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Blind spots on climate tipping points reveal complacency on climate change security threats

I wrote an article for the UK National Preparedness Commission about the blind spots in security assessment and management, with a particular focus on the potential collapse of Atlantic Ocean circulations. You can read the original article here. — Recently, something extraordinary happened in the House of Lords. In September, Baroness Jenny Jones, a GreenContinue reading “Blind spots on climate tipping points reveal complacency on climate change security threats”

Interview: Radio Ecoshock

I spoke with Alex at Radio Ecoshock about climate tipping points and the blind spots in government risk assessments. You can listen to the interview here: https://www.ecoshock.org/2024/11/amoc-freezing-europe-more-likely-despite-global-heating.html.

TED Countdown: 1.5° Overshoot – risks and new dilemmas

Dr James Dyke (University of Exeter) and I led a workshop at TED Countdown in Brussels. The majority of climate scientists no longer believe we can limit warming to 1.5°C and efforts to do so now depend on the concept of overshoot, which is increasingly relying on carbon removal to lower temperatures by 2100. WhatContinue reading “TED Countdown: 1.5° Overshoot – risks and new dilemmas”

Coverage: Keir Starmer’s Belief that Endless Growth Creates Stability is a Dangerously False Misrepresentation of the Situation we face

My research with Michael Jacobs on ‘moving beyond neoliberalism’ was mentioned in this article in Byline Times: https://bylinetimes.com/2024/10/18/keir-starmer-investment-summit-growth-environment/

Interview: The Times

I spoke with Ben Cooke about the blind spots in how governments assess climate risks, with a particular focus on the potential collapse of the circulations in the Atlantic Ocean. Read it here: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/environment/article/amoc-collapse-shutdown-climate-change-times-earth-lps5532hd.

Interview: Andrew Marr, LBC

I spoke with Andrew Marr about the blind spots in our understanding of climate risks, including the potential collapse of circulations in the Atlantic Ocean. Watch it here: https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/andrew-marr/tonight-with-andrew-marr-16-10-24-watch-again/.

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 the University of Exeter as part of the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative. Read it here. The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated that profound national security threats can result from non-hostile action and notContinue reading “The security blind spot: Cascading climate impacts and tipping points threaten national security”

Interview: Metro

I was interviewed by Jen Mills for the UK’s Metro newspaper about blind spots in national security assessment and planning on climate risk and how to respond, including the risks posed by the potential collapse of circulations in the Atlantic Ocean. Read is here: https://metro.co.uk/2024/10/09/uk-flying-blind-towards-looming-risk-caused-little-ice-age-21750928/.

Coverage: Farming UK

I was quoted in Farming UK’s coverage of our report on the blind spot in national security assessment and management of climate risks. “[Climate change] already poses severe threats to our security – this is not widely appreciated. But like Covid, severe climate impacts can come out of nowhere, with effects that cascade across society,”Continue reading “Coverage: Farming UK”

Coverage: Farmers Weekly

I was quoted in an article in the UK’s Farmers Weekly on threats to food security from escalating climate risk – and the blind spots in how governments assess and manage these risks. The article is here: https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/uk-climate-report-warns-of-food-security-risks-and-national-threats.