News & commentaries
Building resilience to climate threats
As extreme weather events become more frequent, chemical and pharmaceutical producers are taking steps to fend them off in future read more »
The time to invest in energy access is now
By Rachel Kyte, Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All Delays in closing the energy access … read more »
Comment on new figures showing increase in deaths in England during hot weather this year
Commenting on the publication today (17 September 2018) by the Office of National Statistics of the ‘Quarterly mortality report, England: April to June 2018’ (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/quarterlymortalityreports/apriltojune2018), which shows that an increase … read more »
Speech by Lord Stern at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on 13 September 2018
My argument is simple. The transition to the zero-carbon economy is the inclusive growth story of the 21st century. Let me explain. The world economy must grow over the next … read more »
Grantham researcher wins FAERE Young Economist Best Paper Award
Misato Sato, Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, at the Grantham Research Institute has received an award for the Young Economist Best Paper from the French Association of Environmental and Resource Economists … read more »
Bold climate action could deliver US$26 trillion in economic benefits through to 2030 says new report backed by Lord Stern
A new report released today (5 September 2018) by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate finds that we are significantly under-estimating the benefits of cleaner, climate-smart growth. The … read more »
Bjorn Lomborg’s lukewarmer misinformation about climate change and poverty
On 27 August, the ‘New York Post’ published an article by Dr Bjorn Lomborg that was filled with misrepresentations and false claims, under the headline ‘How the war on climate … read more »
African electricity generation at risk from current and future climate
Countries in southern and eastern Africa could suffer more electricity blackouts in the future because they are planning to increase the supply from hydropower dams that are vulnerable to periods … read more »
Researchers find that endangered bats could raise as much money as lions for wildlife charities
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that so-called ‘non-charismatic’ animals, such as bats, could be used just as effectively as lions for fundraising by wildlife charities. A study published … read more »
