Jim Skea
Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and longtime climate scientist, leading the assessment process and discussing the future of AR7 and IPCC challenges.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 40min
The future of climate science without US support
Professor Jim Skea, chair of the IPCC and veteran climate scientist, discusses the panel’s evolution and its stance on science versus advocacy. He explores AR7 priorities like 1.5°C overshoot, carbon removal feasibility, and timing with the global stocktake. He also covers impacts of US funding cuts on participation, how recent extremes fit projections, and AI’s role in report writing.
May 21, 2024 • 23min
Jim Skea: Are humans bungling our chance to avert disaster?
Jim Skea, chair of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses the grim situation of rising emissions and missed targets in tackling climate change. They explore the challenges of limiting global temperature to 1.5 degrees, shifting emissions dynamics, climate finance, equity in climate policy, carbon capture, nuclear power, and balancing adaptation with emission reduction.
