Response to the confirmation from the UK Met Office, NASA and the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that the global mean surface temperature in 2015 was the highest since records began. read more »
The UK government could apply a modest uniform tax on greenhouse gas emissions across the whole economy and have little impact on consumer prices, according to a paper published today read more »
Response to the announcement by the Met Office that December 2015 was the wettest calendar month for the UK since records began in 1910, and that 2015 was the sixth wettest year. read more »
Responding to the publication today (12 December 2015) of the final draft of the Paris Agreement on climate change, Nicholas Stern, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change … read more »
A new paper by Bjorn Lomborg, which has received publicity around the world, suffers from a “fundamental methodological flaw” which nullifies its conclusions, according to a commentary accepted for publication in the same journal, which has been released today (2 December 2015). read more »
Pledge means that US$20 billion will be invested by 20 countries in clean energy research and development over five years, which represents a doubling in public spending. read more »
The paper, which responds to a consultation by HM Treasury, points out that carbon taxes are more effective than energy taxes at meeting climate goals and delivering energy efficiency gains. read more »
This paper provides an analysis of INDCs submitted by 23 October by 154 countries in the lead up to the Paris climate change summit. read more »
Lord Stern outlines the urgent need for development banks to encourage increased investment in sustainable infrastructure, ahead of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. read more »
Countries can make the transition to low-carbon economic growth, overcome poverty and raise living standards, if they both recognise the great opportunities available and embrace an ethical approach to managing climate change, says Nicholas Stern in an address to catholic leaders in Rome. read more »
