How Can Climate Models Help Us Respond to Climate Change? - With Vicky Pope

Explore the intricacies of climate modeling and its role in addressing climate change in this informative lecture by Prof Vicky Pope. Delve into the components of cutting-edge climate models, their applications in understanding climate change patterns, and their potential to forecast future climate scenarios. Learn about the distinction between climate and weather, the evolution of computer models, and the integration of proxy data and direct observations. Examine the concept of uncertainty in climate science, CO2 absorption, and the occurrence of extreme weather events. Gain insights into the historical context of climate modeling, its practical applications, and the challenges of attributing specific events to climate change. Discover various strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation, including emerging technologies and decarbonization efforts. Analyze the unintended consequences of certain climate solutions, such as bioenergy, and explore the ideal scenarios for CO2 emissions reduction. Conclude with a discussion on the implications of climate change for the UK and the development of region-specific climate models.

Intro
Climate vs weather
First computer models
Changing one thing
Proxy data
Direct observations
Uncertainty
CO2 absorption
Extreme weather
Extreme events
Whats a climate model
Representation
Carbon Cycle
Observations vs Models
Historical Context
How do we use this information
Were these events caused by climate change
What can we do
Examples
Adaptation and Mitigation
Examples of Technologies
Decarbonisation Costs
Unintended Consequences
Bioenergy
The ideal world
CO2 emissions
CO2 levels after the pandemic
What does it mean for the UK
UK climate models
Headline figure
New journal