Framing ‘the Climate Issue’ 40 Years After the 1985 Villach Conference

Slide summarizing the 1985 Villach Conference, showcasing a city photo, group photo of scientists, and a diagram about climate change and greenhouse gases—highlighting early progress in addressing the Climate Issue and landmark climate achievements.

You can find here a recording of this talk, ‘Framing “the Climate Issue” 40 Years After the 1985 Villach Conference: What Has Been Achieved and What is Still to Achieve?’, delivered on Monday 17 November 2025 in the Bradford Seminar Series of the Centre for Policy Research on Energy and Environment at Princeton University. My […]

My 2006 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Book cover of "The Revenge of Gaia," a 2006 Climate Book by James Lovelock, featuring bold red and white text over a blue background with buildings and a silhouette of a tree. A Book of the Year nominee.

Lovelock,J. (2006) The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back – And How We Can Still Save Humanity. London: Penguin. 222pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of the 44 years of my professional career in climate research […]

A pile of one hundred dollar bills scattered and overlaid with a warm, golden light effect.

Solar geoengineering for profit

Mike Hulme |
The Israeli-U.S. startup Stardust Solutions announced last week that it raised $60 million in venture capital in its latest funding round – the largest venture investment to date for a for-profit company developing solar geoengineering technology, particularly injection of...