Posted 21 Jun 2017 in In the news
In this commentary article Bob Ward, Director of Policy and Communications, says the lethal risks of extreme weather in the UK are under-reported and government must stop cutting public awareness funds. read more »
Posted 19 Jun 2017 in Announcements
Professor Lord Stern of Brentford, Chair of the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, has been made a Companion of Honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, announced on 16 June 2017, for services to economics, international relations and climate change. Professor Sam Fankhauser, Deputy Director of the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and […]
Posted 7 Jun 2017 in Commentary
In his speech last week, President Trump claimed that the Paris Agreement on climate change “disadvantages the United States to the exclusive benefit of other countries, leaving American workers…and taxpayers … read more »
Posted 5 Jun 2017 in In the news
qe4people.eu, 5 June 2017
Posted 4 Jun 2017 in In the news
Daily Star, 4 June 2017
Posted 30 May 2017 in Commentary
Programmes by the European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England designed to boost economic growth after the 2008 financial crash could inadvertently be giving high-carbon sectors an advantage over their low-carbon counterparts. These measures, including quantitative easing, may be coming to an end, but their ‘high-carbon skew’ could have a long term impact on the UK and Eurozone. read more »
Posted 30 May 2017 in Press releases
More than half of corporate bond purchases by the Bank of England and European Central Bank (ECB) back carbon-intensive sectors, and may give them a disproportionate advantage over low-carbon sectors, … read more »
Posted 11 May 2017 in Commentary
On 14 May, Emmanuel Macron, leader of the new ‘En Marche!’ movement and former Economy Minister under François Hollande, will become President of France, after winning 66.1% of the votes … read more »
Posted 9 May 2017 in In the news
Irish Independent, 9 May 2017
Posted 8 May 2017 in Press releases
The key to sustainable flood insurance is improved data sharing between Government, insurers and other sectors that hold data about flood risks, suggests a new report by the Grantham Research … read more »
