Launched on Oct. 28 by a consortium of globally renowned social, natural and climate scientists, the annual synthesis report ‘10 New Insights In Climate Science’ unveils the overwhelming impacts of climate change that risk reversing decades of progress on maternal and reproductive health, contributing to more extreme and costly El Niño effects, and jeopardizing one of our most vital natural carbon sinks, along with seven other key climate insights.

This report serves as a resource for climate policy negotiations worldwide, including at the upcoming COP29 conference. It offers insights into recent advances in climate change research and highlights key opportunities for impactful climate action.

Jointly produced by Future Earth, The Earth League, and the World Climate Research Programme, the report underscores policy implications that can guide climate negotiations and policy through 2025 and beyond.

Read the 10 New Insights 2024/2025 here.

Full press release and additional resources for media, available here.

Earth League co-chair and Director at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Johan Rockström, has won the 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. The Tyler Prize recognizes Rockström’s research work on the “Planetary Boundaries” framework to help keep the planet in a safe operating space. 

The Tyler Prize, established in 1973, is an annual award to recognize global leaders in environmental science, environmental health and energy, and is referred to as the ‘Nobel Prize for Environment’.

Rockström will be awarded $250,000 by the Tyler Prize Executive Committee for his “science-based approach to sustainable development for people on a stable and resilient planet.” and will deliver a public presentation on his work at the University of Potsdam in Germany on May 17, 2024. 

More information: 

https://tylerprize.org/

The  10 New Insights in Climate Science series, jointly developed by The Earth League, Future Earth, and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), is an annual synthesis highlighting essential recent advances in climate change research with high policy relevance, from natural and social sciences. This influential policy report has been launched every year since 2017 at the climate COP with participation from the UNFCCC Executive Secretary.

Every year we rely on an extensive effort of expert consultation across the research networks of the three partner organizations. We are seeking the input of active researchers, across all disciplines, working with issues related to climate change. 

We welcome your contribution:  Please fill out this brief questionnaire sharing your thoughts on what recent insight (discovery, advance) from climate change research should be highlighted for policy-makers, negotiators and the general public. You can also indicate your interest in contributing as a co-author of the peer-review paper that underpins the policy report. The manuscripts from the 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 installments have been published in the journal Global Sustainability. 

This call for input is open until February 2, 2024.