Samuela Bassi

A deepening understanding of the importance of climate change has caused a recent and rapid increase in the number of... Read more

Presentation given at the 2014 World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economics in Istanbul on 1st July. Read more

UK dash for shale gas poster Read more

This special report for the LSE Growth Commission shows why it is sensible for environmental sustainability to be at the heart of the UK’s growth strategy and how this can be achieved, setting out recommendations for government across the areas of innovation, infrastructure, skills and cities. Read more

This submission to the Talanoa Dialogue covers themes of climate legislation, institutions and governance, and the credibility of climate change commitments. Read more

This paper provides responses to selected questions in the UK government's call for evidence on 'Building a market for energy efficiency'. Read more

Presentation for Brussels launch event, 05 December 2017 Read more

This report assesses the credibility of EU member states’ efforts to decarbonise the power sector – with credibility of policy commitments defined as ‘the likelihood that policymakers will keep their promises to implement the pledges or policies they announce’. Read more

This report investigates the extent to which current policies and institutional arrangements are fit for purpose for the new decarbonisation phase into which the EU is entering. It summarises the main findings from the Statkraft research programme. Read more

This report assesses the domestic constraints and opportunities for the development of climate policy in China, the EU and the US. Read more

Presentation to the British Institute of Energy Economics Conference in Oxford on 21 September 2016. Read more

Presentation given at the UK All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group in London on 10 May 2016. Read more

Headline issue The Committee on Climate Change has recommended that setting a target to reduce UK emissions of greenhouse gases... Read more

This is a submission by the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and Grantham Research Institute on Climate... Read more

This is a submission by the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and Grantham Research Institute on Climate... Read more

This report provides the results of an analysis of “intended nationally determined contributions”, or INDCs, that were submitted by countries ahead of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Read more

Headline issue New clean technologies are urgently required to meet long-term global climate goals. Simulating the development of these technologies... Read more

This paper analyses the credibility of national climate pledges (INDCs). It starts by fleshing out the key determinants of credibility in relation to action on climate change. It then outlines a framework to assess the credibility of a country’s INDC pledges based on these determinants. This framework is used to provide an initial assessment of the credibility of INDCs provided by G20 countries. Read more

This policy paper was submitted to HM Treasury in response to its consultation on 'Reforming the business energy efficiency tax landscape'. Read more

Presentation given at the ‘LMN Assets – International Gas Conference’ – Session: Shale Gas/ Gas & the Environment, London, 3-4... Read more

This policy paper outlines measures that need to be taken by EU countries in order to develop and deploy Carbon Capture and Storage technology. Read more

The next UK Government after the General Election on 7 May should reform the UK’s overly-complex energy taxation and create new institutions to depoliticise infrastructure investment, particularly in the energy sector. These recommendations are among several new measures outlined in the Institute’s latest policy brief ‘Climate change priorities for the next UK government’. Read more

Outlines the main energy and climate change challenges in the UK over the next five-year term Read more

This is a submission by the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and Grantham Research Institute on Climate... Read more

Presentation given at the 10th Academic Conference of the British Institute of Energy Economics (BIEE): ‘Balancing Competing Energy Policy Goals’,... Read more

The ongoing review of the UK’s Fourth Carbon Budget is closely linked to the debate over the impact that domestic... Read more

Bowen, Alex, 2014. Chapter in: The Global Development of Policy Regimes to Combat Climate Change, World Scientific Publishing. Link to publisher Read more

Headline issue The UK Government is reviewing the fourth carbon budget for the period  2023-27. The Committee on Climate Change... Read more

Energy use policies and carbon pricing in the UK Read more

Headline issue The UK has a complex system of energy taxes which affect the business sector. Overlaps between taxes mean... Read more

Briefing note The Climate Change Act received Royal Assent on 26 November 2008 and set an overarching target to reduce UK... Read more

Headline issue The power sector is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the UK and... Read more

Shifting from coal to natural gas for electricity generation can help the UK power sector to decarbonise in the near term. With good planning and investment, natural gas can support the development of a low-carbon power sector by providing essential backup for intermittent renewables, but could only play a bigger role longer-term if fitted with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.

However, a new UK ‘dash’ for gas on the assumption of low prices is a risky economic and environmental option. A lower risk option is a ‘dash’ for smart gas; using natural gas in those areas where it offers the greatest value in decarbonising the power sector. Read more

Summary An overriding challenge for many European governments and policy-makers is to reduce major fiscal deficits with the least collateral... Read more

Samuela Bassi and Sam Fankhauser Read more

Summary This policy brief investigates the extent to which onshore wind can contribute to future electricity generation, whether there are... Read more

A deepening understanding of the importance of climate change has caused a recent and rapid increase in the number of... Read more

City AM, 5 December 2017 Read more

BusinessGreen, 10 May Read more

Financial Times, 15 February Read more

Financial Express, 1 February Read more

BusinessGreen, 4 February Read more

Xinhua, 19 January Read more

Cornerstone, The official journal of the world coal industry, 1 January 2016 Read more

After the successful conclusion of the 21st Conference of the Party (COP21), attention is now likely to focus on what... Read more

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New York Times, 6 October Read more

2 July, EurActiv Read more

Wall Street Journal, 16 June Read more

Telecinco, 16 June Read more

EU countries need to significantly increase investments in carbon capture and storage and show much greater urgency and determination to develop and deploy the technology according to a new report by the Institute. Read more

Grantham Institute study says climate legislation has not harmed UK businesses and there is no case for weakening carbon targets Read more

Grantham Institute study says climate legislation has not harmed UK businesses Read more

COP 19 aimed to progress the negotiations towards a global climate change agreement, which the Parties are seeking to finalise by 2015 at COP 21 in Paris. The conference overran by one day, with a modest outcome. Read more

The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment today launched their policy brief, ‘A dash for ‘smart gas’? The future role of natural gas in UK electricity generation’, at the House of Commons. This report was published jointly with the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London. Read more

On Wednesday 20 March, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (LSE) launched their policy brief,  ‘A dash for... Read more

The Grantham Research Institute will be joining a number of expert speakers at the upcoming LSE Energy Society conference, to... Read more