Transform21: A portal to the latest global science

Throughout this decisive moment for climate and biodiversity policy, the ISC is sharing news and opinions from its network of scientists and change-makers to help inform the urgent transformations needed to achieve climate and biodiversity goals.

Explore the latest blogs below, as well as content curated under the following themes:

Adaptation and resilience
Nature and biodiversity
Energy transition
Clean transport
Finance

Latest blogs

People on the front lines of climate change must be included in climate action

Are we in a new era of climate adaptation implementation? The role of regional governments in facilitating local action

In the face of climate threats, we cannot afford not to act

Adaptation and resilience

Are we in a new era of climate adaptation implementation? The role of regional governments in facilitating local action

Three things to know about how Intellectual Property can contribute to sustainability transitions

Managed retreat from areas threatened by floods can catalyse positive social transformations

‘Now or never’ to limit warming to 1.5°C, according to latest IPCC report

The Paris Agreement is working as intended, but we’ve still got a long way to go

Staying below 1.5°C: what are the chances?

Picturing the future of complex, cascading climate risks

Emerging Climate Risks and what will it take to limit global warming to 2.0°C?

Major scientific assessment of the Amazon region issues urgent call to end deforestation and avert tipping points

Urban Health and Wellbeing in the Anthropocene

Building resilience in a climate challenged world

COP26: What does it mean for Cities’ climate action?

Ahead of COP26, Ekanem I. Braide shares her perspective on the priorities for action and the role of science

Climate risk assessment gaps: seamless integration of weather and climate information for community resilience

Increasing the participation of women in the climate change debate, including as leaders, is essential for a carbon-zero future

Nature and biodiversity

Five talking points for the IUCN World Conservation Congress

Insect population collapse: new evidence links it to dams

Climate explained: why is the Arctic warming faster than other parts of the world?

The 2021 World Food Prize recognizes that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Why water-driven migration and displacement must be part of the climate agenda

Strengthening the links between science and society for action on climate change in France

Taking stock of progress on global change: What to expect from the UNEP Global Assessments Synthesis Report

Energy transition

Professor Carlos Lopes on why Africa needs to stick to renewables despite the temptation of gas

If universities want to hit climate targets, they should use their land for carbon offsetting

The drivers of a clean energy transition in Pacific Island Countries

Scientific advances underpinning latest IPCC report demonstrate need for rapid action

Employment in the energy sector will dramatically expand as economies decarbonize

Transform 21 terminology explainer: ‘Energy Compacts’

Accelerating the energy transition through energy access: Q&A with Damilola Ogunbiyi

The social contagion of solar packs a lot of power

Global Carbon Budget 2020 Finds Record Drop in Emissions

Finance

Climate risk assessment gaps: seamless integration of weather and climate information for community resilience

COP26: Africa’s challenges must steer the climate change conference

A call for reconceptualizing carbon pricing policies with both eyes open

Climate finance – a sticking point for the COP26?

Can zero emissions and economic growth go together? Yes, but conditions apply

Clean transport

Urban Health and Wellbeing in the Anthropocene

Climate justice and the decarbonization of shipping

Target high-carbon emitters to accelerate green transition, say leading experts on behavioural change

Image by the European Space Agency: Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2017), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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