The authors of this paper analyse over a quarter of a million high-value inventions in all major climate change mitigation technologies patented from 1995 to 2017 by inventors located in 170 countries. The analysis shows an annual growth rate of 10% from 1995 to 2012 in these high-value inventions. Read more
In this editorial article for China Daily Nicholas Stern and Xie Chunping assess the importance of the joint declaration by China and the United States of their determination to work together to tackle climate change. The declaration was made during the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Read more
This report uses a new data-driven online tool, the Green Transition Navigator, to analyse the green competitiveness of the seven individual G7 member states and invited countries. Read more
Germany, Italy and the United States will participate in the G7 summit as global leaders in green competitiveness, while Australia will attend as a ‘green laggard’, according to a new analysis published today (11 June 2021) . 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 news article reports that three major oil companies were successfully challenged by both courts and shareholders over their carbon... Read more
This news article reports on a series of challenges against big oil companies by both shareholders and the courts. The... Read more
This article reflects on how shareholders, customers and the courts are challenging major oil companies to act on climate change.... Read more
In a joint statement about the announcement today (19 February 2021) by the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality that it has... Read more
