The results of four years of rigorous research will be presented at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, hosted in Bonn under Fiji presidency. Follow us on Twitter @helixclimate and Facebook to find out which climate change impacts are already locked in.
Andrea Tilche, Head of Unit, Climate Action and Earth Observations, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission addresses HELIX scientists. HELIX partners met earlier this month to present the results of their interdisciplinary research on high end climate impacts and extremes. Andrea Tilche emphasises the role of HELIX and its sister projects IMPRESSIONS and RISES-AM in […]
At the festival’s Speaker’s Forum, Richard Betts will discuss the science of climate change and take part in panel discussions and interviews with other prominent figures in the climate change debate. “Climate change is a complex topic with some important and fascinating science behind it,” says Professor Betts. “As we continue the debate on what […]
The three EU-funded sister projects on high-end climate change, HELIX, IMPRESSIONS and RISES-AM have drawn upon their wide range of expertise from many disciplines across the natural and social sciences to develop new understanding of the implications and risks of exceeding 20C, adapting to the climate changes. The new book, High-End Climate Change in Europe examines […]
HELIX, with its sister projects IMPRESSIONS and RISES-AM are the scientific organisers of this year’s ECCA2017, 5-9 June in Glasgow. ECCA2017 is the third biannual gathering of climate scientists who are assessing impacts of climate change and adaptation, which means that Glasgow will have about 800 climate scientists in town. In addition to curating the […]
PowerPoint slides from all presentations at the 1st Annual Meeting are available below: Work Package 1 – Stakeholder engagement & Communication Work Package 2 – Specific Warming Levels Work Package 3 – High resolution Specific Warming Level timeslices Work Package 4 – Global Biophysical Impacts Work Package 5 – Global-scale assessment of socio-economic impacts (JRC, Ignazio […]
The HELIX Regional Communication Strategy is available D1.2 Regional Communication Strategy
A new report looks at flood risk and economic damages under different global warming scenarios with temperature increases of 1.5, 2 and 4°C. It concludes that, if global temperatures rise by 4°C, the flood risk in countries representing more than 70% of the global population and global GDP will increase by more than 500%. The research is led […]
By Richard Betts If global greenhouse gas emissions do not begin to decline in the next few years, the chances are that global warming will exceed the 2°C “guardrail” that the EU and UN aim to stay below. HELIX is researching the impacts of higher warming levels, specifically 4°C and 6°C. What would a 4°C […]
The latest scientific evidence suggest that the increase in global mean temperature is likely to exceed the 2 degrees and target the 4 to 6 degree Celsius by the end of the 21st century. Furthermore, most of Europe is expected to warm more than the average global warming in the 21st century. The potential environmental, […]
