15 Jun 2020 at LSE, Houghton Street, 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. read more »
Speaker(s): Zena Edwards, Glen Gostlow, Michal Nachmany, Chris Redmond, Liv Torc
5 Mar 2020 at Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, LSE, London
Leading poets and researchers explore climate change fact and feeling with improvised music from the Tongue Fu Band – London’s leading spoken word and music show. Hosted by poet/musician Chris … read more »
Speaker(s): Dr Ann Pettifor, Gianpiero Nacci, Rhian-Mari Thomas, Steve Waygood, Professor Nick Robins
3 Mar 2020 at Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE, London.
A key challenge for the COP26 climate conference to be held in Glasgow in November 2020 is to agree how to harness the world’s financial system behind a rapid transition … read more »
19 Feb 2020 at Fawcett House (Formerly Tower 2), Room 9.04, London School of Economics, Clement’s Inn, London WC2A 2AZ
Thomas Lyon will be discussing the paper: Grand Challenges and Local Beliefs: how belief in climate change relates to greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. manufacturing facilities Abstract Greenhouse gas (GHG) … read more »
11 Feb 2020 at LSE, Clement House, 3.02, London WC2R 1DH
Navroz K. Dubash, Professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, will be discussing his paper Varieties of Climate Governance – Understanding the National Institutions Underpinning Climate Action Abstract How do states respond … read more »
Speaker(s): Randall Abate, Emily Barritt, Megan Bowman, Tessa Khan, Hari Osofsky, Jaqueline Peel, Veerle Heyvaert
9 Jan 2020 at Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE
Climate change litigation continues to expand across jurisdictions as a tool to strengthen climate action. But are courts prepared to protect the rights of future generations, wildlife and natural resources … read more »
Speaker(s): Dr Ann Pettifor
4 Nov 2019 at Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE
To protect the systems that sustain life on earth, we need to do more than just reimagine the economy – we have to change everything. From one of the original … read more »
Speaker(s): Ed Miliband MP, James Murray, Farhana Yamin
9 Oct 2019 at LSE Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A 3LJ
Can climate activism – from Extinction Rebellion to the school climate strikes – bring about the radical change in government and business that is needed to stop runaway global warming? … read more »
Speaker(s): Nicholas Stern, Nick Robbins, Fiona Reynolds, Paul Nowak, Tom Harrington, Andy Gouldson
1 Oct 2019 at Saddlers' Hall, 40 Gutter Lane, London EC2V 6BR
The just transition has become a recognised priority in the UK. However, there remains little experience on what it means in operational terms for investors. This event launches a report … read more »
Speaker(s): Ann Jones, Naomi Oreskes, Ellie Gilbert-Bair
20 Sep 2019 at Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE
In July 2019, the UK set a legal target to stop its contribution to climate change by reducing its annual emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050. But … read more »
