IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth's oceans and ice – a lead author explains what the warnings mean

Some of the climate changes will be irreversible for millennia. But some can be slowed and even stopped if countries quickly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, including from burning fossil fuels.

Robert Kopp, Professor, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Director, Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Rutgers University • conversation
Aug. 9, 2021 • ~12 min

234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the IPCC climate report – here's what you need to know and why it's a big deal

These international climate assessments are used by governments worldwide as they weigh future risks and climate policies.

Stephanie Spera, Assistant Professor of Geography and the Environment, University of Richmond • conversation
Aug. 5, 2021 • ~8 min

234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the upcoming IPCC climate report – here's what you need to know and why it's a big deal

These international climate assessments are used by governments worldwide as they weigh future risks and climate policies.

Stephanie Spera, Assistant Professor of Geography and the Environment, University of Richmond • conversation
Aug. 5, 2021 • ~8 min

Climate change is already disrupting US forests and coasts – here's what we're seeing at 5 long-term research sites

This kind of research, with consistent data collection at the same locations over time, helps support global understanding of climate change.

Peter Mark Groffman, Professor, CUNY Graduate Center • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 • ~10 min

Developing countries need to chart their own course to net zero emissions

Countries cannot be expected to all tread the same path to net zero emissions.

Lavanya Rajamani, Professor of International Environmental Law, University of Oxford • conversation
May 4, 2021 • ~7 min

The rush to net zero by 2050 risks piling pressure on low-emitting countries

Countries cannot be expected to all tread the same path to net zero emissions.

Lavanya Rajamani, Professor of International Environmental Law, University of Oxford • conversation
May 4, 2021 • ~7 min

Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap

Prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, round on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to 'greenwash' their lack of commitment to solving global warming.

Wolfgang Knorr, Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University • conversation
April 22, 2021 • ~27 min

Climate crisis: keeping hope of 1.5°C limit alive is vital to spurring global action

Discord and doubt are the last things the world needs at this critical moment.

Catherine Happer, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Glasgow • conversation
March 30, 2021 • ~6 min

IPCC: the dirty tricks climate scientists faced in three decades since first report

Three decades of growing scientific certainty about climate change have yielded little progress.

Marc Hudson, Research Associate in Social Movements, Keele University • conversation
Aug. 27, 2020 • ~7 min

We climate scientists won't know exactly how the crisis will unfold until it’s too late

Humanity at risk if we keep thinking everything is under control

Will Steffen, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University • conversation
March 11, 2020 • ~6 min

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