Laurie Laybourn is an award-winning researcher, author and strategist. He leads the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative. He is also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and holds fellowships at the Institute for Public Policy Research and the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter. He regularly writes for a range of publications and appears on TV and radio. Find out more.
Latest writing and speaking
- Derailment doom loops and Trump as the first post-1.5°C president | New Climate Reality
Another example of how the consequences of climate change impact our ability to tackle its causes No one should be surprised that climate change played aContinue reading “Derailment doom loops and Trump as the first post-1.5°C president | New Climate Reality” - Coverage: Planetary Solvency – finding our balance with nature
The latest report from the UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) – ‘Planetary Solvency: finding our balance with nature’ – covers our work onContinue reading “Coverage: Planetary Solvency – finding our balance with nature” - Could the consequences of climate change frustrate our ability to tackle its causes?I wrote an article on what derailment risk means for financial institutions for the UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFOA), co-authored with Ben Shread-Hewitt,Continue reading “Could the consequences of climate change frustrate our ability to tackle its causes?”
Latest research
- Pathways to the transformation of economic systems: lessons from the trenches
I wrote a report for the United Nations Develop Programme’s (UNDP) Strategic Innovation Unit on pathways to transforming economic systems. You can read it here:Continue reading “Pathways to the transformation of economic systems: lessons from the trenches” - The security blind spot: Cascading climate impacts and tipping points threaten national security
A path-breaking report on the blind spots in the assessment and management of climate risks in national security. published by IPPR, Chatham House, and theContinue reading “The security blind spot: Cascading climate impacts and tipping points threaten national security” - Global Tipping Points Report
I was an author and editor for a global assessment of Earth system tipping point risks. The report was co-authored by hundreds of colleagues aroundContinue reading “Global Tipping Points Report”
Recent Projects
The Strategic Climate Risks Initiative
IPPR Environmental Breakdown
Economic Change Unit
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