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 »
Posted 24 Apr 2017 in In the news
Declan Conway comments on new research published in Nature Climate change on future Nile river flows. The work shows annual Nile flows are projected to increase and importantly, year-to-year variability … read more »
Posted 24 Apr 2017 in Press releases
The UK could lose out on the global trade in low-carbon goods and services, which could be worth more than £1 trillion a year by 2030, unless the current Government’s … read more »
Posted 20 Apr 2017 in In the news
Letter published in Nature, 20 April
Posted 28 Mar 2017 in In the news
Bob Ward comments on President Trump’s executive order on ‘Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth’. read more »
Posted 28 Mar 2017 in In the news
US President Donald Trump is signing an executive order to undo the Clean Power Plan intended to bring down carbon emissions. His executive order will overturn key parts of the Obama administration’s plan to tackle climate change. read more »
