This multi-disciplinary five-day course provides an in-depth overview of the economics and governance of climate change, and the risks and opportunities they present for a range of organisations. The course begins with an intensive introduction to climate change as a scientific and particularly as a social scientific issue, intended to bring students up-to-speed with the […]
Beveridge’s “Five Giants” remain central issues in discussions about the welfare state today, but there are also new challenges that have emerged since the 1940s. Which “Giant” issue would a modern … read more »
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Do you know how your clothes are made? The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Department of Geography and Environment present a screening of RiverBlue (2016), a documentary examining the harsh … read more »
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On the 18 January 2018, a group of legal experts from around the world launched the Principles on Climate Obligations of Enterprises. These principles are a follow-up to the 2015 … read more »
How does new information about climate change impact our existing beliefs? Cass Sunstein identifies some surprising biases and findings. Cass Sunstein (@CassSunstein) is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School. … read more »
Public lecture by Professor Hans-Werner Sinn. Introduced and chaired by Robert Falkner. While humankind has to fight climate change, the economic and technical constraints are severe. Local demand cuts may … read more »
Bard Harstad, University of Oslo, will present his recent paper ‘The political economy of weak treaties’ written with Marco Battaglini, Cornell University and EIEF.
