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Comment from Nicholas Stern and Bob Ward on new IPCC report

Posted 9 Aug 2021 in Press releases

Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the ESRC Centre…

Flash floods: a grim reminder that adaptation is as important as reducing emissions

Posted 23 Jul 2021 in Commentary

Learning lessons from the devastating flooding in Western Europe and China – and raising awareness of the importance of flood risk reduction activities and the long-term consequences of inaction – should be seen as a necessary investment in our future, write Swenja Surminski and Viktor Rözer, as they draw out particular lessons for Germany.

Investors should expect businesses to create ‘just transition’ strategies for their action on climate change

Posted 23 Jul 2021 in Press releases

LONDON Investors need to lay out their expectations for how businesses should achieve a just transition to a net-zero and…

New analysis shows Germany, Italy and the United States leading but Australia lagging on global green competitiveness

Posted 11 Jun 2021 in Press releases

Germany, Italy and the United States will participate in the G7 summit as global leaders in green competitiveness, while Australia will attend as a ‘green laggard’, according to a new analysis published today (11 June 2021) .

UK to face significant financial losses in carbon-intensive traded goods if it fails to keep pace with new EU carbon policy

Posted 1 Apr 2021 in Press releases

A robust carbon pricing framework is needed to support decarbonisation of industry and avoid important UK exports being penalised by the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism, according to a new report published today (April 1st 2021)

G7 Economies must restore private investment to ensure a strong recovery

Posted 8 Mar 2021 in Press releases

A new paper published today (February 8th) by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the…

United States starts the process of rejoining the Paris Agreement

Posted 21 Jan 2021 in Commentary

Bob Ward summarises the reactions to President Biden’s actions and intentions on climate and the environment.

‘Net-zero’: bad for UK jobs?

Posted 15 Jan 2021 in Commentary

A recent think tank report that predicts significant disruption to jobs in the UK from the transition to net-zero emissions uses a potentially misleading method, argues Alex Bowen, whose own analysis shows that, with the right policies, the transition could benefit workers throughout the country.