decade, new data reveals
UNEP: Current climate commitments are ‘weak promises, not yet delivered’
State of the climate: Summer 2021 sets new high for average land temperature
Analysis: What the new IPCC report says about when world may pass 1.5C and 2C
解説：「共通社会経済経路（SSP）」で未来の気候変動を探る
State of the climate: 2021 sees widespread climate extremes despite a cool start
State of the climate: 2021 off to cooler start due to fading La Niña
Explication: Le réchauffement climatique s’arrêtera-t-il dès que les émissions nettes seront nulles?
Explainer: Will global warming ‘stop’ as soon as net-zero emissions are reached?
State of the climate: 2020 ties as warmest year on record
Analysis: Why the new Met Office temperature record shows faster warming since 1970s
UNEP: Net-zero pledges provide an ‘opening’ to close growing emissions ‘gap’
Analysis: When might the world exceed 1.5C and 2C of global warming?
State of the climate: 2020 on course to be warmest year on record
State of the climate: 2020 set to be first or second warmest year on record
Explainer: How the rise and fall of CO2 levels influenced the ice ages
State of the climate: First quarter of 2020 is second warmest on record
State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2019
Analysis: How much ‘carbon budget’ is left to limit global warming to 1.5C?
New maps pinpoint the potential for BECCS across the US
Analysis: UK carbon emissions in 2017 fell to levels last seen in 1890
Small drones could be better for climate than delivery trucks, says study
State of the climate: how the world warmed in 2017
Explainer: What climate models tell us about future rainfall
Analysis: How developing nations are driving record growth in solar power
In-depth: IEA predicts rise of cheap renewables and China’s move away from coal
State of the climate: 2017 shaping up to be warmest ‘non-El Niño’ year
UNEP: Six crucial actions to help close the world’s ‘emissions gap’
Analysis: How could the Agung volcano in Bali affect global temperatures?
California’s new law aims to tackle imported emissions
Factcheck: Climate models have not ‘exaggerated’ global warming
Explainer: Why the sun is not responsible for recent climate change
Analysis: Why US carbon emissions have fallen 14% since 2005