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Nicholas Stern responds to historic European Parliament vote to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change
Nicholas Stern, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute, welcomes the decision by the European Parliament to ratify the Paris Agreement. read more »
New research finds link between air pollution and traffic accidents
Air pollution appears to be causing an increase in traffic accidents. Evidence shows that a rise in the average concentration of nitrogen dioxide of just 1 microgramme per cubic metre is sufficient to increase the average number of accidents each day by 2 per cent, with the biggest effect occurring in cities. 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 »
Negative interest rates are an opportunity for the UK to invest in sustainable infrastructure
The reservoir of free capital can help boost the UK’s productive capacity and secure a low-carbon future, writes Dimitri Zenghelis 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 »
Response to the UK Government’s National Flood Resilience Review
Commenting on the publication today of the UK Government’s report on the National Flood Resilience Review, Bob Ward, policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change … read more »
Fog in the Channel: reports of a Brexit boost are at best premature
LSE Brexit Blog, 7 September 2016
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 »
