The Latest Breaking News from Laurie Laybourn

Andy Burnham must act fast on the climate – or risk getting stuck in a ‘derailment’ doom loop

Around the world, climate-sceptic parties are exploiting floods and fires to make political capital. Without urgent changes, this deadly spiral will continue, says Laurie Laybourn, executive director of the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14

‘Doom loops’ are accelerating climate change – but we can break them

Vicious cycles are accelerating climate change. One is happening at the north pole, where rising temperatures caused by record levels of fossil fuel combustion are melting more and more sea ice.

The Conversation · Apr 3, 2025

World risks falling into climate 'DOOM LOOP' as 'phoney war' with crisis ends

A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research has said the world is heading for a "doom loop" with an author claiming that we are now facing the real consequences of climate change

Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023