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The Climate Papers

The Climate Papers

Written by: Jim Haywood
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Tune in to our latest podcast series, which brings together the best minds preparing for COP26. Each podcast further explores the topics in our COP26 Universities Network briefing papers. This network consists of a group of more than 55 UK universities, coordinated by The Grantham Institute, working together to support ambitious outcomes for climate action at COP26 and beyond. 


This series has been produced by Planet Pod Productions


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Episodes
  • Hot, hot, hot – how communities cope with extreme weather

    Hot, hot, hot – how communities cope with extreme weather
    Jul 22 2022
    In this fifth episode we discuss the public health risks associated with the more frequent extremes of weather we are likely to experience as a result of climate change. We discuss aspects of vulnerability and resilience to the effect of these extremes and how a joined up approach can help individuals and communities to cope better. To get into the detail of this issue we are joined by Dr Ana Raquel Nunes, Assistant Professor in Environmental Change and Public Health at the Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, and Ross Thompson, Principal Environmental Public Health Scientist within the Extreme Events and Health Protection team at the UK Heath Security Agency.

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    41 mins
  • Climate Risk & Attribution

    Climate Risk & Attribution
    Jun 7 2022

    In this fourth episode we discuss climate risk and attribution – understanding how man-made 'forcing factors' can affect the intensity and probability of extreme weather events such as heat waves and extreme rainfall leading to droughts and flooding. As our understanding of this emerging and complex area of climate science increases we may be better placed to understand climate risk and avoid or adapt to extremes of weather. To unpack this issue we are joined by Dr Neven Fučkar, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellow, COP26 Fellow in Climate Risk, and Departmental Tutor at the University of Oxford and Prof Liz Bentley, Chief Executive of the Royal Meteorological Society.



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    31 mins
  • Tipping Points

    Tipping Points
    Apr 14 2022
    In this third episode we discuss climate risk tipping points – those moments when a small change or changes become so significant they cause a much larger and often irreversible shift. Have we reached such a point with climate change? The most recent IPCC report appears to suggest that we are now on such an irrevocable path. We are joined by climate scientist Dr Eric Mackie  from the University of Cambridge and Dr Luke Kemp, a research associate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge.

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    33 mins
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