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Nicholas Stern wins the 2013 Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication
The prize was awarded to Lord Stern as “Few people have impacted the discussion of economics of carbon pollution more than English economist Nicholas Stern”. More information Nicholas Stern wins the … read more »
Lord Stern of Brentford urges fellow peers to support Energy Bill amendment on decarbonisation target
The amendment has been jointly proposed by Lord Oxburgh and Lord Stern, who both sit on the cross-benches, and Baroness Worthington, the shadow spokesperson on energy and climate change. It will be considered during the report stage of the Energy Bill in the House of Lords on 28 October. read more »
Grantham Research Institute to speak at London Climate Forum
Experts from the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE will be speaking at the London Climate Forum, one of the largest student-led conferences on climate change and sustainability. read more »
David Cameron wants to cut green taxes. But it’s our reliance on fossil fuels that’s to blame for rising energy bills
The Prime Minister’s decision to review green energy taxes and regulations is an understandable response to heightened public concern about the affordability of heating and electricity, with average bills having … read more »
A better planet?
Although strides have been made in tackling some world problems, there are many more that still pose a serious risk and are being left unchecked The Times
UK is warming at faster rate than global average
The average annual temperature recorded in the UK has been rising at a faster rate than the global average, according to a new policy brief by Bob Ward and Naomi Hicks on ‘Recent and future changes in the global and UK climate’, which presents an analysis of Met Office records read more »
