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The presentation took place at a Data Bites event hosted by the Institute for Government. This was one of several events to introduce the Unit's climate metrics to different professional audiences.

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And now we're off to 'Climate change in numbers' from Kris de Meyer

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The work all started with a kickoff workshop - with experts from different domains - that considered how R number became a useful and popular metric to communicate covid risk.

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The R number caught on because:
- it was closely linked to the dynamics of the system
- smaller numbers are easier to parse and remember
- clear threshold between "good" and "bad"
- it showed what the situation was right now

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The R number also gained meaning over time:
- as it was repeated again and again
- was well explained in story and graphical forms
- it could be linked to people's lived experiences

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How can these lessons on R number inform the communication of climate change?

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Climate change has been, historically, communicated through what data was available.

This represented a chance to reset the communication mode to encourage and engage the public on climate change.

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Working with Data4Change and then design sprints and stakeholder groups, the team learnt what worked, how much needed to be explained and eventually, via a second iteration, what the prototype should look like.

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Ended with three metrics showing:
- Imbalance in the earth's energy system and how much energy is being trapped
- The speed of temperature change
- The unusualness (i.e. level of unusual and record breaking weather events)

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For more on this, go visit

And to hear more, see another event from the team at London Climate Action Week in the last week of June.

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