Introducing Carbon Brief’s 2026 cohort of contributing editors

<p>Carbon Brief’s editorial team is supported by an international group of academics, each specialising in various areas of climate science, biodiversity, energy and policy.</p>

<p>As contributing editors, they help to keep Carbon Brief up-to-date with the latest scientific and policy developments, as well as providing advice, when required, on matters of scientific accuracy.</p>

<p>The contributing editors, who will serve a term of two years in the role, are not paid by Carbon Brief and do not endorse its content.</p>

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<p><strong>Prof Bethan Davies</strong> (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/iceybethan.bsky.social" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@iceybethan.bsky.social</a>)
<br />Prof Bethan Davies is a <a href="https://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/staff/profile/bethandavies.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">professor of glaciology</a> at <a href="https://www.ncl.ac.uk/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Newcastle University</a>. She specialises in the response of glaciers and ice sheets to climate change, with recent work focusing on the
British-Irish Ice Sheet, Patagonia, Antarctica, the Andes, Alaska, Svalbard and Austria. She is currently editor for the journal <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/quaternary-science-reviews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Quaternary Science Reviews</a>, chair of the <a href="https://ukaapartnership.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">UK Arctic-Antarctic Partnership</a> and co-chair of <a href="https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/diversity-in-uk-polar-science-initiative/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Diversity in Polar Science Initiative</a>. She is a lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change’s (IPCC) upcoming IPCC <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-ipccs-seventh-assessment-has-record-high-representation-from-global-south/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">seventh assessment </a>report (AR7). She also established the website <a href="http://AntarcticGlaciers.org" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">AntarcticGlaciers.org</a>.

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<figure><img alt="Dr Joanna Depledge" src="https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Jo.jpg" /></figure><div>

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<p><strong>Dr Joanna Depledge</strong> (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-depledge-273246167/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Joanna Depledge</a>)

<br />Dr Joanna Depledge is a <a href="https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/joanna-depledge/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">fellow</a> at the <a href="https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/c-eenrg" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance </a> (CEENRG) at the <a href="https://www.cam.ac.uk/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">University of Cambridge</a>. She has been following climate change and wider environmental negotiations for more than 25 years, including as a staff member at the secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and a reporter for the <a href="https://enb.iisd.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Earth Negotiations Bulletin</a>. Joanna has been on the editorial team of the journal <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tcpo20" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Climate Policy</a> since 2014. She is also a founding member of <a href="https://www.zero.cam.ac.uk/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Cambridge Zero</a>, a member of the research network <a href="https://climatestrategies.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Climate Strategies</a>, and sat on the steering committee of the <a href="https://productiongap.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">production gap report </a>for 2020 and 2021.

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<figure><img alt="Dr Gabriela Di Giulio" src="https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gabriel.jpg" /></figure><div>

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<p><strong>Dr Gabriela Di Giulio</strong>

<br />Dr Gabriela Di Giulio is an <a href="https://www.iea.usp.br/en/persons/researchers/gabriela-di-giulio" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">associate professor</a> at the <a href="https://www5.usp.br/english/institutional/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">University of São Paulo</a>. She holds a BA in journalism, an MSc in science and technology policy and a PhD in environment and society from the <a href="https://www.unicamp.br/en/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">University of Campinas</a>. Her research explores the interactions between environment, society and science–policy dynamics, with a particular focus on how environmental crises affect socio-cultural contexts. Her current work addresses climate change and adaptation, the governance and communication of risks and uncertainties, and pathways toward sustainability transitions.

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<figure><img alt="Prof Erich Fischer" src="https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Erich.jpg" /></figure><div>

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<p><strong>Prof Erich Fischer</strong> (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/erichfischer.bsky.social" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@erichfischer.bsky.social</a>)

<br />Prof Erich Fischer is <a href="https://iac.ethz.ch/people-iac/person-detail.erich-fischer.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">climate scientist</a> at <a href="https://ethz.ch/en.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">ETH Zurich</a>. His research interests include changes in weather and climate extremes, detection and attribution, climate variability, constraining uncertainties in global-to-regional model projections, and the human impacts of warming. He is a lead author on both the IPCC <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/carbon-briefs-definitive-guide-to-the-entire-ipcc-sixth-assessment-cycle/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">sixth</a> and seventh assessment report. He is co-chair of the <a href="https://www.wcrp-climate.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">World Climate Research Program</a> (WCRP) <a href="https://www.wcrp-climate.org/epesc" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Lighthouse Activity on Explaining and Predicting Earth System Change</a> (EPESC). He is an associate editor on the journal <a href="https://www.science.org/journal/sciadv" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Science Advances </a> and a co-editor of <a href="https://www.weather-climate-dynamics.net/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Weather and Climate Dynamics</a>.

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<p><strong>Prof Sabine Fuss </strong>

<br />Prof Sabine Fuss is a <a href="https://www.pik-potsdam.de/members/sabinefu" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">working group leader </a> and head of research department at the <a href="https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/home" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research</a> (PIK). She holds a professorship in sustainable resource management and global change at <a href="https://www.hu-berlin.de/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin</a> Her expertise is in sustainable development, tropical rainforest conservation and climate change mitigation, with a particular focus on carbon dioxide removal. She was a lead author on the IPCC’s <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/in-depth-qa-ipccs-special-report-on-climate-change-at-one-point-five-c/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">special report on 1.5C</a> and was appointed to the <a href="https://www.eurasc.eu/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">European Academy of Sciences</a> in 2021. She received her PhD in international economics from <a href="https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Maastricht University </a> in 2008.

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<figure><img alt="Dr Kirsten Mayer" src="https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/KJMayer.jpg" /></figure><div>

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<p><strong>Dr Kirsten Mayer</strong> (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kirstenjmayer.bsky.social" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@kirstenjmayer.bsky.social</a>)

<br />Dr Kirsten Mayer is a <a href="https://sites.google.com/ucar.edu/kirstenjmayer" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">scientist </a> at the <a href="https://ncar.ucar.edu/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">US National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research</a> (NSF NCAR). Her research uses machine learning to explore sources of predictability within the Earth System, particularly focused on subseasonal and longer timescales. She is also an active member of the WCRP <a href="https://www.wcrp-esmo.org/working-groups/wgsip" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">ESMO Working Group on Subseasonal to Interdecadal Prediction</a> (WGSIP). She has a PhD in atmospheric sciences from <a href="https://www.colostate.edu/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Colorado State University</a>.

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<figure><img alt="Dr Albert Salamanca" src="https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Albert_S.jpg" /></figure><div>

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<p><strong>Dr Albert Salamanca</strong>

<br />Dr Albert M Salamanca heads the secretariat of the <a href="https://adaptationresearchalliance.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Adaptation Research Alliance</a> (ARA) and is a <a href="https://www.sei.org/people/albert-salamanca/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">senior research fellow</a> at the <a href="https://www.sei.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Stockholm Environment Institute</a> (SEI) Asia centre. His work focuses on climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development, with particular attention to strengthening the research–policy interface in south-east Asia. He holds a PhD in geography from <a href="https://www.durham.ac.uk/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Durham University</a>.

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<p><strong>Dr Christopher Trisos </strong> (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-trisos/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Christopher Trisos</a>)

<br />Dr Christopher Trisos is the <a href="https://acdi.uct.ac.za/contacts/christopher-trisos" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">director </a> of the <a href="https://climaterisklab.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Climate Risk Lab</a> and of the<a href="https://ascendclimate.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"> African Synthesis Centre for Climate Change, Environment and Development</a> (ASCEND) at <a href="https://www.uct.ac.za/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">University of Cape Town</a>. He holds the AXA research chair in African climate risk at the <a href="https://acdi.uct.ac.za/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">African Climate and Development Initiative</a>. His work focuses on understanding risks from climate change to enable communities to adapt for a better future, with a particular focus on Africa and the global south. He has served as a coordinating lead author for the IPCC, a negotiator at the UNFCCC, and has advised several international organisations and governments on climate change risks and adaptation.  

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<p>Carbon Brief is grateful for the support of its earlier cohort of contributing editors:&nbsp;</p>

<p>Second cohort: <a href="https://www.centre-cired.fr/celine-guivarch/">Dr Céline Guivarch</a>; <a href="https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/frank-jotzo/">Prof Frank Jotzo</a>; <a href="https://www.climatecentral.org/what-we-do/people/zachary-labe">Dr Zachary Labe</a>; <a href="https://aimesproject.org/david-lapola/">Dr David Lapola</a>; <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/f.otto">Dr Friederike Otto</a>; <a href="https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung/arbeitsgruppen/ag-schipper/team/prof-dr-lisa-schipper">Prof Lisa Schipper</a>; <a href="https://iihs.co.in/iihs-people/team/chandni-singh">Dr Chandni Singh</a>; and <a href="https://www.accord.org.za/people/portia-adade-williams-2/">Dr Portia Adade Williams</a>.</p>

<p>First cohort: <a href="http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/">Prof Richard Allan</a>; <a href="https://www.open.ac.uk/people/mab49">Prof Mark Brandon</a>; <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/see/staff/1267/professor-piers-forster">Prof Piers Forster</a>; <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ghegerl/">Prof Gabriele Hegerl</a>; <a href="https://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/people/academic-staff/simon-lewis">Prof Simon Lewis</a>; <a href="https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/timothy-osborn">Prof Tim Osborn</a>; <a href="https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/researcher/camille_parmesan/">Prof Camille Parmesan</a>; and <a href="https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/people/peter-stott">Prof Peter Stott</a>.</p>

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