We research the interlinked threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion, and the profound risks they create in security, geopolitics and international development. Our research generates policy solutions to mitigate these risks and their effect on the world's communities.
We draw expertise from our multidisciplinary staff, our associate fellows, and international thought leaders from business, academia, government and civil society. We engage this network to inform our research, test new ideas, and enhance mutual understanding.
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Impact
Our work helps create real policy change and has a proven track record of shifting policy and public conversations on key issues. For example:
- Changing Climate, Changing Diets brought the issue of diet-related emissions firmly into the mainstream for the first time;
- Left Stranded? was perhaps the first research to explore a narrative linking climate change and energy transition to governance of oil and gas that would make sense for developing countries;
- Heat, Light and Power for Refugees brought about significant changes in the way that the humanitarian system considers energy solutions;
- Events such as Waddesdon Club retreats allow leaders and decision makers to advance their thinking in a safe and trusted environment.
Finally, our research team are represented in many influential groups and committees advising governments, international NGOs and academia. Research Director Tim Benton is an author of the IPCC’s Special Report on Food, Land and Climate (2019), and the UK’s Climate Change Risk Assessment (2017 & 2022 forthcoming).
Research focus
Our research explores how environmental risk turns into societal risk. Our work proposes strategies to mitigate and adapt to related threats. Areas of interest include:
- Food, Agriculture and Biodiversity;
- The Circular Economy;
- Energy Transitions;
- Climate Change and Climate Risks;
- Use and Governance of Natural Resources.
