The eighteenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses is brought together by a common concern for the science of, and social responses to, climate change. It seeks to build an epistemic community where linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries can be found. The International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses convenes each year in partnership with leading universities and research institutes globally, including European universities. Each meeting explores new data, policy frameworks, and local perspectives shaping our understanding of climate systems and their human consequences.