On 22nd January 2026, I delivered a talk in Shrewsbury, organised by the local Green Party and chaired by Councillor Emma Micklewright. It builds directly on my short presentation at last November's National Emergency Briefing laying out the implications in more detail. Here's the complete talk (50 minutes) and the extended Q&A (30 minutes).  Abstract: The persistent failure of […]

In November 2025, Kevin delivered one of ten invited presentations at the National Emergency Briefing held in Westminster Hall. The event brought together more than 1,200 policymakers alongside leaders from business, culture, faith, sport, and the media. Its aim was to provide concise, evidence-based updates on the climate and ecological emergencies, crises that remain widely […]

I was recently contacted by a senior civil servant who asked me to provide a short comment on the concept of emissions trading schemes in general, and on the specifics of a particular application of trading within the UK. Below is my response to the former. To meet the Paris Agreement's 1.5-2°C commitments and uphold […]

Comment on UK Government announcement of Gatwick Airport expansion by Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr. Lois Pennington, of Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester. The UK Government has announced the expansion of Gatwick Airport, with passenger numbers expected to rise by around 40% within the next decade[1]. Ministers claim this will be "delivered in line with our […]

Venue: UEA. 8th September 2025 Our Critical Decade for Climate Action The text below is from Kevin's talk that followed Dr Gaurav Gharde's presentation, where Gaurav revisited the 2005 UK energy scenarios, which Kevin and colleagues developed, comparing them with other approaches from the time. __________ The Chair (Professor Alice Larkin) has given me five […]

I was asked by Bob Berwyn of Inside Climate News for my thoughts on James Hansen and colleagues' recent paper  Global Warming Has Accelerated: Are the United Nations and the Public Well-Informed? Bob's article is available at: New research led by James Hansen … For those interested, a slightly modified version of my full quote […]

Kevin delivered a short presentation (under 15 minutes) on the remaining 1.5 and 2°C carbon budgets, downscaling from global values to Ireland. Kevin's contribution begins at 4m 15s. "It is with a very heavy heart that I say … I don't think 1.5°C is  … achievable. I hope to be wrong, but I don't see […]

The European Commission recently reported that "EU greenhouse gas emissions fell by 8.3% in 2023, compared with 2022". This significant cut was widely welcomed across the press, and while most reporting did adopt measured language in describing the reduction, it was typically referred to as 'progress'. But progress relative to what? Introduction In this succinct […]

During a recent visit (October 2025) to the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Kevin Anderson was asked three climate related questions: In this 10 minute video recording Kevin provides succinct answers to each. The transcript of a longer set of questions and answers (in addition to those above) is available at: https://www.uab.cat/web/newsroom/news-detail/kevin-anderson-we-have-to-stop-carbon-emisions-a-reduction-is-not-enough-1345830290613.html?detid=1345931038105 Kevin contributed another short […]

A comment on the Tim Harford and Channel 4's Skint: The Truth About Britain's Broken Economy and how the hand waving dismissal of the climate challenges accompanying the proposed 'growth' panacea is not supported by the data. As a frequent listener to "More or Less", I decided to watch Tim Harford's recent "Skint" programme on […]