🚰 Water is the forgotten input in global trade. Watch for the key takeaways from the new paper by Leslie Morris-Iveson on how geopolitical friction risks global water security. 📚 Read the full paper here: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/05/maki...

🚰 Global trade masks a water security crisis. In this new paper, Leslie Morris-Iveson & co-authors explain how virtual water in supply chains shifts stress onto vulnerable regions and threatens global resilience in a fractured geopolitical landscape. 🔗 Read: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/05/maki...

⛏️Rare earths are on Trump’s agenda in China, but US e-waste is an untapped source at home. ♻️The US depends on China for 90% of rare earth magnets, Patrick Schröder argues that recycling could meet 60% of 2030 demand. 🔗Read his analysis here: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/05/rare...

🌊Transformative adaptation and floating cities… Kamya Choudhary and Elizabeth Adetoye explore how floating projects in the Maldives and Bangladesh are reimagining land rights, food security, and transformative climate adaptation. 🔗 accelerator.chathamhouse.org/article/tran...

🎮 Can games help us solve real-world problems? Sustainability Accelerator sits down with David Finnigan and Melanie Frances to discuss how simulations help leaders rehearse for climate shocks and navigate the Prisoner's Dilemma of global collaboration. accelerator.chathamhouse.org/article/pris...

♻️Anna Åberg and Elizabeth Adetoye discuss the transition to a global circular economy with Dr Patrick Schröder and Jocelyn Blériot. 🎧Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

🎯 The Strait of Hormuz crisis proves Europe must end fossil fuel reliance. Zissis Marmarelis argues EU carbon pricing is the best tool to drive renewables and shield consumers. 🌍 📖 Read: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/04/stra...

⛽ Oil and gas producers in the Gulf: a deep dive How did these countries become such dominant fossil fuel exporters? Anna and Bhargabi are joined by Paul Stevens to delve into the history and political economy of the region in part one of this series. 🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o...

💧 Can water be a tool for peace? Last week, Beatrice Mosello joined the Berghof Foundation to discuss water governance in Yemen and Iraq. From turning scarcity into collaboration to using water as a practical entry point for dialogue. Watch: berghof-foundation.org/news/event-w...

📖 What really happens behind the closed doors of UN climate talks? Ellie Macmillan-Fox reviews 'The Climate Diplomat,' exploring the evolving roles of the US and China. Peter Betts’s account argues climate is a scientific fact, not a political totem. 👇 Read: academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...

🌍 When food security meets carbon sinks: The new geopolitics of land. Richard King and Tim Benton explore why integrated land governance is now a prerequisite for global stability, moving beyond policies that pit food against fuel. 📖 Read: www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-o...

🌎 Will global disruption derail Colombia’s energy transition? Patrick Schroeder examines how the Iran war is testing Colombia's historic fossil fuel phase-out, for Foreign Policy. Read: foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/17/c...

🎯 Geopolitics isn't the only driver of Greenland's future. Patrick Schroeder warns that focusing on a mineral battle ignores the climate crisis. We must move beyond business as usual to protect the nature all progress depends on. 📖 Read: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

🚝What does China’s new 5-Year Plan mean for the climate? Anna Aberg is joined by James and Lauri to discuss the global impact of China's latest policy shift. 📻Listen to the full episode here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

UPCOMING EVENT 💧Is water a driver of conflict or peace? Join Beatrice Mosello and experts on 24 March, 15:00 CET for a Berghof Foundation event on water governance in Yemen & Iraq, exploring how social dynamics shape environmental peacebuilding. Sign up here: berghof-foundation.org/news/event-w...

🎯 Middle East conflict isn't the only driver of high US energy prices. Zissis Marmarelis warns that skyrocketing data centre demand and the cancellation of cheap clean energy projects are locking in higher costs for years to come. 📖 Read more here: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/03/us-e...

🎯 The race for rare earths shouldn't be a race to the bottom for the planet. Every tonne of rare earth mined produces 2,000 tonnes of toxic waste. Patrick Schröder warns that diversification must not come at the expense of fragile ecosystems. 📖 Read more: https://bit.ly/4aZGBc2

📻 Paris, Progress, and the Limits of Geoengineering How has the Paris Agreement changed the world? Laurence Tubiana joins Chris Aylett to discuss COP reform and why we must be cautious with geoengineering. 🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

🌊The race to secure critical raw materials is turning attention towards an unlikely place: the ocean floor. For more listen to this weeks episode of The Climate Briefing: climatebriefing.libsyn.com/the-geopolit...

🚗 The US rollback of the 2009 endangerment finding is described by experts as "strategic self-sabotage". By stalling on EV innovation, the US is arguably handing a massive technological and industrial advantage to China in the global clean energy race. www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/trum...

🛡️Climate is a "blind spot" at the 2026 Munich Security Conference. Dr. Beatrice Mosello argues that ignoring environmental stress makes security policy less effective. Stabilization requires restoring land & water systems. 🔗Read here for more: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/clim...

🌊Global Water Crisis: The UN warns of "global water bankruptcy." Leslie Morris-Iveson & Richard King argue the 2026 UN Water Conference must move beyond voluntary pledges to binding, coordinated action to save SDG 6. 📖 Read here for more: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/worl...

⚡ Energy security after gas: Why Europe needs a fresh mindset. Chris Aylett argues that the EU must shift from a model based on fuel imports to one built on a resilient, electrified system. Electrification is the new strategy for security. 🖇️ Read the full article: www.euractiv.com/opinion/ener...

🗓️ What does the EU's CBAM mean for countries in the Global South? To find out Anna Åberg discusses concerns and solutions with Aparna Sharma, Shimukunku Manchishi, and Ieva Baršauskaitė. 🎧Listen here for more: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

⚡Why renewables and electrification hold the keys to EU energy security 📖To find out more, read out latest paper: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/why-renewables-and-electrification-hold-keys-eu-energy-security?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=bskyapp&utm_campaign=esc

📅 One year of Trump 2.0: What has it meant for global climate action? Anna Aberg and Bhargabi Bharadwaj are joined by former US Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy to reflect on a pivotal year for global climate efforts and what happens next. 🎧 Listen here for more www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/what...

🚨 UPCOMING EVENT 🚨 💧 How global trade can drive fair & sustainable water use Join us to examine how trade can protect water security and manage critical supply chains in an age of climate risk. 📖 Sign up here: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...

🌏 China’s clean tech "charm offensive" is winning over the Global South. Bernice Lee and Chris Aylett explore how China’s dominance in the green transition is reshaping international hearts, minds, and markets. 🔗For more read here: dialogue.earth/en/energy/ch...

💧 Global food trade hides a growing water security risk… In this paper, Richard King explains how ‘virtual water’ in food trade shifts water stress onto vulnerable regions. Flick through the carousel for key takeaways and read the full paper here ➡️: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/wate...

🛢️Trump’s ambition to rebuild Venezuela’s oil sector faces a harsh reality: a $183bn repair bill and a global market that is rapidly moving away from fossil fuels. Read here for Chris Aylett's analysis of why this high-risk is a potentially outdated strategy: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/pres...

🔋Solar mini-grids are vital for energy access in Africa, but rapid expansion is creating new systemic risks. Elizabeth Adetoye, Afolasade Odumuyiwa and Patrick Schroeder examine how circular design and local repair skills can ensure a sustainable transition. circulareconomy.earth/publications...

💧 Global food trade hides a growing water security risk… In this paper, Richard King explains how ‘virtual water’ in food trade shifts water stress onto vulnerable regions. 🔗 Read: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/wate...

🤔 Are all climate tipping points bad? Anna Aberg and Professor Tim Lenton discuss the dangers of Earth system tipping points and whether positive tipping points in society could help drive rapid decarbonisation. 🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

⚡ As Nigeria’s energy crisis deepens, solar mini-grids are bringing power to rural communities. Patrick Schröder looks at how decentralised renewables are reshaping energy access. 🔗Read more here: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

🌍 Looking ahead to 2026, Ana Yang warns that climate progress is far from guaranteed. Geopolitical fragmentation, weak multilateral cooperation and uneven momentum on mitigation and adaptation are reshaping the global climate agenda. 🔗 Read more: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

🎙️ The energy transition is also a geopolitical contest. Patrick Schröder joins This Is Not A Drill to discuss how critical minerals and clean energy supply chains are shaping a new battle for energy supremacy. 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3fEG...

🌍 New Chatham House and GlobeScan polling shows almost 70% of people worldwide are comfortable with governments buying Chinese-made clean tech. Support is strongest among younger people and across the Global South, as Bernice Lee and Chris Aylett highlight. Read more: https://bit.ly/4q30EMN

🌡️ Pre-COP30, Ana Yang warned that net zero isn’t guaranteed and climate cooperation is slipping. After COP-30, her message matters even more. 🔗Read here for her full reflection: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

🌱 New from the Sustainability Accelerator: Elizabeth Adetoye and Ellie McMillan Fox share insights from five grassroots projects supported through last year’s Microgrant scheme, showing how local action drives a more inclusive and resilient transition. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4pxN8jF

🚨 New podcast 🚨 COP30 is over. So what actually happened in Belém? Anna Aberg speaks with Jennifer Morgan and David Waskow to unpack the real outcomes and what comes next... 🎧 Listen here for more: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

🫘 As #COP30 turns attention to agriculture and food security, we’re revisiting our paper on how early-warning systems can strengthen global food resilience amid rising climate and geopolitical pressures. 📘 Read more: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/how-... #COP30 #FoodSecurity #ClimateAction

🌲 As #COP30 shifts focus to nature and land use, we’re revisiting our paper on “The Emerging Global Crisis of Land Use,” which warns of a growing global 'land crunch' driven by competing demands for food, bioenergy, conservation and carbon removal. 📘 For more read here: https://bit.ly/4piTOCo

🎙️ COP30: A New Hope? As COP30 continues in Brazil, Anna Åberg joins Rare Earth on BBC Radio 4 to explore fresh strategies for accelerating climate action and building a unified international response to the climate crisis. 🎧 Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

⚙️ Clean steel needs more than carbon pricing. Targeted subsidies and trade-friendly rules could unlock near-zero-emission production, say Chris Aylett & the Breakthrough Agenda Policy Network. 🔗 Read the full report: www.scurveeconomics.org/publications...

⚡On #COP30’s Energy & Industry Day, we’re revisiting our paper on how UK-China cooperation can accelerate clean energy deployment and industrial decarbonisation, essential to the global transition. Read more: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/01/agen...

🔄 In the Financial Times, Ana Yang argues that pitting growth against climate action is a false choice. For countries like Brazil, success at COP30 depends on partnerships, investment, and technology transfer to enable fair, low-carbon growth. 📖 Read here: www.ft.com/content/566e...

⛽ Greece’s LNG expansion may secure Europe’s energy today, but at what cost tomorrow? In his new expert comment, Zissis Marmarelis warns long-term reliance on US LNG could stall the clean transition… 💡 Read more here: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/11/gree...

🗺️Reporting from #COP30 in Belém… Yesterday, Ana Yang joined a panel on ‘Climate Disasters: How to Adapt?’, sharing her insights on global adaptation and resilience. 💭 What role do you think financial systems should play in building climate-ready societies?

♻️ Continuing COP30’s Circular Economy Day, we're revisiting our research on how a just, inclusive circular transition can rewire trade, boost cooperation, and embed equity at its core. 🔁 Read here for a blueprint for action: www.chathamhouse.org/2024/09/how-...

🌎 On COP30’s Bioeconomy Day, revisit this paper on how countries can work together to unlock sustainable bio-based innovation, which is key to both climate and nature goals. 📗Read more: www.chathamhouse.org/2024/10/how-...