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Fake graphs and daft conspiracy yarns in Durkin’s latest propaganda film - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2024-05-03 (or before) in London School of EconomicsPallavi Sethi and Bob Ward pick apart British propagandist Martin Durkin's latest film, 'Climate: The Movie'.
Daily Mail admits making up story about electric vehicles causing potholes - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2024-05-02 (or before) in London School of EconomicsPallavi Sethi explains the basis for complaining to the Independent Press Standards Organisation about the newspaper’s misrepresentation of a report from the Asphalt Industry Alliance and why such reporting continues to damage the British public’s understanding of climate change policies.
Impacts of climate framework laws: lessons from Germany, Ireland and New Zealand - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2024-03-14 (or before) in London School of EconomicsThis report analyses the impact of climate framework laws in three countries, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand, with input from 73 expert interviews, to better understand how such laws have impact and draw lessons for other countries.
UK climate leadership left in tatters by Prime Minister’s speech - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2023-10-16 (or before) in London School of EconomicsBob Ward reviews key elements of Rishi Sunak’s 20th September net zero speech and the implications of the announced policy changes.
Tagged under: Net Zero | Rishi Sunak | UK Politics
Global trends in climate change litigation: 2023 snapshot - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2023-08-30 (or before) in London School of EconomicsThis report, the fifth in our annual series, reviews key global developments in climate change litigation with a focus on the period May 2022 to May 2023.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Litigation
Daily Mail still not taking climate change seriously - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2023-06-16 (or before) in London School of EconomicsThe ‘Daily Mail’ has a long track record of promoting climate change denial. Its coverage of climate change before and after COP26 has been no exception says Bob Ward
Tagged under: COP26 | Climate Change
Global trends in climate change litigation: 2022 snapshot - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2023-06-07 (or before) in London School of EconomicsThis latest edition of our annual report on global trends in climate change litigation takes stock of developments over the period May 2021 to May 2022, and draws on a number of recent case studies from around the world. It also identifies areas where climate litigation cases are likely to increase in the future.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Litigation
Impacts of climate litigation on firm value - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2023-05-23 (or before) in London School of EconomicsThis working paper finds that climate litigation is a relevant financial risk, presenting evidence that litigation reduces firm value.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Litigation | Climate Change Impacts
A closer examination of the fantastical numbers in Bjorn Lomborg’s new book - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2023-04-09 (or before) in London School of EconomicsBob Ward reviews Bjorn Lomborg’s new book, False Alarm, finding the misuse of outdated, concocted and misinterpreted numbers on the costs of climate action and concluding that the book’s central claim that the ‘optimal’ level of global warming by 2100 would be 3.75˚C was completely out-of-date before it was even published.
Tagged under: Climate Change
New partnership launches AI-powered global climate law and policy database - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2023-03-20 (or before) in London School of EconomicsThe Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, and Climate Policy Radar are delighted to announce a new partnership to offer upgraded open data resources on global climate laws, policies and legal cases.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Economics
Lord Stern responds to media reports that the Government is due to give approval this week for a new coal mine in Cumbria - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2022-12-07 (or before) in London School of EconomicsResponding to media reports that the Government is due to give approval this week for a new coal mine in...
Tagged under: Coal | Climate Change
MP joins climate change deniers’ ‘Project Fear’ on net zero - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2022-10-20 (or before) in London School of EconomicsBob Wards highlights errors in a recent article by Steve Baker MP that claims “the poorest will pay the highest price for Net Zero fantasies”, part of an apparent ramp-up in the misinformation campaign by British climate change deniers.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Disinformation and Misinformation | Net Zero
Misinformation and propaganda campaign on net zero - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2021-11-26 (or before) in London School of EconomicsBob Ward outlines how a small group of MPs have launched a media campaign that is spreading misinformation about the UK Government’s climate change policies.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Disinformation and Misinformation | Net Zero
Home - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2021-11-26 (or before) in London School of EconomicsThe Grantham Research Institute at LSE carries out world-class research on climate change and the environment.
Tagged under: Climate Change
Climate change litigation cases spreading around the world - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2021-11-26 (or before) in London School of EconomicsClimate change litigation cases have been increasing markedly over the past six years, and pose a risk to an expanding range of companies and policymakers, according to a new report published today (Friday 2 July 2021) by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Economics | Litigation
Global trends in climate litigation: 2021 snapshot - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2021-11-26 (or before) in London School of EconomicsThis is the third report in the Grantham Research Institute's 'Global trends in climate litigation' series, focusing on cases filed or concluded between May 2020 and May 2021. It provides an update of known case numbers, metrics and categorisations, and considers some of the most relevant trends in the arguments and strategies employed by litigants.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Litigation
Breaching tipping points would increase economic costs of climate change impacts - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2021-08-16 (or before) in London School of EconomicsExceeding tipping points in the climate system could lead to a measurable increase in the economic impacts of climate change,...
Tagged under: Tipping Points | Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts
Out of the window? Green monetary policy in China: window guidance and the promotion of sustainable lending and investment - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2021-05-14 (or before) in London School of EconomicsInvestigating the use of the green monetary policy tool ‘window guidance’ in China, the authors draw lessons for the design of green finance policies for other countries that seek to enhance sustainable finance and mitigate climate change and related risks.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wind Power | Finance
The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2021-02-02 (or before) in London School of EconomicsThe Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review (2006) assessed a wide range of evidence on the impacts of climate change and on the economic costs.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Economics | Climate Change Impacts
Eight steps to turn the world around - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2020-11-27 (or before) in London School of EconomicsSean Kidney sets out eight steps to drive change in global capital and channel trillions towards investment in the green, resilient and inclusive economy of the future.
Tagged under: Climate Change
Another humiliation for British climate change deniers and their promoters in the media - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2020-09-28 (or before) in London School of Economics‘The Daily Telegraph’ has been forced today to publish corrections to an error-filled article about climate and energy policy by...
Tagged under: Climate Change
China’s historic announcement on net-zero emissions - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2020-09-28 (or before) in London School of EconomicsNicholas Stern explains why President Xi’s historic pledge to cut China's emissions to net-zero by 2060, announced this week, could prove to be a key milestone on the path to a healthier, safer and more prosperous future.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Net Zero | Health
An analysis of the Trump Administration’s economic and policy arguments for withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2020-09-28 (or before) in London School of EconomicsThis report investigates whether the evidence supports the reasons given by the Trump Administration to justify its decision to withdraw the US from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, and concludes that the decision is irrational and does not promote the best interests of the American people.
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Climate Change
The economic case for the United States to remain in the Paris Agreement on climate change - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2020-09-28 (or before) in London School of EconomicsThis policy brief examines the economic case for the United States to continue its participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change and finds that withdrawing is a mistake.
Tagged under: Climate Change
Events Archive - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2019-05-02 (or before) in London School of EconomicsTagged under: Climate Change
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