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Following the 23rd EU-China Summit in April 2022, Lucie Xia presents three recommendations for the EU and China to further climate action, now that Track 1 diplomacy has resumed between the two powers. Read more

For China, further integrating its research, development and innovation policy with climate action would contribute to the country’s leadership in raising climate ambition and accelerating climate diplomacy, says Lucie Xia, summarising the progress being made and where China’s next moves should lie. Read more

New report says the transition to net zero will have far-reaching but unequal benefits Green jobs can provide good quality... Read more

Efforts are growing to quantify and characterise the ‘green economy’, and to identify opportunities to be seized and challenges to be overcome in the transition to net-zero. This report and accompanying policy brief shed light on the quantity and quality of current green labour markets, to inform policy action and future research. Read more

This paper produced to accompany 'G7 leadership for sustainable, resilient and inclusive economic recovery and growth', covers: how to make 'levelling up' or 'building back better' work better; multilevel finances in recovery and building back better: Germany and the US; and strengthening the role of the European Commission, before drawing some policy lessons for the G7 and for other systemically important countries. Read more

This policy report sets out why central banks in the EU need to adopt net-zero strategies, and provides seven concrete recommendations for how they can. Read more

A robust carbon pricing framework is needed to support decarbonisation of industry and avoid important UK exports being penalised by the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism, according to a new report published today (April 1st 2021) Read more

There has been a resurgence in the debate around Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAMs) and the role they may play in preserving the effectiveness of climate action in high ambition countries. This report explores how the European Union’s CBAM, announced to come into force by the end of 2022, might affect the UK. Read more

The prospects for an ambitious outcome from COP26 have hugely improved, says Pete Betts. He explains his grounds for optimism and the key things to look out for in the run-up to the conference. Read more

This paper studies the relationship between generalised trust in other members in society, temperature fluctuations during the maize growing season, and international migration by asylum seekers, asking whether trust mitigates or increases the impact of climate change on migration. Read more