Behind every COP is a global data project that predicts Earth’s future. Here’s how it works

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:11:06 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/behind-every-cop-is-a-global-data-project-that-predicts-earths-future-heres-how-it-works-269893>

"Over the past week we’ve witnessed the many political discussions that go with
the territory of a COP – or, more verbosely, the “Conference of the Parties to
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”.

COP30 is the latest event in annual meetings aiming to reach global agreement
on how to address climate change. But political events such as COP base the
need for action on available science – to understand recent changes and to
predict the magnitude and impact of future change.

This information is provided through other international activities – such as
regular assessment reports that are written by the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC). These reports are based on the best available scientific
knowledge.

But how exactly do they evaluate what will happen in the future?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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