Text on a desert background reads, "The Heat is On," evoking the intense atmosphere reminiscent of 1997, amidst dry trees and sand.

My 1997 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 03/03/2025

Gelbspan,R. (1997) The Heat Is On: The High Stakes Battle Over Earth’s Threatened Climate. New York: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company Inc. 278pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and...

Amidst green leaves, Mike Hulme stands outdoors with his signature glasses and grey hair, wearing a blue sweater over a purple shirt. He is poised for an interview, adding depth to the Profiles in Sustainability series.

‘Profiles in Sustainability’, an interview with Mike Hulme

Mike Hulme | 26/02/2025

The journal Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development centers on sustainability science and its contribution to guiding policy and practice. To this end, the journal is exploring the device of interviews to enable conversations to flourish. In this...

This graph, featured in a new paper on climate action, illustrates the annual sum of monthly meteorological station records from 1750 to 2025. Lines depict continents; with North America peaking highest, followed by Asia and Europe.

New paper, ‘Climate data for climate action’

Mike Hulme | 14/02/2025

Published last week in the journal ‘Climate Action‘, this article draws attenton to the challenges of political instability and geopolitical tension, together with rising nationalism, bureaucracy and economic pressure, to the free access to and exchange of scientific data...

Book cover titled "Currents of Change: El Niño's Impact on Climate and Society," a 1996 climate book by Michael H. Glantz.

My 1996 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 30/01/2025

Glantz,M.H. (1996) Currents of Change: El Niño’s Impact on Climate and Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 194pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of...

An illustrated world map with countries in bright colors is surrounded by dark clouds against a blue background, subtly hinting at the geopolitics shaping our ever-changing climate.

Geopolitics, History and Climate Change: A Personal View

Mike Hulme | 13/01/2025

“To think that we can draw some useful analogies from history dramatically underestimates the novelty and scale of the climate challenge.”[2] “In the contest between geopolitics and sustainable climate policies, the former takes precedence.”[3] Starting in the early 1980s,...

Close-up of the 1995 edition of "Climate, History and the Modern World," a climate book featuring a black and white image of turbulent water in the background.

My 1995 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 01/01/2025

Lamb,H.H. (1995) Climate History and the Modern World. (2nd edition). London & New York: Routledge. 433pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of the...

Cover of the 1994 Climate Book titled "The Economics of Climate Change" by William D. Nordhaus. The background blends green and blue tones, echoing the environmental themes within.

My 1994 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 06/12/2024

Nordhaus,W.D. (1994) Managing the Global Commons: The Economics of Climate Change. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 213pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of the...

‘IPCC-envy’: Why do other science-policy issues want an IPCC, and should they?

Mike Hulme | 05/11/2024

The academic publisher Sage, have launched a new climate journal, titled ‘Dialogues on Climate Change‘, edited by Dr Rob Bellamy at the University of Manchester. I was invited to write a short essay about the IPCC for the inaugural issue and this has now been published. I reproduce the abstract below: “The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel […]

The cover of the 1993 climate book, "The Global Greenhouse Regime," features purple text on a vibrant yellow background adorned with abstract diagonal lines.

My 1993 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 01/11/2024

Hayes,P. and Smith,K.R. (eds.) (1993) The Global Greenhouse Regime: Who Pays? Science, Economics and North-South Politics in the Climate Change Convention. Tokyo/London: UNU Press/Earthscan. 382pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’...

Cover of the 1992 edition of "Dictionary of Global Climate Change" with the title in red and black lettering within a red border.

My 1992 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 02/10/2024

Maunder,W.J. (1992) Dictionary of Global Climate Change. [1st edn.] London: UCL Press. 240pp. 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...

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My 1997 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

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New paper, ‘Climate data for climate action’

My 1996 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Geopolitics, History and Climate Change: A Personal View

My 1995 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

My 1994 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

‘IPCC-envy’: Why do other science-policy issues want an IPCC, and should they?

My 1993 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

My 1992 ‘Climate Book of the Year’