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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

Research news | 2022-05-27

World stumbling into a new era of risk, concludes climate security report

New report illustrates the complex ways that the climate and security crises are starting to interact around the world

Research news | 2022-05-20

Relaunch of hub on environment, climate and security

Swedish government launches second phase of the Stockholm Hub on Environment, Climate and Security, building knowledge on how climate and environmental change lead to human insecurities

Research news | 2022-04-20

Can seaweed save the climate?

No, but it comes with different potential that deserves more research, new study says

Research news | 2022-03-31

New funding will boost efforts towards a greener economy

SRC to lead SEK 50 million consortium helping finance sector curb biodiversity loss and protect nature

Research news | 2022-03-09

Why crop-residue burning is part of a bigger problem

Burning in northern India affects millions of people across South Asia. But the farmers doing it are stuck in a vicious cycle