The Grantham Research Institute produces a range of policy publications to inform UK and international decision-making on issues related to climate policy and the environment. These range from short briefings which provide analysis on topical issues and outline specific recommendations to more in-depth insights into major policy areas, as well as keynote speeches by Institute staff. The Institute also responds to formal consultations, domestic and international, on issues related to climate policy and the environment. Institute staff regularly contribute to policy reports published by other research centres and international institutions too, which you will also find listed here. Our policy publications are reviewed by internal and external referees before publication.
Actual investment performance on key climate priorities in emerging markets and developing countries has stalled. This second report from Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance focuses on how to accelerate investment to deliver the goals of the Paris Agreement and implement a framework for action. Read more
This report seeks to map the status quo and propose a typology of policy measures and bundles that can be used to help address the challenging questions on permanence, and tradeability in Carbon Dioxide Removal policymaking. Read more
This report synthesises the current policy, technical considerations and debate pertaining to rewilding in the UK, with a focus on what contribution, if any, rewilded land can make to supporting the decarbonisation of land use. Read more
Africa’s economies are contending with a diverse set of challenges and opportunities in relation to building low-carbon, green economies and the transition to net zero emissions.
This report presents a country classification of all 54 African economies' risks and opportunities from climate change and the net zero transition. This aims to support central banks to tailor their policy responses to the unique contexts in which they operate. Read more
This policy brief draws on research undertaken in Laikipia County in central Kenya to underscore the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in Africa in the face of climate change and how policy can support them to build strong, climate-resilient businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Read more
Report of a workshop of Climate Commissions, Partnerships and Local Authorities in the East of England. On 4th July 2023... Read more
This brief provides recommendations to businesses on how to implement a just transition and monitor progress. Read more
The transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions needs to be socially just and politically robust if it is to succeed. This report presents a framework to guide national policymakers to prepare a coherent programme for such a transition, with a principal focus on Europe. Read more
This report explores why countries make net zero commitments and how they can advance from political promise to integrating and implementing the commitment through their national governance systems – described as a ‘governance pathway’. Read more
This report presents targeted proposals that can both redress the UK’s competitive imbalance with the US and EU on private finance mobilisation, and direct greater amounts of productive investment into priority areas such as net zero and social housing. Read more
