Explore the vast cosmos of academic literature and evidence that underpins humanity’s knowledge of climate change.

Explore the vast cosmos of academic literature and evidence that underpins humanity’s knowledge of climate change.

Carbon Brief’s Project Cosmos is a major collaborative effort to build the world’s largest and most complete database of climate change research.

Welcome to the Project Cosmos homepage. The project was launched by Carbon Brief in June 2026 following an 18-month research and development effort. The aim: to build the world’s…

The Cosmos 500 ranking shows the most highly cited academics in Carbon Brief’s database, based on their citation score.