Our Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference: Register Now
Date: 8-10 September 2025 | Location: University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, UK | Cost: Early-bird offer, including two nights’ accommodation, is £350 (£190 without accommodation) | Register | Contact the organiser
Our Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference showcases cutting-edge, evidence-based ideas and critically evaluates opportunities and challenges for climate action now.
The Tyndall Centre and the University of East Anglia invite you to join our conference, participate in early-career masterclasses and poster showcases, and come along to our post-conference party to celebrate 25 years of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.
Early-bird cost, including two nights’ accommodation, is £350. Early-bird cost without accommodation is £190. This offers ends on 30 June.
Register now for early-bird offer
Agenda and speakers
Our conference spans across four cross-cutting interdisciplinary questions over three days:
- What are the emergent and urgent transitions in our critical decade?
- How can climate action align with Paris commitments?
- What are the barriers and enablers to delivering climate action at scale?
- How to build and sustain coalitions for climate action?
Read our briefing note on the conference concept
We will also produce a Collection of Publications for Climate Resilience and Sustainability that contains research articles, reviews, interdisciplinary perspectives, and a conference report.
Speakers include:
- Prof. Goneri de Cozannet, French Geological Survey and French Climate Change Committee, Haut conseil pour le climat
- Prof. Daniela Jacob, Director of Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS)
- Nigel Topping, Ambition Loop and former UN High Level Champion COP26 and UK Climate Change Committee
- Prof. Saffron O’Neil, University of Exeter
- Prof. Alice Larkin, University of Manchester
- Prof. Neil Adger, University of Exeter
- Dr Helen Adams, Kings College London
- Prof. Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia and UK Climate Change Committee
- Prof. Paul Ekins, University College London
- Prof. Lindsay-Marie Armstrong, University of Southampton
- Dr Henry Neufeldt, Head of Climate Change Unit, World Agroforestry Research Centre, Nairobi
- Prof. Mary Barker, University of Southampton
- Dr Sandra Boegelein, UK Climate Change Committee
- Dr Tom Crompton, Common Cause
- Prof. Catherine Mitchell, University of Exeter
- Prof. Andy Jordan, University of East Anglia
- Prof. Tessa McWatt, University of East Anglia
- Prof. Jim Hall, University of Oxford
- Prof. Rob Wilby, University of Loughborough
- Prof. Jason Lowe, UK Met Office Hadley Centre and University of Leeds
- Prof. Suraje Dessai, University of Leeds
Agenda and sessions
Download the full agenda (.pdf) or view below:
Agenda timetable at Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference
Download the detailed list of sessions (.pdf)
Open call for posters – extended deadline
If you wish to apply to display a research poster at the evening reception at The Sainsbury Centre, the deadline for poster applications is now Friday 20 June. Please email tyndall.25@uea.ac.uk to register your interest or for any questions and clarifications.