World Weather Attribution
International scientific research collaboration (climate science, UK/Europe-based)
Background
World Weather Attribution formed in 2014 as a collaboration of climate scientists, with Friederike Otto and Geert Jan van Oldenborgh as central figures. It was set up to speed up attribution science, so that analyses of events like heatwaves, floods and storms could be released within days or weeks rather than waiting for slow peer review. Over time it grew into a network of researchers from several countries and institutions. It has carried out more than 100 rapid studies, and about 26 of them have also been published in peer-reviewed journals. Its headquarters moved from the Grantham Institute to Imperial's Centre for Environmental Policy. Its funding comes mainly from foundations that support climate action, including the Grantham Foundation, the European Climate Foundation and the Bezos Earth Foundation. Critics sometimes argue that rapid, non-peer-reviewed studies are less rigorous, and some skeptics note that its funders are advocacy-minded. Its methods follow standard, published attribution approaches, and its results are widely cited by mainstream media and scientific bodies. It is best described as a science-communication group that is openly concerned about climate change. It generally avoids partisan commentary, but it speaks in favor of faster emissions cuts. I could not read WWA's own about page directly, so details on its founding partners and its current funding come from search summaries and may be incomplete.
Sources
- World Weather Attribution – About
- World Weather Attribution – Wikipedia
- Imperial Grantham Institute – Extreme weather and climate change
Profile compiled 2026-10-15; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.