How do we navigate uncharted climate territory? Lead: www.scri.org.uk Researcher at Chatham House, IPPR, University of Exeter
"Governments develop worst case scenarios to inform planning. In some instances, the heatwaves and wildfires are going beyond these This should be a moment of profound alarm and reflection for governments" Some thoughts on @ajenglish.bsky.social about the Euro-fires www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSx...
What's causing the unprecedented wildfires in Europe? | Inside StoryYouTube video by Al Jazeera Englishwww.youtube.com
"You could see an increase in poverty, malnutrition, conflict, indebtedness, and all of the domino effects that come from that." @laurielaybourn.bsky.social spoke to The New York Times about the powerful El Niño pattern currently forming in the Pacific Ocean. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/c...
A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.www.nytimes.com"This is part of what we see as a whole spectrum of products that you deploy at various points along the way, changing the very story that people have in their minds." @laurielaybourn.bsky.social joined Federico Spiezia on his podcast to discuss why the SCRI decided to launch a narrative podcast.
Laurie Laybourn, executive director of the think tank Strategic Climate Risks Initiative, said the report was not a “prediction that collapse is inevitable” but a “warning that on the current trajectory, under current policies, collapse becomes a real possibility”. www.thetimes.com/article/3812...
Britain’s food supply ‘at risk of catastrophic failure by 2030’A report written before the 2024 election says climate change, habitat loss and geopolitical instability are a danger to food security — and it has been ignoredwww.thetimes.com2/ Meanwhile, new reporting by the Times, quoting our Director @laurielaybourn.bsky.social, highlights internal UK government analysis showing that Britain’s food supply is ‘at risk of catastrophic failure by 2030’. Papers like the above show severe security threats which are not being addressed.
Renewables mean that "Spain looks well placed in two ways. Its speedy rollout of renewables has put a lid on electricity bills — but that should help bolster its political independence too. Good reason for Europe’s green brigade to charge ahead." www.ft.com/content/19f2...
Spain is a role model in weathering Iranian oil shocksThe country’s speedy rollout of renewables has put a lid on electricity billswww.ft.com"Just one energy shock of the scale that we saw in 2022 costs about the same as it would cost to get the whole country to net zero." SCRI executive director @laurielaybourn.bsky.social tells LBC wars will keep having an outsized impact on UK without urgent improvements in food/energy resilience.
In London on Tuesday night this week? Join me at Kairos on Tottenham Court Road to talk about how we can maintain our agency to act on climate change even as its impacts escalate Doors and drinks at 1830, talk starts at 1900 Grab a ticket 👇 www.kairos.london/event/derail...
Derailment Risk: A Climate Blind Spot with Laurie Laybourn - KairosTuesday March 10th, 6.30 for 7pm As the world heads deeper into the new climate reality, how will we maintain our ability to act? It's often assumed that our agency will only grow as climate impacts e...www.kairos.london1/🌡️ Global warming passed a milestone on 17th Nov 2023 that barely made the news For the first time ever, the world's daily average temperature was 2.0°C above pre-industrial levels Here's what the data says about when that becomes the annual norm, & whether it's coming sooner than anyone expects🧵
"If pandemic threat assessment and preparedness was as fragmented, we would be scandalised." It was great talking to Ellen for this excellent piece in @prospectmagazine.co.uk about climate risk and the threat of AMOC collapse specifically Essential reading!
Ellen HallidayI didn't post this yesterday because we were too busy getting our April issue launched—but I've written a piece in it! It's about a big current in the Atlantic ocean, how it could collapse, and to what extent we, in the UK, are prepared for that. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...
The world is in the literal and figurative storm of an Earth system crisis Like sailors who end up in a storm, we need a strategy for navigating *within it* so that we have a chance of *getting out* How? Check out my latest episode with @pbs.org's Weathered👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4pS...
Climate Change Won't End the World. This Could.YouTube video by PBS Terrawww.youtube.comWe need more stories that help people learn from what’s working. Not just what’s going wrong. Not just what “has to happen by 2050.” Real examples of action that others can see, understand & build on. Here's a 🧵on advice & tips for sharing #climate stories that actually inspire action.
