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David Stainforth @climatehat
Joined May 2020
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Grantham LSE@GRI_LSE
21 Nov 2025
Climate models are powerful tools, but they’re not perfect mirrors of reality. In this piece for Aeon Magazine, @climatehat explores why models differ from the real world and what that means for local climate predictions. aeon.co/essays/todays-comple…

Today’s complex climate models aren’t equivalent to reality | Aeon Essays

The immense complexity of the climate makes it impossible to model accurately. Instead we must use uncertainty to our advantage

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LSE@LSEnews
22 Jan 2025
🤝 Yesterday at #EvidenceWeek in Parliament Dr David Stainforth (@climatehat) & Dr @JonathanRosser9 from @GRI_LSE met with MPs, peers & staffers to discuss how to build better climate policy. Join our @CPEC_LSE & @senseaboutsci event today: ow.ly/YkAg50UKpa3
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I thoroughly enjoyed talking with Jo Paisley on her Climate Risk Podcast. It’s available now on the @GARP_Risk website and all the usual platforms. garp.org/podcast/predicting-… Maybe give it a go? @OUPAcademic @GRI_LSE @WarwickPhysics @newscientist @OUPPhilosophy
Predicting Our Climate Future: What we do, don’t and can’t know

ALT Predicting Our Climate Future: What we do, don’t and can’t know
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#NewScientistLive is on at the ExCeL centre in London next weekend - 12th/13th October. There are lots of fantastic speakers. And I’m talking too. I’m looking forward to it. Should be fun. live.newscientist.com/nsl-lo… @newscievents @GRI_LSE @Grantham_IC @WarwickPhysics

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For those of you into risk and uncertainty, David Spiegelhalter and Doyne Farmer should be interesting.
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Tom Scott 🇺🇦@Tom___Scott
25 Sep 2024
Looking forward to The Future of Climate at @PolyFalmouth on 1 October, with Prof. David Stainforth (@climatehat) from the LSE & Prof. Stephan Harrison from @UniofExeter & @risk_climate. #ClimateEmergency #Cornwall thepoly.org/whats-on/event/3…
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If you’re in Cornwall next week why not come to The Poly in Falmouth on Tuesday (1st Oct). Join Stephan Harrison and me to discuss future climate - what we know, what we don’t know, and how we can affect the outcome. @risk_climate @PolyFalmouth thepoly.org/whats-on/event/3…

The Poly at Falmouth

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Oxford Academic
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14 Aug 2024
With leading experts @alice_c_hill, @climatehat, @DoctorVive and more, you’re in safe hands to learn more about the politics of #climatechange. Find our top titles below. UK: oxford.ly/3zQqYoi US: oxford.ly/46jR9Qz
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New Scientist Events@newscievents
28 May 2024
🔍🌍 Have we been predicting the climate all wrong? Join David Stainforth @climatehat at Our Planet Stage at #NSL24! Discover how science must return to fundamentals to build robust, relevant climate research. Don't miss it! Book Now! -> bit.ly/3ynLGLM #NSLive2024
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ClimTip@ClimTip_Project
23 May 2024
🌪️ "#ClimateModels are outstanding achievements, but they aren’t reality. They are research tools. They can’t provide precise predictions, but can tell us what #climatechange might look like in future". 💬David Stainforth @climatehat for @guardian #ClimTip📸@dbkr_roy #unsplash
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Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations@five_books
4 May 2024
NEW: "We are the ultimate polluters. It's us humans that make the world as it is." Economist @Dieter_Helm recommends books on economics and climate change: buff.ly/3y4S8XP Books by @climatehat, @mustafasuleyman, Colin Mayer (@OxfordSBS), @profburns,
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Oxford Academic
@OUPAcademic
22 Apr 2024
Happy Earth Day! Discover the latest books from @DoctorVive, @Toal_CritGeo, @climatehat and others. Topics range from fossil fuel propaganda to sustainable climate policies to the planet vs. plastics, and more. Explore now: oxford.ly/3J5qAnh
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Oxford Academic
@OUPAcademic
5 Apr 2024
In preparation for #EarthDay, discover books by @DoctorVive, @climatehat, @Toal_CritGeo, @E_Devienne, @ProfMarkMaslin and more that teach us how to preserve, protect, and cherish the planet today and every day. Learn more: oxford.ly/3J2hgAz
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Looking forward to debating what we know about our climate future and the sustainable economy with @Dieter_Helm and @stephenlaw60 tomorrow. If you're in Oxford, why not join us @oxfordlitfest, 2PM. @OUPAcademic, @GRI_LSE #OLF24 oxfordliteraryfestival.org/l…
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Prof Dieter Helm CBE@Dieter_Helm
13 Mar 2024
Join me on Sat Mar 23rd (14.00) @oxfordlitfest where I will be discussing with David Stainforth (@climatehat) and @stephenlaw60 what needs to be done to build #thesustainableeconomy, as described in my latest book, Legacy. oxfordliteraryfestival.org/l… #OLF24
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Yay, “Predicting Our Climate Future” is now out in the USA. Available from the OUP website and all the usual places. bookshop.org/p/books/predict… global.oup.com/academic/prod… @lynyrdsmyth

Predicting Our Climate Future: What We Know, What We Don't Know, and What We Can't Know

What We Know, What We Don't Know, and What We Can't Know

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Nice to see John Wennersten’s review in @WIRoBooks in the week Predicting Our Climate Future comes out in the USA. @OUPAcademic @amyhanstewart
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Challenging Climate@ChalClimate
5 Jan 2024
New episode next Tuesday! In Episode 42, we speak with David Stainforth @climatehat about his recent book, Predicting our Climate Future. Join us next week as we navigate the issue of climate uncertainty in modeling and decision-making. Stay tuned! challengingclimate.org/

Challenging Climate

Asking tough questions about the science, technology, and politics of climate change, two climate researchers challenge leading experts on one of the defining issues of our age. Every two weeks, they...

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Research Position: Climate Uncertainties and Tipping Point Economics 10 days to the deadline. It’d suit an economist interested in learning about the links to physical climate science or a physical scientist interested in the links to climate economics. lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/…

Work with us - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment

Current job vacancies at The Grantham Research Institute. For LSE jobs, please see the main website.

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