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.
Overshoot, national security, climate change
Latest writing and speaking
- Interview: Meet the Farmers
I had a great time talking with Ally, Sophie, and ffinlo about food, farming, and security. - Interview: PBS Weathered, part 2
In the second of two episodes, I spoke with PBS’s Weathered about how to navigate the escalation of climate-driven instability. - Interview: Washington Post
I spoke with Chico Harlan about the risk of AMOC collapse and how this is increasingly being considered a national security issue in the NordicContinue reading “Interview: Washington Post”
Latest research
- Derailment risk: why climate strategies fail – and how to fix them
Two trends characterise the climate change predicament: accelerating progress, including a green technology revolution; and accelerating impacts and risks, which have been persistently underestimated. ItContinue reading “Derailment risk: why climate strategies fail – and how to fix them” - A systemic risk assessment methodological framework for the global polycrisis
I was coauthor on an academic paper exploring how to conduct risk assessment of complex, global-scale ‘polycrisis’ risks. Read it here. - Raising Awareness of Earth System Tipping Points: Implications for EU Governance
I coauthored a report on tipping points and the implications for EU governance. Read it here.
Recent Projects
New Climate Reality
Overshoot podcast
Derailment risk
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