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BAMOS July 2021
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Met Office Science Conference 2021
Science for a resilient future
This schematic is a summary of closing remarks from Professor Stephen Belcher , Met Office Chief Scientist , and Professor Peter Stott , Met Office Fellow , at the Climate Science Conference . Image created by Three Blind Mice via Met Office / LinkedIn .
During this crucial year for addressing the climate crisis , the Met Office Hadley Centre , having recently marked its thirtieth anniversary in 2020 , hosted a conference on the theme of net zero and climate resilience that will help set the agenda for the development of science for policy over the next decade .
The meeting brought together leading scientists and policy makers , young people , community representatives and science communicators from around the world . Its aim was to set out a vision for how climate science and services can be harnessed in support of the ambitions of diverse societies worldwide to build a more sustainable , more resilient low carbon future . Its legacy was to lay out a scientific agenda to inform climate policy post- COP26 .
Conference themes
• Current and future risks from weather and climate
• High impact , low likelihood outcomes of climate change ( including tipping points )
• Future carbon and mitigation strategies to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change
• Climate resilient development : minimising impacts and trade-offs , and maximising the co-benefits of mitigation and adaptation
• Pan-Africa perspectives within the context of the four main conference themes , looking at the past , the present and the future over the next decade or so . Three sessions : Science perspectives , Technological Entrepreneurship Youth and Policy
Our aim was for this to be an innovative and diverse conference with net zero carbon footprint with remote participation facilities and engagement from participants worldwide .
We are now working to develop the outputs of this conference that will help set the agenda for the development of science for policy over the next decade . View the agenda
here .