Policy

GeoPolicy: Jump into Science for Policy at EGU26!

Damla Posta and Chloe Hill April 17, 2026

EGU23 Science for Policy Help Desk

Each year, the EGU General Assembly offers a diverse programme of scientific and skills-focused sessions where participants can explore new research, grow their network, broaden their expertise, and build new skills. Among these are sessions that focus on science for policy, showcasing how researchers can start engaging in policymaking, connect with decision-makers, and create policy impact. This ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Response to the new European climate resilience framework

EGU Climate Hazard and Risk Task Force April 3, 2026

Climate change is having a profound impact on the planet. According to several reports, 2023 was the warmest year on record, with the global average temperature over the 12-month period from February 2023 to January 2024 exceeding the 1.5 °C threshold above pre-industrial levels. Climate change acts as a risk multiplier, as its impacts transcend national borders and amplify existing threats and cr ...[Read More]

Discovery to recovery: how international collaboration solved the ozone crisis

Hazel Gibson December 26, 2025

Early morning light at Manchester surface radiation monitoring station. Credit: Andy Smedley (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu). This is the optical dome of the ozone and spectral UV instrument at the monitoring station, Brewer spectrophotometer 172.

38 years ago, representatives from 46 countries around the globe came together to find a solution to the climate crisis. Alerted to an issue discovered by scientists 13 years previously, the representatives of these nations worked together swiftly and with purpose to create an international treaty to combat a major environmental issue. The treaty was signed by all 46 participant nations and would ...[Read More]

Rethinking Europe’s historical climate leadership in a ‘Time of Transition’

Zsanett Gréta Papp and Simon Clark December 10, 2025

The Think2030 Dialogue Denmark was held in crucial times, since once the uncontested frontrunner in global climate governance, Europe now faces the dual challenge of renewing its leadership and maintaining competitiveness amid a shifting geopolitical and technological landscape, alongside a constantly changing multilateral world order. At a time when global competition over clean technologies, res ...[Read More]