Posted 11 Apr 2016 in Press releases
The UK Government should announce an exemption for researchers in universities and research institutes from a draconian new rule that prevents Government grants from being used to influence policy, according … read more »
Posted 10 Apr 2016 in
Guardian, 10 April
Posted 8 Apr 2016 in Commentary
The government and the insurance industry have recently launched Flood Re, a scheme that aims to make home insurance affordable to those living in a flood risk area. But that alone does not solve the problem, writes Swenja Surminski. read more »
Posted 7 Apr 2016 in Announcements
Businesses in Calderdale, Yorkshire, have lost £47 million so far as a result of the Boxing Day floods. The total economic impact to the Calderdale and Kirklees regional economy amounted to a total of approximately £170 million. These are two of the key findings of a study into the impact of the floods on Calderdale’s […]
Posted 4 Apr 2016 in
Reuters, 4 April
Posted 24 Mar 2016 in Press releases
The UK is in urgent need of a national flood risk management strategy and devastating floods, such as those experienced in the north of England this winter, should not come … read more »
Posted 22 Mar 2016 in Commentary
Commentary article discusses new research on East African cities which points to the wider economic benefits that low-carbon urban development can bring. Sarah Colenbrander, Andrew Sudmant and Andy Couldson. In: The Conversation, 22 March 2016
Posted 16 Mar 2016 in Press releases
Commenting on the publication today (16 March 2016) of Budget 2016, Professor Sam Fankhauser, Co-Director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School … read more »
