Details of events for the new academic term will be posted here later in the summer.
Speaker(s): Paul Polman, Nicholas Stern
26 Nov 2018 at Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE, London
In an era of declining trust, growing inequality and spiralling climate change, Paul Polman will talk about the changing role of business and the opportunities presented by the UN Sustainable Development Goals to deliver … read more »
Speaker(s): Professor Myles Allen, Roberto Eugenio T Cadiz, Lord Carnwath, Dr Stephen Humphreys
8 Nov 2018 at Hong Kong Theatre, Clement's House, LSE, London
Hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and LSE Law An expert panel will discuss the links between human rights and climate change, and whether … read more »
Speaker(s): Catherine Wolfram, University of California
3 Oct 2018 at LSE, TW2, Room 9.04, London
Catherine Wolfram, University of California, Berkeley and NBER, will discuss her paper: Experimental Evidence on the Economics of Rural Electrification. Abstract We present results from an experiment that randomized the expansion … read more »
25 Jun 2018 at Handels: B 33, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Over the last decade the use of markets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has come of age. Carbon markets are now in operation, in the pipeline or under consideration in … read more »
Speaker(s): Simon Dietz, Sam Fankhauser, David Stainforth
11 Jun 2018 at LSE, London
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 […]
1 Jun 2018 at London School of Economics, Tower 2, Room 9.04, Clement's Inn Passage, London, WC2A 2AZ
This workshop, hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science will draw on the insights of a … read more »
Speaker(s): Professor Massimo Filippini
31 May 2018 at London School of Economics, Tower 2, Room 9.04, Clement's Inn Passage, London, WC2A 2AZ
There is evidence that many individuals make suboptimal investment decisions when the benefits and costs associated with that decision are distributed over time. One example is the decision to adopt … read more »
7 Mar 2018 at London School of Economics, London, UK (Room details to be confirmed)
Further details will be provided nearer the time
Speaker(s): Tony Fitzpatrick (University of Nottingham)
1 Mar 2018 at 32L 1.04 1st Floor Conference Room, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
More details on this event will be posted nearer the time
23 Feb 2018 at London School of Economics, Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LJ
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 »
