Action by the finance sector in the coal-to-clean transition now needs to be scaled up, focusing on local needs and delivering tangible social impact, say Sabrina Muller and Nick Robins. Read more
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This section features media releases and announcements from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE. It also features commentaries written by our staff and research students and external experts. In addition we feature and provide links to media coverage for the Institute and its staff.
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The specifics of reaching net-zero will vary across places, sectors and economic actors but need to derive from the common motivation that the transition must be a just one, says Danae Kyriakopoulou. Read more
The pursuit of net zero emissions by countries across the world will require the biggest economic transformation ever seen in peacetime, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern will say today (Tuesday 26 October) in a lecture to mark the 15th anniversary of the publication of the landmark report ‘The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review’. Read more
The urgently needed shift to a net zero economy in the UK must be accompanied by a clear strategy to maximise its social opportunities and minimise the social risks, according to the new report from the Financing a Just Transition Alliance. Read more
The emissions reductions targets so far set by the oil and gas sector are well off track to keep global... Read more
Esin Serin is one of the panelists on this episode of BBC Radio 4 programme The Bottom Line during which guests discuss whether carbon capture save the planet - and make money. Read more
Bob Ward discusses the COP26 in this radio interview. Times Radio, 19 October 2021 Read more
whether the scale and ambition of the plan will be sufficient. Read more
This report on the publication of the UK government's net zero plans includes quotes from Nicholas Stern who highlights the fact that low-income households will need support in the transition to net zero. Read more
Catherine Higham and Arnaud Koehl examine the regulatory measures being taken by G20 countries to limit domestic fossil fuel production and call for international coordination on this issue at COP26. Read more
