Author Archives: Laurie

A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning

I wrote an article on derailment risk for the Conversation, co-authored with Dr James Dyke at the University of Exeter. The original article is here. — It is a common refrain to say that geopolitics gets in the way of climate action. From the war in Ukraine to trade tensions, each year seems to bringContinue reading “A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning”

Interview: Organising the Future

I was interviewed by Andrew Parry, Head of Investments at J O Hambro Capital Management and Regnant, on the Organising the Future podcast. We talked about how climate change pose a threat to national security, the cascading impacts of climate change on global systems, and why current economic models are inadequate for assessing risks.

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”

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”