News & commentaries
Ratification of the Paris Agreement by China and the United States – Newshour
Bob Ward talks to BBC World Service’s ‘Newshour’ programme about the ratification of the Paris Agreement by China and the United States (from 26’40”)
Paris climate deal: where US and China have led, others must quickly follow
The Guardian, 3 September 2016
How will Brexit affect climate change policy?
Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director at the Institute, explores the potential impact of the UK’s vote to leave the EU for climate change policy. 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 »
Nicholas Stern urges world leaders to invest in sustainable infrastructure during signing ceremony for Paris Agreement on climate change
Nicholas Stern will urge world leaders to strongly expand investment in infrastructure but ensure that it is all sustainable, in a speech in New York today (22 April 2016) at … read more »
Mary Robinson: ‘climate justice’ must play a key role in the Paris Agreement
The Conversation, 16 March
Beyond peak coal? The new outlook for China’s carbon emissions
Fergus Green discusses new research argues that rapid growth in China’s carbon dioxide emissions is a thing of the past. read more »
