On 2nd October, Professor Jim Skea came to the SMC to meet the science and environment journalists who will be … read more
There have been news reports that PM Rishi Sunak will announce changes to climate policy. Prof Sir Jim McDonald … read more
A report issued by World Weather Attribution has looked at climate change attribution of the flooding disasters in Libya and … read more
Scientists respond to UN ‘global stocktake’ report on climate change. Prof Daniela Schmidt, Professor of Earth Sciences, University of … read more
A Copernicus Climate Change Service press release reports that summer 2023 has been the hottest summer recorded. Dr Friederike … read more
Wildfire has been a big subject in 2023, particularly in Canada, Hawaii and Greece. Are we are seeing more wildfires … read more
A study published in Nature suggests that tropical forests are approaching critical temperature thresholds. Dr Chloe Brimicombe, Climate Scientist … read more
There have been reports of ongoing wildfires in Canada. Here is a comment from Professor Guillermo Rein in case useful. … read more
A study published in Nature looks at future emergence of new ecosystems caused by glacial retreat. Prof Chris Rapley, … read more
The onset of El Niño conditions was officially confirmed by the WMO in July. As the weather phenomenon strengthens, it … read more
A new synthesis of evidence about extreme events in the Antarctic has been published in Frontiers in Environmental Science. It … read more
As reported in the BBC, the Copernicus data suggests that average daily global sea surface temperatures this week are the … read more
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced millions of pounds of investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities in … read more
The State of the UK Climate 2022 report examines how the UK’s climate last year compares to previous years, including … read more
Prof Jim Skea, Professor of Sustainable Energy at Imperial College London, was elected the new Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on … read more
A paper published in Nature Communications warns of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Prof … read more
A study published in Nature Food looks at the environmental impacts of vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK. … read more
The government have published their Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) which sets out a five-year plan to tackle climate change … read more
We’ve had a lot of questions from journalists about the ongoing heatwaves in Europe and the US, so here are … read more
The chances of limiting global mean temperature rise to 1.5°C are decreasing. A new modelling paper published in Nature Sustainability … read more
