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Kevin Trenberth

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Kevin Trenberth is a Distinguished Scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and an honorary affiliate faculty at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. He was previously employed as a research scientist in the New Zealand Meteorological Service and as a Professor at the University of Illinois for nearly 7 years. He has been prominent in most of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scientific assessments of Climate Change and has also extensively served the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).

Kevin Trenberth

Oct 16 2025

Net-zero is a pipe dream: civilisation now faces an existential threat

Illuminem Voices

Public Governance · Climate Change

Crops now grown will no longer survive, water shortages will become widespread, and food will be scarce. Are we ready for widespread environmental refugees?

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Recent publications

Kevin Trenberth

Oct 09 2025

Effects · Water

When the ocean stops breathing

Kevin Trenberth

Oct 02 2025

Effects · Climate Change

The undeniable science of extreme weather

Kevin Trenberth

Sep 29 2025

Public Governance · Effects

You can lead people to data, but you can’t make them think

Kevin Trenberth

May 11 2025

Climate Change · Nature

The ocean is warning us about the climate and the signs are undeniable

Kevin Trenberth

Apr 25 2025

Climate Change · Environmental Sustainability

Trump’s actions are already having consequences for climate

Kevin Trenberth

Jan 18 2025

Effects · Climate Change

Tide going out on good news for oceans

Kevin Trenberth

Dec 27 2024

Adaptation · Mitigation

Where is the global leadership fighting climate change now?

Kevin Trenberth

Dec 12 2024

Climate Change · Environmental Sustainability

A commentary on lack of progress in addressing climate change

Kevin Trenberth

Oct 18 2024

Climate Change · Environmental Sustainability

How hurricanes are supercharged by climate change

Kevin Trenberth

May 15 2024

Energy · Energy Sources

New Zealand wants to tax cow burps – here’s why that’s not the best climate solution

Kevin Trenberth

May 13 2024

Environmental Sustainability · Climate Change

How not to solve the climate change problem

Kevin Trenberth

May 12 2024

Environmental Sustainability · Climate Change

Hacking planet Earth will not save us from ourselves

Kevin Trenberth

Apr 21 2024

Environmental Sustainability · Climate Change

New Zealand urgently needs to invest in strong climate research

Kevin Trenberth

Apr 02 2024

Environmental Sustainability · Climate Change

Meeting the long-term climate threat takes more than private investment

Kevin Trenberth

Mar 25 2024

Environmental Sustainability · Climate Change

Stemming methane leaks from oil fields, pipelines and landfills could help us slow global warming quickly

Kevin Trenberth

Mar 06 2024

Environmental Sustainability · Climate Change

Characterizing climate change from heating, not merely temperature

Kevin Trenberth

Feb 13 2024

Climate Change · Environmental Sustainability

How rising water vapour in the atmosphere is amplifying warming and making extreme weather worse

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