Piers Forster

Job title:

Professor of Climate Physics; Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures

Area of work:

I explore causes of climate change and how temperature and rainfall is affected by emissions. It determines the changes we will see in the next few decades and also helps us interpret what national targets and level of ambition mean for the Earth’s climate in the future and future risk.

What will you be doing at COP30?

I am involved with COP30 in several ways, wearing several different hats:

• I will be delivering keynote speeches and participating on panels at a range of events across the two weeks of COP30, including at Earth Information Day, for our side event with Clim-Eat, in the UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub and more - see our events page for more information.
• For the Indicators of Global Climate Change, I will be highlighting insights from the latest report, interpreting its results for the negotiations, focusing on the climate science and the importance of robust and timely observations and data
• I will be meeting with national climate council representatives to share and learn best practice as well as building relationships with negotiators and policymakers.