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Note: New and updated 2015 edition available The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study is the most comprehensive audit of climate legislation... Read more

Business sectors that have low levels of carbon dioxide emissions per output are outpacing the general economy in terms of productivity growth, while increasing the number of jobs and skill levels, according to the results of a major study of 39 countries. Read more

The new policy paper| by Professor Michael Jacobs and co-authors, on ‘Less pain, more gain: the potential of carbon pricing reduce Europe’s fiscal deficits’, reviews a new analysis by Vivid Economics of the potential impact of energy and carbon taxes, as well as changes to the European Union Emissions Trading System, in several Member States, and finds that they could raise as much revenue as other forms of taxation while having less damaging side-effects on economic growth and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Read more

COP24, the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),... Read more

What is shale gas and how much is there globally? Shale gas is a form of natural gas (mostly methane),... Read more

Only 16 countries have set domestic targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are clearly at least as ambitious as... Read more

European Union countries should focus on carbon pricing rather than subsidies for low-carbon electricity to achieve further reductions in emissions from their power sectors. Read more

What role can and should financial regulation play in tackling climate change? The answer should guide the remoulding of regulatory... Read more

Katarzyna Szwarc, Nick Robins and Sabrina Muller explain how the UK Infrastructure Bank could drive forward the creation of a net-zero economy that is fair for all workers and communities, across the country. Read more