Events

Upcoming events

To hear speakers delve into sustainability themes from across the social sciences, come to an event hosted by the Global School of Sustainability at LSE.

Launch of the State of the Corporate Transition in 2025 report

Public event - free and open to all
Wednesday 17 September 2025, 2.30-4.00pm
Online public event

This event will launch the State of the Corporate Transition in 2025 report which analyses the status, trends and patterns in the latest Carbon Performance and Management Quality results assessed by the TPI Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI Centre) at LSE.

LSE Environment Week conference

Public event - free and open to all
Monday 22 September - Thursday 25 September 2025
Online public event

The Economics of Environment and Energy Programme (EEE), International Growth Centre (IGC) and Programme on Innovation and Diffusion (POID) within the LSE Economics Department are convening the fourth Environment Week at the LSE. Read more about LSE Environment Week.

Investing in our future: COP30 and the sustainable growth agenda

Public event - free and open to all
This event is part of LSE Environment Week
Monday 22 September 2025, 6.00-7.30pm
In-person and online public event (LSE campus, venue tbc to ticketholders)

As the world prepares for COP30 in Brazil, this event provides a forward-looking platform to explore priorities, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating and aligning climate ambition with sustainable economic growth.

Valuing nature in a changing climate: rethinking natural capital

Public event - free and open to all
This event is part of LSE Environment Week
Tuesday 23 September 2025, 6.30-8.00pm
In-person and online public event (LSE campus, venue tbc to ticketholders)

This event brings together leading economists and policymakers to explore how the degradation of ecosystems – from forests and wetlands to oceans – is not only an environmental crisis but a profound market failure.

China’s Economy: Gaming Trump Trade War, and Shifting Development Strategy

Public event - free and open to all
Tuesday 23 September 2025, 6.30-8.00pm
In-person on LSE campus: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, 99 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4JF

Hear from Dr Zhu Min, Senior Advisor to the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, explore an in-depth analysis of China’s evolving economic model, its strategic priorities, and the opportunities and challenges ahead for global stakeholders.

Climate finance and investment in low-middle income countries

Public event - free and open to all
This event is part of LSE Environment Week
Wednesday 24 September 2025, 6.30-8.00pm
In-person and online public event (LSE campus, venue tbc to ticketholders)

Climate finance is a critical tool in supporting low-income countries as they face the growing impacts of climate change. This event brings together a panel of prominent researchers, policymakers and practitioners working on this topic to explore strengthening the essential financial support and investment necessary for a just transition.

Blended finance needs to scale 10x: can it, will it?

Public event - free and open to all
Monday 29 September 2025, 6.30-8.00pm
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE

Join us for the formal launch of the LSE Blended Finance Lab to gain an insight from the panellists on what needs to happen for blended finance to contribute to the sustainability challenges.

Sustainability, peace and development: in conversation with Juan Manuel Santos

Public event - free and open to all
Part of the GSoS Launch Special Event Series
Thursday 30 October 2025, 6.30pm-8.00pm
In-person and online public event (LSE campus, venue tbc to ticketholders)

Join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and LSE alumnus Juan Manuel Santos and LSE academics Professor Mary Kaldor and Professor Lord Nicholas Stern in a conversation to explore how we can build a sustainable, peaceful and stable world. Visit the event listing for full details and registration information.

The 21st century growth story: economics and opportunities of climate action

Public event - free and open to all
Part of the GSoS Launch Special Event Series
Wednesday 5 November 2025, 6.30-8pm
In-person and online public event (LSE campus, venue tbc to ticketholders)

The world stands at a crossroads. The next decade will determine whether we avoid climate, biodiversity, and economic catastrophe – or unlock a new era of sustainable, resilient, and inclusive growth. Marking the publication of his new book, The Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Economics and Opportunity of Climate Action, Nicholas Stern will challenge the outdated idea that we must choose between climate action and development.

Fault lines: the new political economy of a warming world

Public event - free and open to all
Monday 10 November 2025, 6.30-8pm
In-person and online public event (LSE campus, venue tbc to ticketholders)

In this lecture, Helen Milner addresses why vulnerability, lived experience, and material self-interest will drive the next phase of climate politics, and what that means for diplomacy, democracy and development.

Climate change, inequality, and policy contestation workshop

Academic research event
Monday 10 - Tuesday 11 November 2025
Timings and full programme to be confirmed

Join us for the workshop exploring distributional impacts of climate change, starting with a keynote from Professor Helen Milner, visiting professor to the Department of Social Policy in collaboration with GSoS. Find more about the workshop and call for papers from the workshop event page.

Saving Britain's wildlife

Public event - free and open to all
Tuesday 11 November 2025, 6.30-8pm
In-person and online public event (LSE campus, venue tbc to ticketholders)

Britain's wildlife has been under pressure for centuries. Many of the large mammals that once inhabited these islands were driven to extinction long ago. In the twenty-first century, insect populations have collapsed by around three quarters. Is there any way back?