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Climate science, polar science, science communication, science-policy interface
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Appointment: | Room: |
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| Professor of Climate Science听听 听 | 301C KLB |
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| Non-Teaching Appointment | |
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| Polar Environmental Change | |
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Email Address: | Telephone Number: |
| chris.g.rapley@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 6320 (56320) |
Research Summary
Before coming to UCL, Prof Christopher Graham Rapley听was the Director of the听British Antarctic Survey听from 1998 to 2007. He was appointed Director of the听Science Museum听in 2007, stepping down in 2010. In 2008 he was awarded the Edinburgh Science Medal 鈥� 鈥淔or professional achievements judged to have made a significant contribution to the understanding and well-being of humanity鈥� 听Since 2020 he has been Chair of the European Science Foundation鈥檚 European Space Sciences Committee. In this role he has a place at the table of the European Space Agency Ministerial Conferences听and he听is Chair of the UCL Climate Action Unit
News: Sept 2023听The Starmus Festival:听
News: Oct 2022 ESA Council Ministers 2022 Council Meeting (CM22),Paris;
News: Aug 2021听Radio Interview:
speaking听about the implications of the 听Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)听report for governments around the world.
News:听Feb, 2021 Climate talks:
- Earth, but not as we know it: Lovelock's legacy and our future.
- How can we ensure that ambitious climate action fits within the wider vision of sustainability?
News:听Published on Jul 18, 2015
Chris Rapley interviewed on BBC Newsnight by Kirsty Wark about climate change, science communication, the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris, and the play and book '2071 - The World We'll Leave Our Grandchildren' by Chris Rapley and Duncan Macmillan
Comments on 'Hothouse' Earth
Chris Rapley is amongst scientists to comment on the future state of the Earth System following a featured in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. The report warns of the potential of a 鈥楬othouse Earth鈥�, whereby self-reinforcing feedbacks could push the Earth System through a planetary threshold to a new state characterised by a combination of high global temperatures and rising sea levels unprecedented in the Holocene.
Chris Rapley was among expert influencers presenting to delegates and the public at the听听in Santiago in January. The unique congress is one of the biggest scientific and technological events in Latin America, helping to shape progress of how societies adjust to global challenges.