If we want to achieve global climate targets, young people must take centre stage

Supporting youth involvement in climate policymaking helps keep sustainability at the top of governments’ priorities.

James Sloam, Professor of Politics, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Nov. 5, 2021 ~6 min

50 years ago, humans took the first full photo of Earth from space – the climate crisis means it's time for another

Photographing the full Earth from space could provide a profound and timely reminder of its vulnerability in the face of climate change.

Robert Poole, Professor of History, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
Nov. 5, 2021 ~7 min


Reducing air travel by small amounts each year could level off the climate impact

Reducing jet fuel consumption by 2.5% each year could halt aviation’s growing influence on climate change.

Milan Klöwer, Postdoctoral Researcher in Weather and Climate Modelling, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 5, 2021 ~7 min

How using tree rings to look into the past can teach us about the climate changes we face in the future

Tree rings carry a wealth of information, which can be used to uncover climate data from hundreds of years ago.

Mary Gagen, Professor of Physical Geography, Swansea University • conversation
Nov. 2, 2021 ~7 min

Ice stupas: the artificial mini glaciers bringing water to some of the driest, coldest places on Earth

Constructed ice domes release water during dry periods when rain is blocked by high mountain ranges, stifling essential crop cultivation for rural communities.

Matteo Spagnolo, Professor of Geography and the Environment, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen • conversation
Oct. 29, 2021 ~7 min

What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words

Transcripts and internal documents show how the industry shifted from leading research into fossil fuels’ effect on the climate to sowing doubt about science. Now, CEOs are testifying before Congress.

Benjamin Franta, Ph.D. Candidate in History, Stanford University • conversation
Oct. 28, 2021 ~11 min

Violence and mental health are likely to get worse in a warming world

Research shows how heat can have negative effects on emotional states, mental health conditions and aggressive behaviours.

Vikki Thompson, Senior Research Associate in Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol • conversation
Oct. 27, 2021 ~6 min

In the face of chaos, why are we so nonchalant about climate change?

Humanity faces an extraordinary threat - why are so many of us not motivated into action?

Tom Pettinger, Research Fellow in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick • conversation
Oct. 19, 2021 ~6 min


Dangerous urban heat exposure has tripled since the 1980s, with the poor most at risk

Hot, humid population centers are becoming epicenters of heat risk as climate changes worsens. It’s calling into question the conventional wisdom that urbanization uniformly reduces poverty.

Kathryn Grace, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Society, University of Minnesota • conversation
Oct. 4, 2021 ~8 min

In cities, dangerous heat exposure has tripled since the 1980s, with the poor most at risk

Hot, humid population centers are becoming epicenters of heat risk as climate changes worsens. It’s calling into question the conventional wisdom that urbanization uniformly reduces poverty.

Kathryn Grace, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Society, University of Minnesota • conversation
Oct. 4, 2021 ~9 min

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