Climate Repair: Hope or Hype?
📅 Wednesday 18 March, 7pm
📍 Babbage Lecture Theatre, Cambridge
🎟️ Register for free: www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
Hear more at our Cambridge Festival panel debate next week, chaired by Tom Heap (BBC Radio 4, Countryfile). Oliver Morton (The Economist), Amanda Burson (British Antarctic Survey), Clara Botto (University of Cambridge), and Jack Stilgoe (UCL) will be on the panel.
From reflecting sunlight to making more ice, climate repair technologies are capturing imaginations and stirring debate. Are they the breakthrough we need, or a dangerous distraction from cutting emissions?
Climate repair: genuine hope, or just hype?
We asked attendees at our recent seminars what they think, and opinions are divided 👇
#CamFest
If it's good enough for Rome, it's good enough for Cambridge! We're continuing this discussion at Cambridge Festival, with speakers from both sides. Register for free to join "Climate Repair: Hope or Hype?" on Wednesday 18th March at 7pm: www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
"I am so grateful to Arctic Circle for hosting this plenary event," he said. "Good discussions on difficult topics are so important, and Katrín Jakobsdóttir's chairing was masterful. It was fantastic to listen and learn from Dalee Sambo Dorough (University of Alaska) and Mark Symes (ARIA)."
Geoengineering: catalyst or threat?
That's the question asked at the Arctic Circle Rome Forum - Polar Dialogue this week. Our director, Shaun Fitzgerald, joined an expert panel to discuss the potential benefits and risks of geoengineering in addressing climate change.
Our Climate Lunchtime Seminars launched last week with a full house 🍕🌍 sharing great conversations and pizza.
This week we’re celebrating Women in Science! Huge thanks to Prof. Sasha Turchyn, Cerys Walsh, and Shreya Patel joining us on 12 Feb at 1PM to explore: What can science do for the climate?
📣 New paper: Conversations around climate engineering are often polarised. The authors take insights from the history of controversial medical research to consider how conversations and governance could move forward in climate engineering.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
📣 We're hiring!
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and highly organised individual to join our team as a Student Engagement Coordinator.
Find out more and apply by 28th January: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/53974/
As the Centre closes for the festive season, we want to wish you all a very happy holiday and a wonderful new year.
We've had a blast in 2025, and we can't wait to keep working with you in 2026!
🤝 For health and climate
The CLEAR-Methane project created a design for filters that, when installed in ventilation systems, could help both our health and our planet.
This week, they've published a paper highlighting its feasibility: www.climaterepair.cam.ac.uk/news/health-...
@eng.cam.ac.uk
Can't wait that long? In the meantime:
📽️ Watch this year's talks on our YouTube channel
🎟️ Look out for events where we'll be sharing our research - join our mailing list to be the first to know
Visit www.climaterepair.cam.ac.uk/ArcticRepair to read our personal highlights and find the recordings.
📣 Big things are coming!
Arctic Repair 2025 was an awesome chance to discuss the latest research into climate interventions. We can't stop conversations there.
In September 2027, we invite you to join us again for three days of learning, sharing, and building together.
youtu.be/-Efs7jvWJJM?...
Read the Letters from @hughhunt.bsky.social, Bryony Worthington, Portia Adade Williams and Angela Churie Kallhauge, as well as the Editorial: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our own Prof Hugh Hunt emphasised one thing the article got right: solar geoengineering is not to be promoted as a "solution to global heating... All these ideas are the subject of serious research, in universities around the world, that takes ethical and governance considerations seriously."
Last week, @theguardian.com published an Editorial on geoengineering. Tagline: "Sun-dimming risks putting the planet’s thermostat under Donald Trump’s control. Better to adopt the precautionary principle with high-stakes science."
Today, three Letters push back against the claims of the article.
COP30 is over, but the work of understanding its impact is just beginning. What path did it set us on?
📅 Date: Monday, 1st December
🕐 Time: 1–2pm
📍 Location: Dr Constance Tipper Lecture Theatre
The Cambridge community has shown incredible enthusiasm, and we're so grateful. Join us next Monday!
Join the Centre for Climate Repair for "Good COP, Bad COP: Reflections on COP30," where we bring together leading experts to break down the key outcomes, analyze what was achieved, and—most importantly—chart a realistic path forward.
Join us today to connect the dots between equitable solutions and cutting-edge science.
🗓️ Wednesday,19th November
🕒 3 PM EST / 12 PM PST / 8 PM GMT/ 5 PM Brasilia
💻 Zoom Link: lnkd.in/ex68BRHM
#ClimateDialogue #ClimateJustice #ClimateRepair
COP30 Brazil will wrap up. Then what? Let's talk about what really happened.
Join us on the 1st of December for Reflections on COP30 at Dr Constance Tipper Lecture Theatre, @eng.cam.ac.uk, Trumpington St, CB2 1PZ
Welcome to the Autumn 2025 edition of our Dept. magazine featuring Prof Shaun Fitzgerald @climaterepair.bsky.social on the cover ❄️ He’s been successful in obtaining funding from ARIA✅
More on page 5. View here: www.eng.cam.ac.uk/uploads/page...
#engineering
cc. @yourscambridge.bsky.social
Thickening Arctic sea ice to reflect more solar radiation? ❄️ New, Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)-funded research led by Professor Shaun Fitzgerald and the Centre for Climate Repair is exploring exactly that.
Read the Newsletter: lnkd.in/ehB38yuM
Incredible week at #COP30! 🌍
Led talks on ocean carbon removal, green buildings & Arctic ice repair. Featured in BBC Wildlife & packed seminars back in Cambridge.
Huge thanks to all the researchers, leaders & communities driving change. The climate repair movement is growing!
#ClimateRepair
The article is out! 🎉
The November issue of BBC Wildlife Magazine hits stands today, featuring a deep dive into the work of the Centre for Climate Repair to protect Arctic sea ice!
Want to understand how something as simple as water might help save sea ice? Grab the issue today!
#ClimateHope
What a whirlwind of inspiration and action at COP30 Brazil! 🌎✨
The last few days have been packed with groundbreaking discussions, powerful collaborations, and bold ideas for our planet's future. It’s been energizing to be on the ground alongside so many changemakers.
#CoolCOP30
Discover Climate Repair: Join Us Today! 🌍
📅 Today, 13 November
🕐 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
📍 Constance Tipper Lecture Theatre, Cambridge Engineering
🎥 Or watch live online
Can't make it? The recording will be available on our YouTube channel later.
The third instalment of our seminar series, Discover Climate Repair, continues this Thursday 13th November at 1pm with Discover the Possibilities. Join us in Cambridge or watch live on: lnkd.in/erGD4vf9
NEW LOCATION: We'll be at the INTOSAI Pavilion, just opposite Spain. Same time: 13:30-15:00. See you there!
Our buildings are a huge climate problem. 🏢
But today, we're talking about turning them into a powerful solution.
Let's build a better future, together.
#ClimateAction #NetZero #Construction
