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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 »
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
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 »
UK Government should boost economic growth by borrowing to invest in sustainable energy, transport and cities
UK Government should improve economic growth by taking advantage of record low interest rates to borrow money to invest in sustainable infrastructure for energy, transport and cities, according to two new reports published today (12 August 2016). read more »
