Background briefings

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After a year of record-breaking climate extremes, collective action on mitigation and adaptation is crucial. Tackling the challenges of climate change is a defining feature of this and future decades, meaning action to translate the latest science into meaningful policy is needed.

Our background briefings provide summaries of the latest scientific evidence on climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as highlighting the implications for policymakers and others seeking to address these challenges.   

Explore our highlighted briefings and browse all of our briefings by theme below.