2026’s extreme heat, wildfires and droughts are underscoring just how quickly our climate is changing. At the same time, climate science is advancing rapidly, with thousands of new studies published every year. The 10 New Insights in Climate Science report distills influential, emerging, and policy-relevant findings from the latest research into ten key insights for decision-makers ahead of the UN climate negotiations at COP.
Leading scientists presented this year’s insights – spanning changes in the climate system, the growing costs and consequences of warming, and the political and economic forces shaping climate action – and discussed what the latest evidence means for climate policy and research ahead of COP31.
The recording of the webinar which included an overview of this year’s findings, expert perspectives on selected insights and an audience Q&A is now available
Speakers
- Moderator: Megha Sud – Senior Science Officer at the International Science Council
- Johan Rockström – Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam
- Şiir Kılkış – Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) WGIII
- Christopher Callahan – Assistant professor at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University
- Damon Matthews – Interim Director of Future Earth Canada and Professor at the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University