This is a submission by the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the Grantham Research Institute on... Read more
Brexit
This submission explores whether the UK should seek to stay in or leave the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) as part of Brexit negotiations. It finds that leaving the EU ETS would result in the UK losing access to low-cost emission reduction opportunities that are only available in what is currently the world’s largest carbon market. It also highlights that leaving the EU ETS to link with other existing or planned emissions trading systems could generate significant administrative costs that potentially offset any economic benefits. Read more
Presentation to the British Institute of Energy Economics Conference in Oxford on 21 September 2016. Read more
LSE Brexit Blog, 7 September 2016 Read more
Headline issue The new UK Government under Prime Minister Theresa May has committed to boosting UK productivity, to addressing the... Read more
LSE Brexit Blog, 14 July Read more
Bloomberg, 12 July Content only available to subscribers Read more
Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director at the Institute, explores the potential impact of the UK's vote to leave the EU for climate change policy. Read more
Washington Post, 24 June Read more