Met Office climate webinar series 2023

Climate science webinars

Following the success and interest in the Met Office COP27 webinar series, during 2023 we will be delivering a series of climate science webinars. Below you will find details of past events including video recordings and written summaries.

Details of upcoming events will also be added including registration links when available.

Next event

Climate adaptation

When: July 2023 - date and time TBC

Where: Teams webinar (recording available after the event on YouTube)

Registration will open soon.

 

Upcoming events

Look out for details of other webinars in this series by following @MetOffice_Sci on Twitter. The following topics will be explored later this year.

September 2023 - Tipping points

November 2023 - 1.5 °C and climate impacts

 

Past events

Co-benefits of the climate action imperative

Image of green parkland with trees and a blue sky

In this webinar we discussed the co-benefits of climate action such as those on health and wellbeing. In addition to science and policy perspectives, we also heard about how co-benefits are already being realised in some communities. We were joined by speakers from the University of Leeds, the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Belfast City Council.

You can view a recording of this event on YouTube.

Mitigation: a road to Net Zero

Quote from Met Office Science Fellow Dr Fiona O'Connor - " It's very clear that if we want to stabilise the climate at a particular target, we have to limit our cumulative carbon-dioxide emissions."

In this webinar, we considered what is meant by Net Zero and looked at the UK Government’s priorities for achieving their aim of reaching Net Zero by 2050. We considered the science backdrop and how this can help with the implementation of Net Zero, sharing lessons learnt by the Met Office in implementing our Net Zero strategy. Finally, we discussed industry sustainability. We were joined by speakers from the University of Leeds, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and the Civil Aviation Authority.

You can view a recording of this event on YouTube or read an event summary.