How do we navigate uncharted climate territory? Lead: www.scri.org.uk Researcher at Chatham House, IPPR, University of Exeterhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.social/post/3mhv3lgeo6c2dLaurie Laybourn, executive director of the think tank Strategic Climate Risks Initiative, said the report was not a “prediction that collapse is inevitable” but a “warning that on the current trajectory, under current policies, collapse becomes a real possibility”. https://www.thetimes.com/article/381266e2-4282-4b0b-ab68-c2beb36fe75c?shareToken=fa08498a388bf6fc8643bac8c839c27425 Mar 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:7chidtebl77rad74e2n34onv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhv3lgeo6c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.social/post/3mhfsvpbg422xRenewables mean that "Spain looks well placed in two ways. Its speedy rollout of renewables has put a lid on electricity bills — but that should help bolster its political independence too. Good reason for Europe’s green brigade to charge ahead." https://www.ft.com/content/19f2ee15-dc86-4964-b23f-d644b18a70a1?syn-25a6b1a6=119 Mar 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:7chidtebl77rad74e2n34onv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfsvpbg422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.social/post/3mguolicozk2yThanks to all those who came to Kairos the other night and for a wonderful discussion on how to make sure climate action isn’t derailed by climate consequences Check out our Strategic Climate Risks Initiative research on derailment risk at scri.org.uk/derailment12 Mar 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:7chidtebl77rad74e2n34onv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguolicozk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.social/post/3mgn2ozftlc2aIn London on Tuesday night this week? Join me at Kairos on Tottenham Court Road to talk about how we can maintain our agency to act on climate change even as its impacts escalate Doors and drinks at 1830, talk starts at 1900 Grab a ticket 👇 https://www.kairos.london/event/derailment-risk-a-climate-blind-spot-with-laurie-laybourn/09 Mar 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:7chidtebl77rad74e2n34onv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn2ozftlc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.social/post/3mgcsm6ihb226"If pandemic threat assessment and preparedness was as fragmented, we would be scandalised." It was great talking to Ellen for this excellent piece in @prospectmagazine.co.uk about climate risk and the threat of AMOC collapse specifically Essential reading! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Mar 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:7chidtebl77rad74e2n34onv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcsm6ihb226https://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.social/post/3mfcbejao5c2iThe world is in the literal and figurative storm of an Earth system crisis Like sailors who end up in a storm, we need a strategy for navigating *within it* so that we have a chance of *getting out* How? Check out my latest episode with @pbs.org's Weathered👇 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4pSD1D1JMo20 Feb 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:7chidtebl77rad74e2n34onv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcbejao5c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.social/post/3menwu46evk2k“[AMOC collapse] is a scenario of global tumult, driven by countries with large populations pushed from the climate regime they're used to. It’s a recipe for serious, persistent global destabilisation” Great talking with @chicoharlan.bsky.social for this piece https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/02/10/amoc-collapse-current-iceland-security/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzcwNjk5NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzcyMDgxOTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzA2OTk2MDAsImp0aSI6ImRjM2E5ZmM4LTAyYmMtNDUzMS1hZjdhLWQzMDljNjM0NDdiZCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjYvMDIvMTAvYW1vYy1jb2xsYXBzZS1jdXJyZW50LWljZWxhbmQtc2VjdXJpdHkvIn0.a3DYCVU7rgQSqs1fOlhVNa6tRtgtun_mFWnMF7Q504M12 Feb 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:7chidtebl77rad74e2n34onv/app.bsky.feed.post/3menwu46evk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.social/post/3meivrzhae22eStarting now 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:7chidtebl77rad74e2n34onv/app.bsky.feed.post/3meivrzhae22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.social/post/3meg36ojjck2rWe're in a new climate reality - but how can we best operate in it? Join me and a stellar panel - including @emmahowardboyd.bsky.social - for this @businessgreen.bsky.social webinar to explore how best to map climate risk and build resilience 📅 Tomorrow (Tuesday 10th Feb) ⏰ 1200-1300 GMT09 Feb 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:7chidtebl77rad74e2n34onv/app.bsky.feed.post/3meg36ojjck2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.social/post/3m6gu2zr5v22wIf it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a city to make a documentary... In this final bonus post, read about the people, articles, books, and films that helped and inspired us as we made @overshootpod.bsky.social👇25 Nov 2025 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:7chidtebl77rad74e2n34onv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6gu2zr5v22whttps://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.social/post/3m5yluql4zs27In summer 1945, the UK prime minister wrote an extraordinarily prescient memo about the strategic consequences of the atomic bomb Eighty years later, as a new climate reality dawns, something similar needs to happen Read my latest @overshootpod.bsky.social bonus essay👇19 Nov 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:7chidtebl77rad74e2n34onv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yluql4zs27https://bsky.app/profile/laurielaybourn.bsky.social/post/3m5h6mwlzd225"[AMOC collapse] is a direct threat to national resilience and security" the Icelandic Climate Minister said "It's the first time a specific climate-related phenomenon has been brought to the National Security Council as a potential existential threat" Significant https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/iceland-sees-security-risk-existential-threat-atlantic-ocean-currents-possible-2025-11-12/12 Nov 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:7chidtebl77rad74e2n34onv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5h6mwlzd225