This expert panel discussion considers whether the forthcoming COP26 in Glasgow can help efforts to tackle the impacts of climate... Read more
extreme heat
A response from the Department of Health and Social Care to Bob Ward, the Grantham Research Institute’s Policy and Communications Director, following a letter sent by Mr Ward to the Prime Minister on 27 August 2020 to recommend a new comprehensive cross-government strategy to deal with the risks created by hot weather. Read more
A letter to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson from the Grantham Research Institute's Policy and Communications Director, Bob Ward, renewing a call to create and implement a National Heat Risk Strategy. Read more
Commenting on the publication today by Public Health England of new figures showing 2556 deaths linked to heatwave conditions in... Read more
Higher temperatures expected by midcentury increase the risk of shocks to crop production, while the interconnected nature of the current... Read more
Commenting on the publication today (Tuesday 7 January 2020) by Public Health England of ‘PHE heatwave mortality monitoring: Summer 2019’,... 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
