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Mary Robinson – No Time to Spare for the Paris Climate Promise

In the five years since the world came together to conclude the Paris climate agreement, the geopolitical environment has changed profoundly, and the disastrous effects of global warming have become increasingly evident. Having squandered past opportunities and shirked previous commitments, we now must start making up for lost time.

15.01.2021

Global change research and the COVID-19 pandemic

A new briefing note from the French National Committee on Global Change (CNFCG) examines how priorities for research on global change are being affected by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, and asks how global change research can better contribute to managing such crises in the future.

06.01.2021

What are the climate breakthroughs in 2020?

"Science will solve this" is one of the key mantras of the Australian Academy of Science, the ISC's Global Science TV partner. As part of our series Towards 2021: A year of transformation, this month's episode of Global Science TV focuses on the Falling Walls theme of Climate Science Innovations.

15.12.2020

The “How” of transformation

In late November 2020 a UNFCCC climate research dialogue examined the state of scientific knowledge on moving towards net zero global anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions, and building resilience to the unavoidable impacts and risks of climate change. Karen O’Brien, of the University of Oslo and cCHANGE, spoke about how to accelerate action for results on climate change through engaging with the practical, political, and personal spheres of transformation. This blog is based on the presentation given as part of the research dialogue.

11.12.2020

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