Coverage
Associated Press
SCRI's Laurie Laybourn speaks to Associated Press about the developing El Niño, which could be the strongest in centuries, driving severe drought across the tropics and accelerating global food insecurity.
Al Jazeera
SCRI's Laurie Laybourn tells Al Jazeera that the developing El Niño could be the strongest in centuries, driving severe drought across the tropics and accelerating global food insecurity.
BBC Radio 5 Live
SCRI's Laurie Laybourn joined BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss why real-world climate extremes are outpacing government planning assumptions - and why that gap is becoming a national security problem.
TIMES RADIO
Executive Director Laurie Laybourn joins a Times Radio Drive panel to warn that UK national security increasingly hinges on resilience to climate-driven shocks, not just traditional threats.
AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
Executive Director Laurie Laybourn warns that Europe’s summer of intense heat, fire, and drought proves the world has entered a new climate reality, exposing how government planning assumptions are being outstripped by escalating risks.
Novara Media
This discussion features Executive Director Laurie Laybourn providing analysis on European climate risks, systemic shocks, and political responses.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH
Executive Director Laurie Laybourn joins an expert panel to examine extreme heat, systemic risk, and what is needed to address Europe’s escalating climate crisis.
APPG Report
The Strategic Climate Risks Initiative submitted written evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Climate, Nature & Security inquiry.
Al JAzeera
In a recent interview with Al Jazeera Net, Laurie Laybourn shared insights into current ocean and atmospheric trends and what they signal for the months ahead.
Labour List
Laurie Laybourn writes for Labour List on why the UK isn’t ready to survive global heating, but right-wing politicians are ready to exploit the fallout.
BBC WOrld Service
In this BBC News Hour interview, Laurie Laybourn speaks about the El Niño weather event.
Environmental Audit Committee
SCRI Executive Director Laurie Laybourn provided evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee.
Comment Central
Writing for Comment Central, SCRI Executive Director Laurie Laybourn outlines policy implications of the UK’s security assessment on biodiversity.
New York TImes
SCRI’s Executive Director, Laurie Laybourn, was featured in The New York Times, warning that we could face a “perfect storm” of intersecting crises.
UN GLobal COMPACT
In this joint webinar SCRI’s Executive Director Laurie Laybourn and the University of Exeter's Professor Tim Lenton explore climate tipping points.
The Ocean News Podcast
SCRI Executive Director Laurie Laybourn joins Oceanographic magazine’s roundtable to discuss AMOC collapse.
CGTN EUROPE
In a recent appearance on CGTN Europe, Laurie Laybourn discussed the growing fragility of global food systems.
Irish DAILY STAR
In the wake of recent protests across Ireland the Daily Star gave positive coverage of SCRI analysis.