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Reviving global cooperation in challenging times

by Amar Bhattacharya, Homi Kharas, Nicholas Stern and Chunping Xie

on 25 November, 2020

The world is currently facing two crises of potentially immense proportions: COVID-19 and climate change. The response to both must be global, urgent and on great scale, argue the authors of this paper, as they outline the need for a sustainable recovery, and also the importance of China's role. Read more

Why the Chancellor’s statement on the cost of a net-zero transition in the UK could imperil the country’s climate ambitions

Commentary

by Dimitri Zenghelis

on 6 June, 2019

Dimitri Zenghelis explains why the British Chancellor’s assertion that a net-zero economy in the UK will cost more than £1 trillion by 2050 is simply wrong. Read more

CISPS | Postgrowth and Wellbeing

Climate Change, Inequality & Social Policy Seminars

Part of a series of seminars on ‘Climate change, inequality and social policy’ which are hosted by LSE (the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (GRI), the Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) and the new International Inequalities Institute (III). Read more

25 May '17

Public lecture | The global energy and growth challenge: Facts and directions for policy

Public Lectures

Chair: Professor Robin Burgees Discussant: Professor Lord Nicholas Stern Economic growth depends critically on access to reliable energy. However, in... Read more

28 May '15

Public lecture | Quality of life in urban China: economic growth and the environment

Public Lectures

Professor Matthew Kahn, a leading expert on environmental and urban issues, will examine China’s economic growth to present key issues from his latest research. Read more

26 May '15

Public lecture | Why are we waiting? The logic, urgency and promise of tackling climate change

Public Lectures

Nicholas Stern discusses how the transition to a low-carbon economy and rapid structural transformations to the world economy provide a story of growth and poverty reduction that is attractive and sustainable. Read more

3 Jun '15

Conference Announcement and Call for Papers

Announcement

featuring Antoine Dechezleprêtre

on 16 December, 2014

Title: “Economics of Innovation, Diffusion, Growth and the Environment” Date: 16-18 September 2015 Venue: Royal Society of Arts, London, United... Read more

Conference | Economics of innovation, diffusion, growth and the environment

Conferences

This three day conference will cover a wide range of topics in the area of the economics of growth, development and technological change. Read more

16-18 Sep '15

Staying with the leaders: Europe’s path to a successful low-carbon economy

Policy publication

by Antoine Dechezleprêtre and Misato Sato

on 6 February, 2014

Neuhoff, K., Acworth, W., Dechezleprêtre, A., Dröge, S., Sartor, O., Sato, M., Schleicher, S., and Schopp, A. 2014. Climate Strategies.... Read more

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CISPS | Postgrowth and Wellbeing

Book launch | India: the sustainable green growth challenge

Public lecture | The global energy and growth challenge: Facts and directions for policy

Public lecture | Quality of life in urban China: economic growth and the environment

Public lecture | Why are we waiting? The logic, urgency and promise of tackling climate change

Conference | Economics of innovation, diffusion, growth and the environment