Explainers

Our Explainers provide accurate, impartial, referenced information on the causes and impacts of climate change, as well as actions that can be taken to tackle it. They cover both the science and economic aspects of climate change, and the role of technology, governments, business and international cooperation.

These Explainers have been produced jointly by us – the Grantham Research Institute at LSE, and the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London. The Explainers are hosted on both websites.

Adaptation to climate change

The actions and processes that help societies adjust to current or expected impacts of climate change.

Biodiversity

The importance of nature diversity and what can be done to protect it from threats posed by human activity.

Business and climate change

How companies are responding to climate change by reducing carbon emissions and managing climate change risks.

Climate and the economy

The economic measures that can be taken to tackle climate change and the cost and benefits involved in implementing them.

Climate change and the UK

What the UK is doing to reduce its carbon emissions and how climate change will impact on the country. These Explainers have been produced jointly…

Climate change policies

What governments, policymakers and business can do to tackle climate change and its impacts.

Climate change science

The evidence for climate change, the role of natural factors, and the contribution of humans to global temperature rise.

Energy and climate change

Policy measures and technological solutions that can help reduce carbon emissions from energy generation and use. These Explainers have been produced jointly by us –…

Impacts of climate change

How climate change will impact on the places we live, the wider environment, the economy, society and human health.

International action on climate change

How international cooperation, agreements and forums are helping to tackle climate change and promote sustainable development.

Oceans and the blue economy

Oceans play an important role in regulating the climate and supporting the global economy but also face an increasing threat from the impacts of climate change.