Patrick Curran reflects on a nine-year discussion about carbon pricing and carbon tax in South Africa as the country's government postpones the tax's implementation once again. Read more

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Patrick Curran reflects on a nine-year discussion about carbon pricing and carbon tax in South Africa as the country's government postpones the tax's implementation once again. Read more
Chantal’s current focus is enabling financial actors to finance and contribute to a just and inclusive transition for South Africa.... Read more
Climate policy has taken a particular hit during a 10-year period of political corruption and uncertainty in South Africa but now the country has a chance to get back on track, say the authors of this commentary. Read more
This June, South Africa’s much-delayed carbon tax is due to be implemented, to include a new levy on petrol and diesel. Patrick Curran contests that changing consumer behaviour and reducing emissions will be very difficult without investment in viable transport alternatives – and development of a wider suite of policies to cut emissions. Read more
Patrick worked at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment from February 2016 until December 2019. Background... Read more
In this article Timo Leiter responds to South Africa’s proposal for a quantitative target for boosting resilience to climate impacts. He says that the proposal faces both technical and political challenges. Read more
With COP26 on the horizon and the COVID-19 pandemic highlighting the critical need to address inequality by stimulating investments in a green and inclusive recovery, CDC Group and its partners are looking to mobilise capital for the just transition in two of the world’s largest coal-dependent economies and are urging others to join the effort. Read more
Hosted by the Grantham Research Centre on Climate Change and the Environment and the Department of International Development at LSE ... Read more
This news article considers the role of South Africa and China in discussions at the COP27 UN climate summit on... Read more
The ERICI project at the Grantham Research Institute will work alongside the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) and in contact with the G7's InsuResilience to develop demand-led resilience metrics that can be used for evaluation of insurance schemes. Read more
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