Starting dialogues on climate change

Climate change is a subject that generates significant debate. We debate about the many aspects of climate science that are incomplete or uncertain. We debate about the many ways in which it is and could be affected by human dimensions. And we debate about the many ways in which humans could – or should – respond to it. In this special inaugural double issue of Dialogues on Climate Change, 27 authors from across the natural and social sciences and the humanities address the state of climate change research in 20 articles across a range of hotly debated contemporary topics. This issue sparks a series of critical questions about scientific context, the risks we face, the roles of people, adaptation to impacts, mitigation of causes, and governance models. We, the editors, are excited to be starting dialogues on climate change with this special inaugural issue and look forward to hearing from you, the readers, about your responses to these articles and your ideas for future issues.