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Monthly report · March 2026

Climate news in March 2026

Climate coverage in March 2026: 192 news events, 140% more than in February 2026, drawn from 470 outlet reports. The most covered name was Microsoft, in 14 events.

How many events, day by day?

Climate desk: news events homed on the desk per day, March 2026 (UTC days). Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.

Who was in the news most?

  1. Microsoft 14
  2. U.S. Department of Energy 11
  3. Iran 10
  4. Donald Trump 9
  5. India 9
  6. National Weather Service 7
  7. Amazon Web Services (AWS) 7
  8. China 7
  9. NVIDIA 7
  10. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 6
  11. Chevron 6
  12. United Nations 6
  13. NSW Government 6
  14. NextEra Energy 6
  15. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 6

Counts are events (one per story, however many outlets carried it) on this desk in March 2026 that named each person, company or body. Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.

Which stories did the most outlets carry?

  1. Mar 16 Iran War Enters Third Week: US Gas Prices Surge Amid Hormuz Disruptions 17
  2. Mar 4 Trump says deal on data centers will lower electricity costs, but offers few details 15
  3. Mar 22 Caribbean nations highlight 50% of treated water lost to leaks on International Water Day 14
  4. Mar 13 No reliable data exist to compare incomes of homes with heat pumps 12
  5. Mar 14 crookwellgazette.com.au: “Startup putting lab - grown meat on more Aussie plates” 11
  6. Mar 9 As Iran war shakes energy system, some see argument for renewable energy 9
  7. Mar 4 echo-news.co.uk: “Stock markets rebound and energy prices ease but fears remain over Iran war” 8
  8. Mar 22 wellingtontimes.com.au: “Lines drawn on data centre energy and water use” 8
  9. Mar 14 Reports say snow gum dieback raises fears for the largest river system 6
  10. Mar 20 Swinney Urges UK Energy Summit as Middle East Conflict Strains Security 6
  11. Mar 22 Damilola Ogunbiyi becomes first Nigerian named to TIME Earth Awards 6
  12. Mar 16 Experts dispute that North Sea oil expansion would lower energy bills 5
  13. Mar 25 Bailed-out smelter will be underpinned by renewables 5
  14. Mar 5 grimsbytelegraph.co.uk: “Major update on 4 bins for English households from April plan” 4
  15. Mar 7 India announces standards for green ammonia and methanol 4

What kind of news was it?

  1. Regulation 63
  2. Market trends 61
  3. Sustainability 37
  4. Renewable energy 36
  5. Extreme weather 29
  6. Funding 13
  7. Ev 9

Categories come from the pipeline's classifier; how they are assigned.

Week by week

  1. Feb 23The week of February 23 to March 1, 20262
  2. Mar 2The week of March 2 to 8, 202639
  3. Mar 9The week of March 9 to 15, 202653
  4. Mar 16The week of March 16 to 22, 202672
  5. Mar 23The week of March 23 to 29, 202626

Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).