Project background
The Royal Society and the US National Academy of Sciences, with their similar missions to promote the use of science to benefit society and to inform critical policy debates, offer this publication as a key reference document for decision makers, policy makers, educators, and other individuals seeking authoritative answers about the current state of climate change science. The publication makes clear what is well established, where consensus is growing, and where there is still uncertainty. It is written and reviewed by a UK-US team of leading climate scientists. It echoes and builds upon the long history of climate-related work from both national science academies, as well as the newest climate change assessment from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
This work was kindly supported by the Raymond and Beverly Sackler US-UK Scientific Forum.
Videos
Sir Paul Nurse on 'Climate Change: Evidence & Causes'
Professor Eric Wolff - 'Past climate - future climate'
Continuing the Conversation on Climate Change