Carbon Brief, the award-winning website reporting on climate change, has developed the world’s largest database of climate change research. Containing more than 1.8 million unique publications linked by 40 million citation relationships, the Cosmos database represents the most complete and expansive mapping of human knowledge on climate change ever assembled. In conversation with EGU, the webinar will introduce and outline the development of the project and how to use it.

In this webinar, Carbon Brief’s Ayesha Tandon and Thomas Pearson will outline the motivation for developing the Cosmos database and explain how it was created. They will also share initial results, including rankings of most highly cited climate scientists, publications and institutions. 

The webinar will last for one hour and will conclude with an audience Q&A.

Convener:

Simon Clark

Speakers:

Ayesha Tandon (Carbon Brief) - Ayesha is Carbon Brief’s science correspondent. She won the 2024 Royal Meteorological Society “Emerging Communicator” award and has been shortlisted for multiple others. Ayesha graduated from the University of Exeter in 2019 with a master's degree in Natural Sciences and has worked at the UK Met Office Hadley Centre as a climate science communicator.

Thomas Pearson (Carbon Brief) - Thomas is Carbon Brief’s interactive developer. With a background in software engineering and web development, Tom has more than 20 years experience working to present complex data in a clear and accessible manner. He has designed and produced award-winning data driven graphics for BBC News, Financial Times, Condé Nast, Natural History Museum and Economist Group, among others.

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Webinar

Introducing Project Cosmos, The World's Largest Climate Research Database

Start time

Thu, 6 Aug 2026 12:00 CEST

Duration

ca. 1h 00m

Contact

webinars@egu.eu