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This is humankind’s ‘great urbanisation’. We must do it right, or the planet will pay
The world will never again build cities as rapidly as it does this century. If we are serious about limiting global warming, tackling air pollution and promoting innovative, resource-efficient growth, there is a narrow window of opportunity read more »
Speech – ‘The Stern Review +10: new opportunities for growth and development’
Speech given by Professor Lord Stern of Brentford at The Royal Society on 28th October 2016 ‘The Criticality of the Next 10 Years: Delivering the Global Agenda and Building Infrastructure … read more »
World must deliver urgently on global agenda for climate and sustainability, says Nicholas Stern 10 years on from his landmark report
The world must deliver urgently and strongly on the global agenda for climate and sustainability over the next 10 years, and avoid the huge risks resulting from delay, Nicholas Stern … read more »
Economies are becoming more productive as low-carbon sectors grow, new analysis finds
Business sectors that have low levels of carbon dioxide emissions per output are outpacing the general economy in terms of productivity growth, while increasing the number of jobs and skill levels, according to the results of a major study of 39 countries. read more »
Negative interest rates are an opportunity for the UK to invest in sustainable infrastructure
The reservoir of free capital can help boost the UK’s productive capacity and secure a low-carbon future, writes Dimitri Zenghelis read more »
Fog in the Channel: reports of a Brexit boost are at best premature
LSE Brexit Blog, 7 September 2016
UK Government should boost economic growth by borrowing to invest in sustainable energy, transport and cities
UK Government should improve economic growth by taking advantage of record low interest rates to borrow money to invest in sustainable infrastructure for energy, transport and cities, according to two new reports published today (12 August 2016). read more »
Why the end of DECC could be good news on climate change
What does the creation of a new Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) mean for climate change policy? The move has variously been described as the abolition of … read more »
Virgin Atlantic just used behavioral science to ‘nudge’ its pilots into using less fuel. It worked
The Washington Post, 22 June 2016
