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General news | 2024-05-20

First Swedish citizens' assembly: Sweden needs to be united on climate

Make climate change a school subject, invest in high-speed trains and make public transport more reliable, equal and cheaper. These are 3 of 22 proposals from Sweden's first national citizens' assembly on climate change

General news | 2024-03-08

First Swedish national citizens’ assembly on climate kicks off

How should Sweden lower its emissions to be in line with the Paris Agreement? This question is at the core as Sweden’s first national citizens’ assembly on climate starts on 9 March 2024

General news | 2023-12-14

COP28: Promising shifts, but a lot remains unsolved

A deal referred to as historic was made to conclude COP28. Centre researchers recognise that important progress was made, but warn about thinking new technology can solve challenges ahead

Research news | 2023-12-06

New report: Tipping point threats and opportunities accelerate

The world has reached a pivotal moment as threats from Earth system tipping points – and progress towards positive tipping points – accelerate, a new report shows

Research news | 2023-12-05

Powerful financial giants could play vital role in preventing the next pandemic

A relatively small number of powerful financial institutions, such as investment companies, pension funds, and banks could help accelerate actions that mitigate the risks of new pandemics

General news | 2023-11-30

“We need to transition back within all Planetary Boundaries”

Phase out fossil fuels, transform the food system, and remove pressures on all planetary boundaries — in a just way. Centre researchers send a clear message to all participants at COP28

General news | 2023-11-28

Putting resilience at the heart of COP28

Stockholm Resilience Centre will host and join a range of activities at COP28. The participation is done in close collaboration with the Global Resilience Partnership and our development programme SwedBio

General news | 2023-11-27

First Swedish national citizen assembly on climate could show the way to transformation

Can a citizen assembly come up with ideas on how Sweden could live up to the Paris Agreement? This will be tested in a new collaboration of Swedish universities, which Stockholm Resilience Centre is a part of

General news | 2023-10-19

Centre programme educates Swedish trade union leaders on sustainability

Representatives from twenty Swedish trade unions attend a centre-hosted course for becoming leaders in a just climate transformation

General news | 2023-09-19

New Google.org grant funds Centre research on AI-powered climate risk tool

Google.org has awarded five million US dollars to a group of scientists, including Centre researchers, to develop and scale ClimateIQ , an artificial intelligence-powered climate risk evaluation tool for cities

Research news | 2023-05-31

Groundbreaking study quantifies safe and just Earth system boundaries

International commission proposes new safe and just boundaries for maintaining a healthy planet and protecting people from significant harm

Research news | 2023-03-20

IPCC: It’s not too late if we take climate action now

In its most recent report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issues a stark warning but also a message of hope

Research news | 2023-02-15

New report: Swedish parliament should decide on a fair carbon budget

Sweden is not on track to reaching its own national climate targets – and it is not even clear if the targets are sufficient, according to scientists of the research programme Fairtrans

Research news | 2022-12-22

Overshooting climate targets could significantly increase risk for tipping cascades

Temporarily overshooting the climate targets of 1.5-2 degrees Celsius could increase the tipping risk of several Earth system elements by more than 70 per cent, a new risk analysis study shows

Research news | 2022-11-25

Successes and shortfalls: reflections on COP27

In the wake of COP27, we gather reflections from centre staff who were involved on the ground

Research news | 2022-11-09

Water is critical for success on climate action

Reaching climate targets depends heavily on better decisions to manage already scarce water resources

Research news | 2022-11-01

Our engagements during COP27

The Stockholm Resilience Centre will engage in several activities together with our programme SwedBio and the Global Resilience Partnership which we host

Research news | 2022-10-21

Ocean conservation boosts climate change mitigation and adaptation

Marine protected areas can significantly contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, according to new study

Research news | 2022-09-08

World at risk of passing multiple climate tipping points above 1.5°C global warming

Human emissions have already pushed Earth into the danger zone. Five of sixteen identified tipping point may be triggered at today’s temperatures

Research news | 2022-06-28

Centre contributes to Vatican conference on climate resilience

The Pontifical Academy of Sciences will bring researchers, policy makers and faith leaders together to understand the scientific and societal challenges of climate change