News & commentaries
Where next for sustainable insurance? Five priorities for the next decade
This commentary reviews how both the insurance sector and its partners could build on the growing momentum and overcome the continuing barriers to deep implementation of sustainable insurance practices over the coming decade. read more »
The Carbon Majors inquiry comes to London
On 6 to 8 November 2018, LSE will be hosting the UK hearings of the Philippines-initiated inquiry seeking to attribute the impacts of climate change to the ‘Carbon Majors’ – the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement producers. This commentary provides some background to the hearings. read more »
What does the October 2018 Budget mean for UK carbon pricing in a no-deal Brexit?
To tax or to trade – that is the question. Following the October Budget, and as Brexit looms, Josh Burke assesses the policy landscape around carbon pricing in the UK. read more »
Only 16 countries have emissions reduction targets matching their promises to avoid catastrophic climate change
The Independent, 29 October 2019
Quantifying ambitions: how do countries’ domestic climate change targets align with their commitments to the Paris Agreement?
To feed into the Talanoa Dialogue, the Grantham Research Institute and the World Resources Institute have been taking stock of the quantified climate targets set by different Parties to the Paris Agreement. read more »
Few countries have domestic targets for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that clearly match their pledges to the Paris Agreement
Only 16 countries have set domestic targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are clearly at least as ambitious as their pledged contributions to the goals of the Paris Agreement, … read more »
As South Africa’s carbon tax is delayed again what is the story so far?
Patrick Curran reflects on a nine-year discussion about carbon pricing and carbon tax in South Africa as the country’s government postpones the tax’s implementation once again. read more »
China’s green finance strategy: much achieved, further to go
By Wang Yao, Director General of the International Institute of Green Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing China’s embrace of green finance has been one of the key … read more »
What does the UK need to do to make a realistic attempt at ‘net-zero’?
The Government is seeking advice on how the UK can achieve ‘net-zero’ emissions from across the economy. But why is net-zero on the table and what would it take to achieve it? read more »
A crisis of confidence at the Green Climate Fund?
In the lead-up to the next board meeting of the Green Climate Fund, this commentary reflects on some of the underlying shifts within the Fund and its environment. read more »
