# Shameem Kazmi > Welcome to my personal website where you can explore my work and resources on sustainability. --- ## Pages - [When The Ocean Forgets](https://shameemk.com/when-the-ocean-forgets/): When the Ocean Forgets explores how climate change is unraveling the ocean’s memory and threatening Earth’s climate stability. - [Media Hub](https://shameemk.com/media-hub/): Media Hub – Interviews, Features, and Creative Insights The hidden climate cost of Christmas chocolate Why cocoa and climate change... - [Contact me](https://shameemk.com/contact-me/): Connect with Shameem Kazmi through our London office. Email or visit us to discuss your inquiries and needs. - [Portfolio](https://shameemk.com/my-work/): Shameem Kazmi is a scientific advisor, non-executive director, and author focused on climate action, innovation and sustainability. - [Home](https://shameemk.com/about-me/): Advancing Science. Creating Impact. About Prof. Shameem Kazmi I am a global leader with a wealth of experience gained from... --- ## Posts - [The hidden climate cost of Christmas chocolate](https://shameemk.com/the-hidden-climate-cost-of-christmas-chocolate/): Climate Change puts cocoa and chocolate at risk, threatening festive treats and highlighting global challenges. - [Oranges are failing under climate stress](https://shameemk.com/oranges-are-failing-under-climate-stress/): Climate change is delaying orange harvests and intensifying disease pressure, quietly undermining citrus yields, quality and long-term reliability. - [Wheat was built for a climate that no longer exists](https://shameemk.com/wheat-was-built-for-a-climate-that-no-longer-exists/): Climate change is pushing wheat beyond its limits, as heat and drought threaten the crop that underpins global food security. - [Earth Day 2025: Congo’s deadly rains every two years signals a global wake-up call](https://shameemk.com/congo-floods-climate-crisis/): Explore how Congo's deadly rains every 2 years highlight the global climate change divide and its severe impact on communities. - [Global Waste and Packaging: The system we built is breaking](https://shameemk.com/global-waste-and-packaging-the-system-we-built-is-breaking/): Global packaging waste is overwhelming recycling systems and fuelling pollution and climate risk. Why the linear packaging economy is failing? - [Ocean Acidification reaches new depths](https://shameemk.com/ocean-acidification-reaches-new-depths-2/): Discover the hidden consequences of climate change with ocean acidification. Learn how rising CO2 levels are impacting marine life at unprecedented depths. - [Global Warming Alert: UN predicts 3.1°C rise without urgent Climate action](https://shameemk.com/global-warming-alert-un-predicts-3-1c-rise-without-urgent-climate-action/): Discover the alarming UN climate change predictions for 2100. Find out the potential consequences of a 3.1°C rise in global temperature. - [Horizon Scans: Identifying the future of marine and coastal biodiversity](https://shameemk.com/ocean-acidification/): Explore the biodiversity challenges faced by marine and coastal ecosystems and the importance of horizon scanning for future threats. - [Fukushima: The legacy of the 2011 nuclear meltdown ](https://shameemk.com/fukishima-legacy-and-effects/): 10 years on from the Great East Japan Earthquake, Fukushima is beginning to rebuild. But what was the true cost of the damage caused to the nuclear plant, economically, environmentally and socially? - [The effect of melting glaciers on global climate ambitions](https://shameemk.com/the-effect-of-melting-glaciers-on-global-climate-ambitions/): Discover the alarming effects of melting ice caps on climate change. Rising sea levels and changing compositions are causing severe events globally. --- # # Detailed Content ## Pages > When the Ocean Forgets explores how climate change is unraveling the ocean’s memory and threatening Earth’s climate stability. - Published: 2025-06-14 - Modified: 2026-02-20 - URL: https://shameemk.com/when-the-ocean-forgets/ --- - Published: 2024-12-06 - Modified: 2026-07-31 - URL: https://shameemk.com/media-hub/ --- > Connect with Shameem Kazmi through our London office. Email or visit us to discuss your inquiries and needs. - Published: 2024-12-06 - Modified: 2025-06-14 - URL: https://shameemk.com/contact-me/ --- > Shameem Kazmi is a scientific advisor, non-executive director, and author focused on climate action, innovation and sustainability. - Published: 2024-12-06 - Modified: 2026-02-20 - URL: https://shameemk.com/my-work/ --- - Published: 2024-12-04 - Modified: 2026-07-30 - URL: https://shameemk.com/about-me/ --- --- ## Posts > Climate Change puts cocoa and chocolate at risk, threatening festive treats and highlighting global challenges. - Published: 2025-11-01 - Modified: 2026-02-20 - URL: https://shameemk.com/the-hidden-climate-cost-of-christmas-chocolate/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Shameem Kazmi Blog --- > Climate change is delaying orange harvests and intensifying disease pressure, quietly undermining citrus yields, quality and long-term reliability. - Published: 2025-10-06 - Modified: 2026-02-19 - URL: https://shameemk.com/oranges-are-failing-under-climate-stress/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Shameem Kazmi Blog As heat, drought and disease collide, orange harvests are slipping later, costs are rising and a once-predictable crop is losing its seasonal rhythm. --- > Climate change is pushing wheat beyond its limits, as heat and drought threaten the crop that underpins global food security. - Published: 2025-06-20 - Modified: 2026-02-19 - URL: https://shameemk.com/wheat-was-built-for-a-climate-that-no-longer-exists/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Shameem Kazmi Blog Wheat underpins global food security, yet climate change is pushing it beyond its limits. Rising heat and drought are reshaping the world’s most vital crop, with profound consequences for yields, livelihoods and global stability. --- > Explore how Congo's deadly rains every 2 years highlight the global climate change divide and its severe impact on communities. - Published: 2025-04-29 - Modified: 2026-01-06 - URL: https://shameemk.com/congo-floods-climate-crisis/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Shameem Kazmi Blog --- > Global packaging waste is overwhelming recycling systems and fuelling pollution and climate risk. Why the linear packaging economy is failing? - Published: 2025-02-06 - Modified: 2026-01-06 - URL: https://shameemk.com/global-waste-and-packaging-the-system-we-built-is-breaking/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Shameem Kazmi Blog Global packaging waste is growing faster than the systems designed to manage it. As recycling reaches its limits and consumption accelerates, the world faces a waste crisis rooted in how packaging is designed, produced, and valued. --- > Discover the hidden consequences of climate change with ocean acidification. Learn how rising CO2 levels are impacting marine life at unprecedented depths. - Published: 2024-12-15 - Modified: 2026-02-19 - URL: https://shameemk.com/ocean-acidification-reaches-new-depths-2/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Shameem Kazmi Blog --- > Discover the alarming UN climate change predictions for 2100. Find out the potential consequences of a 3.1°C rise in global temperature. - Published: 2024-03-15 - Modified: 2026-02-19 - URL: https://shameemk.com/global-warming-alert-un-predicts-3-1c-rise-without-urgent-climate-action/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Shameem Kazmi Blog --- > Explore the biodiversity challenges faced by marine and coastal ecosystems and the importance of horizon scanning for future threats. - Published: 2023-01-30 - Modified: 2026-01-06 - URL: https://shameemk.com/ocean-acidification/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Shameem Kazmi Blog --- > 10 years on from the Great East Japan Earthquake, Fukushima is beginning to rebuild. But what was the true cost of the damage caused to the nuclear plant, economically, environmentally and socially? - Published: 2021-03-29 - Modified: 2024-12-30 - URL: https://shameemk.com/fukishima-legacy-and-effects/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Shameem Kazmi Blog --- > Discover the alarming effects of melting ice caps on climate change. Rising sea levels and changing compositions are causing severe events globally. - Published: 2021-03-13 - Modified: 2024-12-30 - URL: https://shameemk.com/the-effect-of-melting-glaciers-on-global-climate-ambitions/ - Categories: Blog - Tags: Shameem Kazmi Blog --- ---