Arnaud Koehl considers the extent of the role the new American administration can play in accelerating international action on climate and development. Read more
News & commentaries
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.
Central banks have so far not made the connection between their substantial COVID response programmes and their deepening commitment to action on climate change, according to a new report published today (November 23rd). Read more
Commenting on the publication today by Public Health England of new figures showing 2556 deaths linked to heatwave conditions in... Read more
Responding to the publication of the UK Prime Minister’s plan for a green industrial revolution, Lord Stern said: “The Prime Minister’s plan provides a further clear signal that he wants the UK’s economic recovery to be both strong and sustainable. Read more
Banks, investors and financial institutions will join forces (on November 19th) with universities and trade unions to launch the UK’s... Read more
Nick Robins describes how the just transition is rising to the top of the agenda as the connective tissue that binds together climate goals with social outcomes. Read more
The Grantham Research Institute has announced today that Professor Sam Fankhauser, its Director, will be leaving in March 2021 to join the Oxford Net Zero Initiative at the University of Oxford. Read more
Commenting on the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, chair of the Grantham Research Institute... Read more
A new ruling by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has provided further evidence that it cannot be trusted to uphold standards of accuracy in the reporting of climate change, writes Bob Ward. Read more
Investing in clean energy systems and technologies is just as urgent a priority for fragile and conflict-affected situations as it is for more stable environments, and a positive feedback loop exists between securing access to clean energy, state-building and peace, argue Camilla Sacchetto, Nicholas Stern and Charlotte Taylor. Read more
