Past events
Public lecture | Natural capital: valuing the planet
Economist Prof Dieter Helm offers a crucial set of strategies for establishing natural capital policy that is balanced, economically sustainable, and politically viable. read more »
Prof. David W. Pearce memorial lecture | Midnight in Paris: will COP 21 make a difference?
Professor Scott Barrett, Lenfest-Earth Institute Professor of Natural Resource Economics at Columbia University, presents this lecture in which he explores the economics of the Paris Climate Summit in December. read more »
Public lecture | International cooperation and climate change
Dr Alina Averchenkova, Prof John Broome, Prof Robyn Eckersley and Fergus Green discuss why the international community been faltering on effective climate action and how we can break through the collective-action impasse. read more »
Public lecture | Why are we waiting? The logic, urgency and promise of tackling climate change
Nicholas Stern discusses how the transition to a low-carbon economy and rapid structural transformations to the world economy provide a story of growth and poverty reduction that is attractive and sustainable. read more »
Public lecture | The global energy and growth challenge: Facts and directions for policy
Chair: Professor Robin Burgees Discussant: Professor Lord Nicholas Stern Economic growth depends critically on access to reliable energy. However, in much of the world, access to energy remains low and … read more »
Public lecture | Quality of life in urban China: economic growth and the environment
Professor Matthew Kahn, a leading expert on environmental and urban issues, will examine China’s economic growth to present key issues from his latest research. read more »
Climate Shock: It’s Not Over ’til the Fat Tail Zings
Grantham Research Institute public lecture Gernot Wagner, lead senior economist at the Environmental Defense Fund and Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at the Columbia School of International … read more »
Managing disruption, avoiding disaster, and growing stronger in an unpredictable world
LSE Cities and Grantham Research Institute public lecture Through dramatic stories, penetrating insights, and research from around the world, Judith Rodin, the president of the Rockefeller Foundation, discusses how people, organisations, … read more »
Special Interests and the Media: Theory and an Application to Climate Change
Public Lecture hosted jointly by the Grantham Research Institute and the Department of Economics Abstract: This talk will use tools from game theory and economics to study how special interests compete … read more »
Planetary Economics: macroeconomics and international implications
Professor Grubb summarises the key arguments in his book, co-authored with Professors Hourcade and Neuhoff, assessing lessons from 20 years of debate on technology, economic dimensions of global energy and … read more »
