Negotiating on behalf of the UK

Kate works collaboratively at conferences with counterparts from other countries to accelerate climate action globally. Acting on behalf of the UK in climate negotiations, Leeds alum Kate Fearnyough travels to COP27 hoping the conference will accelerate mitigation action around the world. As a Science Negotiator at the Cabinet Office, Kate Fearnyough (MSc Climate Change and Environment 2019) is directly involved in UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations - the international treaty adopted by countries all around the world to address the climate crisis. With responsibility for ensuring decisions are based on the best available science, ahead of COP27 , we find out how her work is making a difference. How are you helping to tackle the climate crisis?. I'm currently seconded from my role in the international climate science team in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to work on science items in the UNFCCC negotiations. I negotiate on behalf of the UK to ensure that the decisions made in the UNFCCC process are based on the best available science, which is especially important following the release of the three reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in the past 18 months.