Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
Printed 30 Sep 2016 http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute
Printed 30 Sep 2016 http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute
Our latest work
Lessons from energy history for climate policy: Technological change, demand and economic development
This paper draws lessons from long run trends in energy markets for energy and climate policy. An important lesson is that consumer responses to energy markets change with economic … read more »
Domestic politics and the formation of international environmental agreements
We investigate the effect of domestic politics on international environmental policy by incorporating into a classic stage game of coalition formation the phenomenon of lobbying by special-interest groups. In … read more »
Asset accounting, fiscal policy and the UK’s oil and gas resources, past and future
The UK has been an exception to the trend of channelling revenues arising from the depletion of subsoil assets into a resource fund. In this paper, we construct an asset … read more »
Emissions trading systems with cap adjustments
Emissions Trading Systems (ETSs) with fixed caps lack provisions to address systematic imbalances in the supply and demand of permits due to changes in the state of the regulated economy. … read more »
Reserves and trade jointly determine exposure to food supply shocks
While a growing proportion of global food consumption is obtained through international trade, there is an ongoing debate on whether this increased reliance on trade benefits or hinders food … read more »
Submission to the inquiry by the Energy and Climate Change Committee inquiry on ‘Leaving the EU: implications for UK climate policy’
This submission outlines the latest research evidence from the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment focusing on the … read more »
Building 21st century sustainable infrastructure (part 1): time to invest
The new UK Government under Prime Minister Theresa May has committed to boosting UK productivity, to addressing the widening wealth gap, and to supporting the transition to low-carbon … read more »
Building 21st century sustainable infrastructure (part 2): institutional reform
The new UK Government under Prime Minister Theresa May has committed to boosting UK productivity, to addressing the widening wealth gap, and to supporting the transition to low-carbon … read more »
A more sustainable energy strategy for India
The COP-21 meeting in Paris produced an important result. For the first time all countries developed and developing agreed to take some mitigation action. However even if all countries deliver on what … read more »
The importance of looking forward to manage risks: submission to the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures
Submission made to the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures, which was set up in December 2015 by the Financial Stability Board to “develop voluntary, consistent climate-related financial risk disclosures … read more »
Response to Government announcement about new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C
Commenting on the announcement today by the UK Government that it will allow the construction of a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C in Somerset, Professor Sam Fankhauser, … read more »
From adaptation to climate-resilient development: what are the implications for policymakers?
Jared J. Finnegan gives an overview of The economics of climate-resilient development, a new book he has contributed to and which was edited by Sam Fankhauser and Thomas K.J. McDermott. … read more »
Flooding: UK government plans for more extreme rainfall
The Guardian, 8 September 2016
Response to the UK Government’s National Flood Resilience Review
Commenting on the publication today of the UK Government’s report on the National Flood Resilience Review, Bob Ward, policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change … read more »
Ratification of Paris Agreement is bad news for Donald Trump
The announcement that the US and China have both ratified the Paris Agreement is likely to make it more difficult for Donald Trump, if he becomes President, to renege on the international commitment on climate change made by Barack Obama’s administration. read more »
Hot topics
The Paris Agreement: COP 21
Research and analysis produced in the run up to the Paris Agreement.
Decarbonising electricity
How will the UK and Europe make the transition to a low-carbon power sector at the lowest cost?
Green growth
Can environmental policies deliver increased economic growth and prosperity?
China
How will China make the shift to low-carbon growth?
Economic competitiveness
Are environmental policies a threat to economic competitiveness?
EU ETS reform
What will successful reform look like for the world’s largest carbon market?
