News & commentaries

One year to save the planet from climate change disaster, Ed Davey warns
Agreeing global deal to cut carbon emissions next year is only way to protect “way of life we take for granted”, energy secretary says, ahead of UN climate change summit in Lima read more »

Green regulations cripple the economy? Show me the proof
If environmental red tape is the source of so many economic woes, why is the evidence of the harm they cause so sketchy? read more »

New report finds governments must act now to support clean energy innovation and avoid spiralling future costs
The longer governments wait to promote clean energy innovation, the greater the eventual cost to the environment and the economy, according to a new report published today (24 November 2014) … read more »

Governments must stop ‘dithering’ over climate action, warns report
New study from Grantham Institute says costs of tackling climate change will spiral unless concerted action is taken urgently read more »

Rich countries pledge $9.3bn to help poorer nations cope with climate change
Green Climate Fund pledging conference in Berlin falls just short of $10bn target read more »

Why Britain’s Tories are Earth’s best friends
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott have taken different approaches to climate change read more »

Opinion: exposing myths about green regulations
Dr Antoine Dechezleprêtre and Dr Misato Sato explain the findings of their latest report, ‘The impacts of environmental regulations on competitiveness’ published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at London School of Economics and Political Science. read more »

