Future Impacts, Risks and Mitigation Actions in a changing Earth system

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Reliable guidance on the risks and impacts of future climate change, combined with robust information on mitigation options for limiting future change, are urgently required.

The project

We will deliver a suite of novel future climate projections, and an assessment of the leading mitigation options available to limit future climate change.

Our objectives

Our objective is to advance our understanding and quantification of future Earth System change and mitigation options.

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May 01, 2026

TerraFIRMA and UKESM at EGU26

TerraFIRMA and UKESM researchers will take part in the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU26) from Sunday 3 May until Friday 8 May 2026 in Vienna, Austria….

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April 09, 2026

Rapid Evaluation Framework launched

The Rapid Evaluation Framework (REF) was launched in March at the CMIP Community Workshop 2026 in Japan. This free-to-use tool enables scientists to rapidly assess how accurately climate models represent the real world….

October 23, 2025

The State of Wildfires 2024–2025 report published

Climate change is driving more frequent and intense extreme wildfires around the world, posing more risks and impacts to human health and the environment. The State of Wildfires 2024–2025 report was released on 16 October 2025, supported by the TerraFIRMA project….

We will assess a range of mitigation options to limit future climate change and their impacts on policy goals, such as, air quality, human health and food security.