climate action

The Climate Action Summit, hosted on 23 September at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, succeeded in... Read more

Economic assessments of the potential future risks of climate change have been omitting or grossly underestimating many of the most serious consequences for lives and livelihoods because these risks are difficult to quantify precisely and lie outside of human experience. This policy insight identifies and draws attention to these 'missing risks' and discusses how populations might fare in light of their potential to adapt in the face of these risks. Read more

This week I have been having some work experience at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment... Read more

At 11 o’clock this morning thousands of school students in the UK walked out of their lessons to demand increased... Read more

My argument is simple. The transition to the zero-carbon economy is the inclusive growth story of the 21st century. Let... Read more

A new report released today (5 September 2018) by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate finds that we... Read more

This report provides the first progress assessment of climate actions launched at the 2014 UN Climate Summit in New York. Read more

Policy analyst, Rodney Boyd, reflects on a recent report which showed countries were falling short in efforts to avoid dangerous climate change. Read more

Nicholas Stern argues that the risks and costs of climate change are worse than estimated in the landmark Stern Review in 2006—and far worse than implied by standard economic models. Read more