Author: Mike Hulme

What I Would Have Done Differently

Five people participate in a panel discussion on "What I Would Have Done Differently"; one stands holding a microphone while the other four are seated with microphones and notes in front of a presentation screen.

I post here a summary of the comments I made, as part of a ‘directors’ panel’, at the Tyndall Centre @ 25 years conference, ‘Our Critical Decade for Climate Action’, 8-10 September 2025‘ The first thing to say is that the Tyndall Centre was founded and launched – in November 2000 – at a most […]

‘The False Promises of Polar Geoengineering (Research)’

A man with glasses looks into the distance; beside him, editorial text reads "The false promises of polar geoengineering research" by Prof Mike Hulme, University of Cambridge.

You can read here my Editorial commenting on the Frontiers in Science Lead Article, published on 9 September 2025, a review by Martin Siegert and colleagues, ‘Safeguarding the polar regions from dangerous geoengineering: a critical assessment of proposed concepts and future prospects‘ My three key points: Mike Hulme

My 2003 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Book cover of the 2003 climate book "The Discovery of Global Warming" by Spencer R. Weart, featuring a blurred swinging pendulum above the word "GLOBAL." A compelling Book of the Year for understanding climate science.

Weart,S. (2003) The Discovery of Global Warming. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 228pp. 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 (starting with 1984, my first year of academic employment).  The […]

Climate-induced redistribution of people is not inevitable

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Published today in Environmental Research Letters Authored by Ingrid Boas, Harald Sterly, Carol Farbotko, Mike Hulme and 29 co-authors Abstract As climate change intensifies, scientific and policy discussions increasingly address questions of future habitability and potential population movements. In this perspective, we caution against premature or top-down characterizations of areas as uninhabitable, or portrayals of […]

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The IPCC and Religious Knowledge

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By Mike Hulme[1] and Arthur C Petersen[2] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in the early stages of establishing its Seventh Assessment Report (AR7).  These preparations include holding a workshop early in 2026 on ‘engaging diverse knowledge...