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What energy and climate change policies can we expect from President Trump?
The election on 8 November of Donald Trump as President of the United States has created great uncertainty about future American policies on energy and climate change. President-Elect Trump has … read more »
How to reverse the dangerous decline in low-carbon innovation
The Paris Agreement goal to limit global warming to less than 2°C at the end of the 21st century demands that we sharply reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, reaching near … read more »
Response to Government announcement about new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C
Co-Director, Professor Sam Fankhauser, responds to announcement that the UK Government will allow the construction of a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C in Somerset. 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 »
Lord Stern comments on the publication of the proposed Fifth Carbon Budget
Lord Stern comments on the decision by the UK Government to accept the advice of the expert and independent Committee on Climate Change to set the Fifth Carbon Budget. read more »
Study finds no evidence that climate change policies are harming the UK’s competitiveness
The proposed Fifth Carbon Budget, which will set a greenhouse gas emissions target for 2030, would not harm the UK’s competitiveness, and could even help deliver long-term economic growth, according to a new report by the Grantham Research Institute. read more »
