News & commentaries
Outcome of COP22 caps a year of progress
Despite concerns about future US policy, following the election of Donald Trump, the COP22 summit in Marrakech made solid progress towards implementation of the Paris Agreement says Bob Ward, Director of Policy and Communications at the Institute. read more »
What energy and climate change policies can we expect from President Trump?
Bob Ward, Director of Policy and Communications, looks at the prospects for climate policy in the US under President-Elect Trump. read more »
Trumping progress or Clinton’s clean opportunity – The future of US climate policy after the elections
In many respects the United States presidential election of 2016 could be decisive for the US, and the world, not least for the direction of climate policy. While many of … read more »
How to reverse the dangerous decline in low-carbon innovation
Greater public funding for low-carbon R&D and higher and stable carbon pricing mechanisms are essential to achieve Paris climate goals says Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Associate Professorial Research Fellow at the Institute. read more »
False allegations by climate change ‘sceptic’
The UK’s most prominent climate change ‘sceptic’ has falsely alleged that an international group of researchers conspired to suppress their results. In the Annual Lecture for the Global Warming Policy … read more »
How can Africa’s SMEs become more resilient to climatic disruption?
A new Grantham Research Institute project is exploring the impact of El Niño and La Niña events on small-and medium-sized enterprises in Africa. read more »
From adaptation to climate-resilient development: what are the implications for policymakers?
PhD candidate, Jared J. Finnegan, gives an overview of ‘The economics of climate-resilient development’. This new book explores the link between adaptation to climate change and economic development read more »
Ratification of Paris Agreement is bad news for Donald Trump
The announcement that the US and China have both ratified the Paris Agreement is likely to make it more difficult for Donald Trump, if he becomes President, to renege on the international commitment on climate change made by Barack Obama’s administration. read more »
Boosting economic growth and stabilising the public finances by borrowing to invest in sustainable energy, transport and cities infrastructure
The new UK Government under Prime Minister Theresa May has committed to boosting UK productivity and addressing the widening wealth gap. Achieving all this will require the right investments by … read more »
Heat waves, productivity, and the urban economy: What are the costs?
Increasingly hot summers can have devastating effects on worker productivity. As temperatures increase, workers feel decreased energy, loss of concentration, muscle cramps, heat rash, and in extreme cases heat exhaustion … read more »
