This one-and-a-half-day conference is on ‘Navigating the New Green Economy: the challenges of climate change and the opportunities for clean energy’ read more »
A new report has just been published jointly by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. read more »
The Green Impact project is a two-year environmental accreditation scheme for university departments across the country, with the aim of promoting sustainability in UK educational institutions. To receive accreditation, the Institute actioned set criteria to make their office space more environmentally friendly.
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Professor Judith Rees, Director of the Grantham Research Institute, has been appointed interim director of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The School’s Council asked her to accept the post from 2 May 2011 until such time as a permanent Director can take up the office.
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The OECD report concluded that, “to meet ambitious climate change targets [in the UK] and reduce emissions, higher and more consistent carbon prices are needed. Climate change is a global challenge, and working for higher, more broadly based and stable carbon prices within the European Union should be a priority.” read more »
Tim’s talk focussed on the insights from innovation systems theory on the need to address skills and knowledge-sharing issues, promoting diversity of technologies and creating credible long-term commitments. read more »
UNEP has published a new report: ‘Towards a Green Economy: pathways to sustainable development and poverty eradication|’. Dimitri Zenghelis, a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute, was a contributing author of the chapter on cities. read more »
“The Award goes to Nicholas Stern for quantifying the impacts and costs deriving from the alteration of the planet’s climate. This UK economist is author of the Stern Review, the hugely influential study of the economics of climate change.” read more »
The award recognises Stern’s critical role in analysing the economic dimensions of climate change. The ceremony and lectures will take place in March 2011 at Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA. read more »
Giedre Kaminskaite-Salters looks at how the issue of tortious liability for harm caused by climate change has risen to some prominence in recent legal literature – but how litigation in this area mostly remains dormant in most jurisdictions.
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