Climatewatch


digital art of the world on a cliff edge

Not just climate: the threats combining to destroy our planet

ByLogan GourlayJun 19, 2025
Marco Magrini argues we’re not facing multiple crises – just a single, dangerously interlinked emergency
Glowing clouds below sun during sunrise

A fading shine: why earth’s dimming glow spells climate trouble

ByVictoria HeathMay 5, 2025
Marco Magrini considers the climate consequences of a dimming planet
Concept art of greenwashing over an industrial site

Greenwashing gives way to green-fading

ByLogan GourlayMar 28, 2025
Marco Magrini fears the consequences of much of the corporate world turning its back on carbon reduction commitments
World Map of Grain on Plate

Food for thought in a warming climate

ByVictoria HeathFeb 6, 2025
Radical new ideas are going to be needed to feed ten billion people on a warming planet, argues Marco Magrini
Is COP29 at a dead end?

Is COP29 at a dead end?

ByMarco MagriniNov 11, 2024
Geographical's climate columnist Marco Magrini fears that COP29 has nowhere to go as the planet continues to warm
Wildfire clouds over a farm house in the Yosemite Valley, California

The new abnormal: adapting to climate change

ByMarco MagriniAug 28, 2024
Marco Magrini considers how we have become accustomed to climate change, with droughts, heatwaves & floods increasing globally.
What happens to the climate crisis if Trump wins in November?

What happens to the climate crisis if Trump wins in November?

ByLogan GourlayJul 25, 2024
Marco Magrini considers the impact on tackling the climate crisis if Donald Trump wins the US election
Concept art of the earth plugged into digital wiring and techonology

We ask AI to explain why we struggle with solving the climate crisis

ByMarco MagriniJul 5, 2024
Marco Magrini asks a sophisticated AI model why we are failing to tackle climate change
The novel The Ministry of the Future starts with record temperatures in India

The sci-fi world of climate change

ByMarco MagriniJun 3, 2024
Marco Magrini on the lessons to be learned from a dystopian climate novel
concept art of a wooden door in a barren field opening up to a lush green landscape

Doors are closing on solutions, argues the Climate Crisis Advisory Group

ByMarco MagriniApr 18, 2024
The four Rs – reduce, resilience, repair & remove - are now considered to be the keys to tackling the climate crisis, reports Marco Magrini
Wind turbines, Xinjiang, China

Climatewatch: The politics of net zero needs to move as fast as the technology changes

ByMarco MagriniMar 25, 2024
Marco Magrini points out that climate technology is racing ahead of climate politics in finding much-needed solutions
1.5 climate threshold graphic climate change

Climatewatch: 1.5°C? It’s now impossible

ByMarco MagriniFeb 9, 2024
Marco Magrini explains why he fears the 1.5°C warming target is going to be impossible to meet 
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