I co-wrote a comment piece in the New Statesman with Carbon Tracker’s Richard Folland.
Author Archives: Laurie
Taking the Pulse: Has Europe Given Up its Leadership on Climate Change?
I provided commentary for a piece by the Carnegie Endowment: ‘Taking the Pulse: Has Europe Given Up its Leadership on Climate Change?’
Interview: New Scientist
I spoke with the New Scientist for an article on the upcoming UN climate COP in Brazil.
Interview: The Dial
I spoke with the Dial for a piece exploring: What’s the Point of a Global Climate Target?
Interview: The Times
I spoke with The Times for an article covering the run-up to COP30: Climate change talks under fire as Cop30 gathers in Brazil
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. It is hoped that the former will prevail over the latter: that escalating climate impacts will reinforce action. But the opposite can also occur: climate consequences can distract from climate action.Continue reading “Derailment risk: why climate strategies fail – and how to fix them”
Panel: How should the world confront climate derailment risks?
I chaired a panel event at Chatham House exploring how to tackle derailment risks, with James Dyke, Emma Howard Boyd, Tad Homer-Dixon, and Kate Mackenzie.
Interview: The Ecologist
I spoke with the Ecologist about an SCRI report on derailment risk. Read the piece here.
Coverage: India Today
Our SCRI report on derailment risk was covered by India Today: ‘Climate action may ‘derail’ as 1.5 degrees Celsius limit breached, warns new study’
Interview: Wicked Problems
It was pleasure to go back on the show, this time to talk about the Overshoot podcast.
Laurie Laybourn 