Growth and adaptation to climate change in the long run
Working paper by Simon Dietz, Bruno Lanz on 6 Dec 2022
As the climate is changing, the global economy is adapting. This paper provides a novel method of estimating how much…
Working paper by Simon Dietz, Bruno Lanz on 6 Dec 2022
As the climate is changing, the global economy is adapting. This paper provides a novel method of estimating how much…
Policy publication by Esin Serin, Anna Valero, Brendan Curran, Adithya Subramoni on 9 Nov 2022
Response to the call for evidence made as part of the Independent Review of Net Zero commissioned by the UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Working paper by Amir Lebdioui on 21 Jan 2022
In this first study of the potential of biomimicry as an innovation strategy in developing countries, the author investigates how nations can leverage their biodiversity as a knowledge bank of solutions to both current and future challenges.
Policy publication by Ehtisham Ahmad, Nicholas Stern, Chunping Xie on 3 Nov 2020
This paper sets out the role for the coordinated development of clean, compact and connected (CCC) cities alongside the restructuring of existing metropolitan areas, and describes the necessary drivers of structural change, in the economic recovery phase in China.
Working paper by Quentin Coutellier, Greer Gosnell, Zeynep Gürgüç, Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls on 14 Sep 2020
The authors of this paper analyse flexibility in residential energy demand through a series of experiments on the adoption and usage of WiFi-enabled smart plugs in the home.
Policy publication by Sam Unsworth, Anna Valero, Nicholas Stern, Alex Bowen, Nick Robins, Bob Ward, Dimitri Zenghelis on 4 Mar 2020
In advance of the Budget, this policy report highlights areas of the UK economy where the public sector could leverage private investment and in so doing contribute to achieving the strategic priorities of regionally balanced growth and decarbonisation. read more »
Policy publication by Sam Unsworth, Anna Valero, Ralf Martin, Dennis Verhoeven on 13 Feb 2020
The UK needs to adopt a strategic approach to decarbonisation and the transition to net-zero economic growth. This report focuses on the goods and services related to passenger vehicles, identifying the multiple areas in which the UK could be competitive: opportunities lie in diverse goods and services across value chains and stages of innovation. read more »
Working paper by Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Cal B. Muckley, Parvati Neelakantan on 3 Oct 2019
In this paper the authors raise the question of whether there is an economic incentive for firms to pursue strategies of clean, environmentally supportive innovation as opposed to carbon-emitting dirty innovation activities. read more »
Policy publication by Nicholas Stern on 28 Mar 2019
Nicholas Stern contends that embarking on a path of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth can deliver the zero-carbon economy and the Sustainable Development Goals, and that such a strategy both requires, and can help create, a new internationalism. This is an extended version of a lecture by Professor Stern delivered in February 2019 at the University of Cambridge. read more »
Policy publication by James Rydge, Ralf Martin, Anna Valero on 3 Dec 2018
Promoting strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth is a priority for G20 governments, including the United Kingdom’s, reflecting the need to drive improvements in labour and resource productivity through more and better investments in innovation, infrastructure and skills. This special report for the LSE Growth Commission shows why it is sensible for environmental sustainability to […]