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Our latest work
Estimating the economic impact of the permafrost carbon feedback
The permafrost carbon feedback (PCF) is not currently taken into account in economic assessments of climate change, yet it could have important implications for the social cost of carbon (SCC) … read more »
‘Climate Change Laws of the World’ technical presentation of the database, and trends in climate legislation
These slides were presented during the ‘Webinar | Climate Change Laws of the World – global trends in legislation and litigation’ which was held on 5 June 2017. A video … read more »
Be who you ought or be who you are? Environmental framing and cognitive dissonance in going paperless
This paper explores the potential for environmental information and dissonance-inducing messaging to encourage resourceful behaviour, following a study of customers of a renewable energy provider in the UK. It uses … read more »
Mortality inequality, temperature and public health provision: evidence from Mexico
In this paper the authors examine the heterogeneous impact of temperature shocks on mortality across income groups in Mexico using individual death records (1998–2010) and Census data. read more »
Ambiguity and Insurance: Capital Requirements and Premiums
Many insurance contracts are contingent on events such as hurricanes, terrorist attacks, or political upheavals, whose probabilities are ambiguous. This article offers a theory to underpin the large body … read more »
Territorial approach to climate change in Senegal: agro-silvopastoral case study in the Ferlo region (In French)
Governance of climate change at the territorial level is critical if decision makers are to gain awareness of the realities that communities affected by the impacts of climate change face, … read more »
Integrated territorial approach to climate change in Senegal: case study of an integrated territorial climate plan for the Dakar region (In French)
One of the biggest challenges the world faces today is climate change. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa remain among the most vulnerable to its negative effects, mainly because the economic activities … read more »
The climate impact of quantitative easing
Both climate change and the low-carbon transition are likely to have deep implications for the functioning and stability of the macro financial system. The discussion of possible risks … read more »
Science for disaster risk management 2017: knowing better and losing less
This report is the result of the multi-sectorial and multi-disciplinary networking process and represents the combined effort of more than two hundred, mostly European, experts. It will support the integration … read more »
Global trends in climate change legislation and litigation: 2017 update
This report summarises key trends in climate change legislation and litigation. It is the sixth stock-take in a series of global Climate Legislation Studies that dates back to 2010. read more »
Heatwaves are national emergencies and the public need to know
In this commentary article Bob Ward, Director of Policy and Communications, says the lethal risks of extreme weather in the UK are under-reported and government must stop cutting public awareness funds. read more »
Nicholas Stern made Companion of Honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
Professor Lord Stern of Brentford, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science, has been made a … read more »
A large body of academic studies suggest climate change policies have had only a very small impact on competitiveness
President Trump claimed that the Paris Agreement on climate change “disadvantages the United States to the exclusive benefit of other countries”. This commentary highlights a number of recent research papers which show no evidence for such claims. read more »
US utilities under pressure to cut emissions further
FT, 7 June 2017
Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: what next for international climate policy?
How damaging is Trump’s move to the Paris Agreement and international climate policy? And what can be done to contain the ‘Trump effect’? read more »
Hot topics
Economic competitiveness
Are environmental policies a threat to economic competitiveness?
Brexit
What are the implications of Brexit for UK and EU climate policy?
Green growth
Can environmental policies deliver increased economic growth and prosperity?
President Trump
What are the implications of the Trump presidency for US and global efforts to tackle climate change?
Implementing the Paris Agreement
Research and analysis produced in the run up to and aftermath of the Paris Agreement.
Decarbonising electricity
How will the UK and Europe make the transition to a low-carbon power sector at the lowest cost?
