The answers to “How much should people sacrifice today for the benefit of those living several decades from now?” vary... Read more

This section features media releases and announcements from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE. It also includes 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.
The answers to “How much should people sacrifice today for the benefit of those living several decades from now?” vary... Read more
Bob Ward: Previous mistakes mean Andrew Montford is not the right man to lead an inquiry into the UEA climate... Read more
Global average temperature likely to rise by more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, but could be reduced in the long term through strong cuts in greenhouse gases. Read more
Letters are welcome via e-mail to letters@economist.com Climate-change thinking SIR – Your article “Flawed scientists” (July 10th) was uncharacteristically… The... Read more
Bob Ward: Monckton’s use of Britain’s former PM illustrates that climate denialism is about politics, not science the Guardian Read more
The Times, 1 June 2010 Online article no longer available Read more
Five years ago, the Commission for Africa argued that supporting the continent’s quest for growth and development was not only... Read more
THE controversies swirling around the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU)... Read more
Just as leading US experts give their clearest warning about emissions, 43 UK scientists prompt Royal Society to rethink the... Read more
Bill McKibben’s new book is a passionate appeal from a writer who has dedicated his efforts to warning of the... Read more