How will Brexit affect climate change policy?
It is still too early to know all the ways in which the UK’s departure from the European Union will affect the climate change policy of the 28 current Member … read more »
News category: Commentary
Offsetting emissions: It’s not just the cost of carbon that matters to businesses
This commentary reflects on a recent report which looked at why some companies offset their emissions outside of Europe and why others don’t. read more »
Flood Re: a missed opportunity for sustainable flood risk management?
The government and the insurance industry have recently launched Flood Re, a scheme that aims to make home insurance affordable to those living in a flood risk area. But that alone does not solve the problem, writes Swenja Surminski. read more »
Why low-carbon urban development in African cities makes economic sense
Commentary article discusses new research on East African cities which points to the wider economic benefits that low-carbon urban development can bring. Sarah Colenbrander, Andrew Sudmant and Andy Couldson. In: The Conversation, 22 March 2016
Clarification: China’s carbon dioxide emissions
On 4 March 2016, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at the London School of Economics … read more »
Is going ‘green’ hurting British steel?
Chris Beauman, Senior Advisor at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Advisory Group member for the Centre for Climate Change Economics looks at the impact of climate change policies on the UK steel industry. read more »
Flawed analysis of the impacts of climate change
Bob Ward (Policy and Communications Director) questions the analysis made by Richard Tol in a blog post where the later suggsted that the overall economic impacts of climate change might be positive. read more »
Climate is critical in southern Africa’s water-energy-food nexus
Professorial Research Fellow, Declan Conway, writes about the recent upsurge in research and policy interest in natural resource scarcity, particularly in relation to the water-energy-food nexus. read more »
Countries are falling short of the 2°C target but Paris can unlock four keys to climate action
Policy analyst, Rodney Boyd, reflects on a recent report which showed countries were falling short in efforts to avoid dangerous climate change. read more »
A cost-effective balance between taxes on fossil fuel pollution and support for cleaner alternatives
There is a danger that the current tinkering to subsidies and taxes affecting renewables in the UK will result in incoherence that will hinder efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. read more »