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New mechanism proposed to reform the European Union Emissions Trading System

“The European Commission should reform the European Union Emissions Trading System by introducing new rules to automatically withdraw allowances when the carbon proce starts to fall too rapidly, according to a policy paper published today (22nd January, 2014) by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Centre for Climate Economics and Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. read more »

Comment by Nicholas Stern on outcome of United Nations climate change summit in Warsaw

“Although some progress has been made at this summit, the actions that have been agreed are simply inadequate when compared with the scale and urgency of the risks that the world faces from rising levels of greenhouse gases, and the dangers of irreversible impacts if there is delay.” read more »

Lord Stern of Brentford urges fellow peers to support Energy Bill amendment on decarbonisation target

The amendment has been jointly proposed by Lord Oxburgh and Lord Stern, who both sit on the cross-benches, and Baroness Worthington, the shadow spokesperson on energy and climate change. It will be considered during the report stage of the Energy Bill in the House of Lords on 28 October. read more »

UK is warming at faster rate than global average

The average annual temperature recorded in the UK has been rising at a faster rate than the global average, according to a new policy brief by Bob Ward and Naomi Hicks on ‘Recent and future changes in the global and UK climate’, which presents an analysis of Met Office records read more »

Nicholas Stern welcomes emissions budget set out in new climate change report

Lord Stern: “This is a comprehensive and important report, prepared by 259 experts from 39 countries, and governments and other policy-makers should read it very carefully. The report makes clear that the Earth is warming and the climate is changing, that human activities are primarily responsible, and that without very strong cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases, we face huge risks from global warming of more than 2°C by the end of this century compared with the period before the Industrial Revolution.” read more »

Governments likely to increase emissions reductions after IPCC report, says Nicholas Stern

Governments around the world are likely to increase their emissions reductions after reading the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Nicholas Stern will tell a public audience today. read more »

New flood insurance scheme could be unsustainable because it overlooks climate change

A proposed new scheme for flood insurance in the UK may not be sustainable because the impacts of climate change have not been taken into account, according to a policy paper published today read more »

Comment on new estimates of UK shale gas

Comment on the publication today of updated estimates by the British Geological Survey of shale gas in the UK, from Samuela Bassi, policy analyst at the Grantham Research Institute. read more »

Statement by Nicholas Stern on President Obama’s speech on climate change

Nicholas Stern, chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), welcomes the major speech by President Obama on climate change today. read more »

Statement by Nicholas Stern about new report by International Energy Agency

Welcoming the publication of the new report on ‘Redrawing the Energy-Climate Map’ by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Professor Nicholas Stern (Lord Stern of Brentford), said: “In this very important analysis, the International Energy Agency has identified four clear, strong and credible policy measures which make sense for both the economy and the climate.” read more »