Why the COP28 climate summit mattered, and what to watch for in 2024

The UN climate conference brought some progress. A former UN official who has been involved in international climate policy for years explains what has to happen now for that progress to pay off.

Rachel Kyte, Visiting Professor of Government, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 • ~9 min

2023's extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters

The US saw a record number of billion-dollar disasters in 2023, even when accounting for inflation. The number of long-running heat waves like the Southwest experienced is also rising.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Dec. 19, 2023 • ~9 min

Antarctic study proves glacier has undergone irreversible retreat – highlighting potential for widespread ice loss

Pine Island Glacier passed a tipping point decades ago, and it could do again in the future.

Mattias Green, Professor in Physical Oceanography, Bangor University • conversation
Dec. 13, 2023 • ~6 min

COP28: countries have pledged to cut emissions from cooling – here's how to make it happen

In the first commitment of its kind, 63 countries promised to slash emissions from cooling and refrigeration.

Radhika Khosla, Associate Professor, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 12, 2023 • ~7 min

Don't applaud the COP28 climate summit's loss and damage fund deal just yet – here's what's missing

The agreement still leaves many unanswered questions, as well as concerns from vulnerable countries about who will qualify, who pays and who is in charge.

Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 • ~8 min

Don't applaud the COP28 climate summit's loss and damage fund deal just yet – here's what missing

The agreement still leaves many unanswered questions, as well as concerns from vulnerable countries about who will qualify, who pays and who is in charge.

Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 • ~8 min

Don't applaud the climate summit's loss and damage fund deal just yet – it might not warrant that standing ovation

The agreement still leaves many unanswered questions, as well as concerns from vulnerable countries about who will qualify, who pays and who is in charge.

Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 • ~8 min

Why dimming the Sun would be an effective tool in the fight against climate change

Releasing reflective particles into the upper atmosphere would help us tackle climate change – but it’s not without risk.

Peter Irvine, Lecturer in Earth Sciences, UCL • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 • ~7 min

COP28: how bad is climate change already and what do we need to do next to tackle it?

Temperature records are tumbling – how much progress is really being made towards tackling climate change?

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 • ~8 min

The psychology of climate negotiations: How to move countries from national self-interest to global collective action

Negotiating global progress on climate change involves walking a fine line, as a former UN official explains.

Asif Husain-Naviatti, Visiting Fellow in International Climate Governance, Columbia University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 • ~9 min

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