Events

How do People Really Think about Climate Change?

Hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

Old Theatre, Old Building

Speaker

Professor Cass Sunstein

Professor Cass Sunstein

Chair

Professor Lord Stern

Professor Lord Stern

How does new information about climate change impact our existing beliefs? Cass Sunstein identifies some surprising biases and
findings.

Cass Sunstein (@CassSunstein) is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. 

Nicholas Stern (@lordstern1) is IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the LSE and has been Chair of the Grantham Research Institute since it was founded in 2008.

The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE ) was established by the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to create a world-leading centre for policy-relevant research and training on climate change and the environment, bringing together international expertise on economics, finance, geography, the environment, international development and political economy.

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Podcast & Video

A podcast and video of this event are available to download from How do People Really Think about Climate Change?

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Slides

The PowerPoint slides by Cass Sunstein are now available to download at How do People Really Think about Climate Change? (PDF)

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