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Climate newsletter |
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Issue 34 | 16 November 2022 |
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In last week’s Climate Newsletter we shared some information on the start of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC – COP27. This week, we are bringing you the latest news from events and activities that have been taking place.
Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 November saw world leaders gather for the start of the negotiations. UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, said that we are “on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator”, and that loss and damage “can no longer be swept under the rug”.
Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s speech focused on clean growth and new jobs, as he urged leaders to carry through on the Glasgow Climate Pact. Key themes from the many leaders’ speeches were around the urgency of action, the impacts of climate change already seen around the world, the need for an agreement on finance for 'loss and damage', and continuing calls from developing nations on the 'undelivered' $100bn of adaptation funding.
For the latest news from the COP27 Presidency, visit the COP27 website.
 During COP27, the Met Office has been involved in a number of events at which we shared the latest climate science and other expertise. You can view these events on-demand below:
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A Met Office study shows pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions agreed last year at the Glasgow climate conference (COP 26) are not likely to be sufficient to restrain global temperature rise to 1.5°C or below compared with pre-industrial levels.
The pledges – known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – show further ambition is required at this year’s COP in Egypt to keep the hope of 1.5°C alive. However, the study shows there is more opportunity to overshoot 1.5°C and then come back down to 1.5°C by 2100.
In this video, Met Office Senior Presenter Alex Deakin explains how more ambitious pledges could make a difference and improve the chance of not exceeding 1.5°C.
 Four Met Office researchers have been recognised by insights organisation, Clarivate, on their 2022 Highly Cited Researchers list. Comprising over 6000 scientists and researchers from across the globe, the list celebrates the impacts made by researchers who have published several papers and rank among the top 1% for peer citations by field and year.
Congratulations to Prof Richard Betts MBE, Head of Climate Impacts; Dr Chris Jones, Climate science Research Fellow; Dr Doug Smith, Lead for Decadal Climate Research and Prof Adam Scaife, Lead for Monthly to Decadal Prediction, who feature on this year's list.
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 This Met Office and University of Leeds press release relates to the launch of a co-benefits tool which coincided with a COP27 event. A supporting blog post goes into more on this topic, explaining how taking climate action can result in ‘win-wins’ with benefits to health, ecosystems, the economy and more.
 New analysis from the Met Office shows that all regions of the world are experiencing increases in extreme weather or other impacts of climate change.
Led by Pierre Friedlingstein of the University of Exeter, the annual Global Carbon budget unites scientists from across the globe, including Met Office researchers. It aims to integrates knowledge of greenhouse gases, human emissions and the Earth system to establish a mutually agreed understanding of the Earth carbon cycle. The latest report for 2022 was published at COP27 in Egypt on Friday 11 November.
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 This month we have been focusing on cities as our monthly climate theme. Look out for next week’s climate newsletter for a round-up and keep an eye on #GetClimateReady on Twitter to see what we have shared so far.
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