[6] Carbon Brief's climate-and-energy coverage is often cited by news outlets, or climate related websites.

[10] The Royal Statistical Society gave Carbon Brief a Highly Commended award for investigative journalism in 2018, for the article Mapped: How UK foreign aid is spent on climate change, authored by Leo Hickman and Rosamund Pearce,[11] and in 2020 in the category data visualisation for How the UK transformed its electricity supply in just a decade.

[12] In 2017, Carbon Brief won The Drum Online Media Award for "Best Specialist Site for Journalism".

[14] The judges commented: He’s had the courage to give his journalists extra time and latitude to research complex but vital climate issues, championing a long-form format that’s desperately needed to convey the full story at a juncture when time to do something about climate change is running out.

Also, the interactive graphics are absolutely awesome, and make otherwise dry subjects much more fun and entertaining.