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A round-up of research, policy analysis and events related to the COP26 which will take place in Glasgow in November 2021.

The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet: Michael E. Mann

Book Launch on 15 February, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic and climate change

US and international climate politics in the forthcoming Biden era

Commentary on 24 November, 2020

‘Net-zero’: bad for UK jobs?

Commentary

by Alex Bowen

on 15 January, 2021

Our latest work: Publications

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Rethinking the Origin of the Behavioural Policy Cube With Nudge Plus

Book

by Sanchayan Banerjee

on 5 January, 2021

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Innovation for a strong and sustainable recovery

Policy publication

by Ralf Martin, Sam Unsworth, Anna Valero and Dennis Verhoeven

on 18 December, 2020

Carbon pricing options for Taiwan

Policy publication

by Josh Burke and Luca Taschini

on 15 December, 2020

Imaginaries of development corridors: Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through development corridors in East Africa

Working paper

by Kate Elizabeth Gannon, Laetitia Pettinotti, Declan Conway, Swenja Surminski, Edward Ndilhana and Tobias Nyumba

on 14 December, 2020

Aligning finance with the Paris Agreement: An overview of concepts, approaches, progress and necessary action

Policy publication

by James Rydge

on 11 December, 2020

The road to Net-Zero Finance (Sixth Carbon Budget Advisory Group)

Policy publication

by Nick Robins and Roberta Pierfederici

on 9 December, 2020

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Latest news

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‘Net-zero’: bad for UK jobs?

Commentary

by Alex Bowen

on 15 January, 2021

Understanding green good specialisation in EU countries: new facts from new data

Commentary on 14 January, 2021

Shell case puts spotlight on energy groups’ role in climate change

In the news

by Joana Setzer

on 11 January, 2021

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UK institute issues report on Taiwan’s carbon tax options

In the news

by Josh Burke

on 20 December, 2020

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Investing in UK strengths in biotechnology, AI and green energy can boost recovery

Press release on 18 December, 2020

All to play for on the road to COP26

Commentary

by Pete Betts

on 15 December, 2020

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Forthcoming events

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The Co-Pollution Impact of Climate Policy: Evidence from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme | Laure de Preux
Event Type: Research Seminar Series

Laure de Preux of Imperial College London will present her paper The Co-Pollution Impact of Climate Policy: Evidence from the… Read more

Event Date 20 Jan ’21
Political economies of energy transition: wind and solar power in Brazil and South Africa | Book launch
Event Type: Book Launch

Hosted by the Grantham Research Centre on Climate Change and the Environment and the Department of International Development at LSE … Read more

Event Date 26 Jan ’21
Encountering Climate in Models and Materials
Event Type: Online event

Part of the Social Life of Climate Change Seminar Series. Dr Hannah Knox, Department of Anthropology, UCL In this seminar I… Read more

Event Date 26 Jan ’21
New build homes, flood resilience and environmental justice – current and future trends under climate change across England and Wales | Viktor Roezer
Event Type: Grantham Workshop

Further details of this workshop will be published nearer the time. Please email gri.events@lse.ac.uk with the name of the presenter in order… Read more

Event Date 27 Jan ’21
Water Quality, Policy Diffusion Effects and Farmers’ Behavior | Sylvain Chabe Ferret
Event Type: Research Seminar Series

Abstract The nitrogen cycle is one of the most perturbed geo-chemical cycles on earth. Human activity, mainly through intensive farming,… Read more

Event Date 3 Feb ’21
A Lecture by Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change
Event Type: Public Lectures

Patricia Espinosa (@PEspinosaC) is the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Ambassador of Mexico to Germany… Read more

Event Date 3 Feb ’21

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