Past events
Lykke Friis – Europe in the New Energy World Order
The cold war era was characterised by a bipolarity based on ideologies and nuclear arms. The post cold war era will increasingly be defined by energy. Power and economic welfare … read more »
Nicholas Stern – Beyond Copenhagen
ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy Lecture as part of ESRC Festival of Social Science Chair: Professor Stuart Corbridge, professor of development studies at LSE Speaker: Nicholas Stern, … read more »
Professor Leonard Smith – climate Models: Current science and common sense
ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy Lecture as part of ESRC Festival of Social Science Chair: Professor Nancy Cartwright, professor of philosophy at LSE Speaker: Professor Leonard Smith, … read more »
Jonathon Porritt – Climate Crunch: making the economics fit
LSE Sustainability in Practice lecture, co-hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment Chair: Professor Eric Neumayer, professor of environment and development and head of the … read more »
Sir David King – Time for a New Policy Paradigm: resources, technology and human well-being
LSE Sustainability in Practice lecture, co-hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment Chair: Dr Simon Dietz, lecturer in environmental policy and deputy director of the … read more »
Nicholas Stern – Deciding our Future in Copenhagen: will the world rise to the challenge of climate change?
Chair: Sir Howard Davies, LSE’s Director Speaker: Lord Nicholas Stern, IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at LSE, where he also directs the Asia Research Centre and the India … read more »
Manuel Pinho – A New Energy Policy for Portugal
In 2005, Portugal adopted a new energy policy, promoting renewable energy, improving energy efficiency and reducing external dependency. The main results so far have been extremely positive and will lead … read more »
Nicholas Stern – A Blueprint for a Safer Planet
Nicholas Stern presented an outline of his new book, A Blueprint for a Safer Planet, which described how to manage climate change while creating a new era of growth and … read more »
Professor Jennifer Clapp – The Worldwide Anti-Plastics Shift: bags, bottles and global environmental governance
Chair: Dr Robert Falkner, senior lecturer in international relations at LSE Speaker: Professor Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo, Ontario
Penny Wong – Towards a New Response to Climate change: perspectives from Australia
Chair: Professor Eric Neumayer, professor of environment and development and head of the department of geography and environment Speaker: Penny Wong, former Australian Climate Minister Further information: Climate change Australia … read more »
