Bob Ward says that the so called "Climategate" affair set back public policy-making in the UK and other western countries. Read more
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This article considers levels of support for various climate and environmental policies in the run up to the 2019 UK General Election. In the article Bob Ward warns that getting to net zero by 2030 might prove more popular in theory than in practice. Read more
Naomi Oreskes and Nicholas Stern respond to questions about the economic impacts of rising temperatures. Read more
This webinar looks into some of the key findings from ShareAction/AODP’s latest practical guide: Insuring a low-carbon future. ShareAction’s Peter Uhlenbruch, the author of the guide, is joined by insurance and climate expert, Dr Swenja Surminski from the LSE’s Grantham Research Institute, to share her views. Read more
A set of assumptions and practices in economics has led economists both to underestimate the economic impact of many climate risks, and to miss some of them entirely, say Professor Nicholas Stern and Dr. Naomi Oreskes, professor of the history of science at Harvard University, in a new opinion piece for the New York Times. Read more
Adapting to climate change is going to cost many trillions. Yet so far, only a trickle of money is being put towards it. What is causing this baffling blockage in financial markets, and how can it be unlocked? Read more
In this interview Lord Stern says that Extinction Rebellion are “absolutely right to underline the urgency of this challenge”, but that reaching net-zero by 2025 would be “extremely difficult.” Read more
Robert Falkner and Bob Ward consider the impact of the Extinction Rebellion protests on policy making in the UK in this article looking at the tactics of the movement which has mounted protests around the world. Read more
In this article looking at the decline of coal use in the UK Josh Burke says a confluence of market drivers & regulatory interventions (in particular the introduction of a carbon price support scheme in 2013) have steered the UK away from coal. Read more
Joana Setzer discusses the case of a 24 year-old Brisbane man is taking legal action against his superannuation fund for not factoring climate change into its investment decision. Read more