New paper by Sara Mehryar, PhD and Candice Howarth analyses UK’s response to the summer 2022 heatwaves - using a combination of Forensic Disaster Analysis and Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping
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Call for papers on the macrofinancial and environmental implications of the growth of #NetZero transition-related supply chains for our forthcoming conference with @Sustmacro and Deutsche Bundesbank. Further details ⬇️ lse.ac.uk/cetex/news/net…

How effective is it to use the courts to litigate against companies accused of climate misinformation and climate-washing? Juliana Vélez Echeverri, Catherine Higham and Joana Setzer explore the growing number of cases. lse.ac.uk/granthaminstit…

Warming global temperatures have provided many opportunities for the UK wine industry but our changing climate also poses challenges for wine production. Check out our new brief which outlines what can be done to enhance the future resilience of #UKwine 👇🏽
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How does #gender affect how #waterresources are used, by whom, and where? New blog from the #CLimateAdaptationResilience BASIN project bit.ly/3xkevIs @AfricaatLSE WaterAid Canada @WaterAidBurkina Grantham LSE Kulima Integrated Development Solutions United Nations University-INWEH FCDO Research IDRC | CRDI

Sovereign bonds play a central role in public finance, financial markets, and the economy. Join our webinar on April 29th to hear about our new report on the role of central banks in aligning sovereign bond markets with the #NetZero transition.
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The Climate Change Act has had a huge impact on climate policy and the courts. Join us next week to hear our expert panel reflect on 15 years of the Act and consider its future role in shaping climate policy ⬇️
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I'm looking to hire a short-term, part-time, UK based Research Assistant over the next 10 months to work with me on some research on London's response to extreme heat.
Deadline is 24th April.
See below for further details and how to apply. Grantham LSE PCAN (Place-based Climate Action Network) Climate Change Research Group

As we enter a new age of economic, financial & industrial policymaking, Simon Dikau & David Lunn urge us to seize the opportunity to deliver sustainable, inclusive & resilient economies and financial systems & explain how CETEx (Centre for Economic Transition Expertise) can support this
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New explainer outlines what the cost-of-living crisis means for the UK’s #NetZero transition and makes the case that ditching climate policies would put people's well-being and the future resilience of the economy at risk 👇🏽
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Former US lead climate negotiator Todd Stern joins us tomorrow for an inside account on how the #ParisAgreement was achieved and where international climate effort needs to go from here. Pete Betts Memorial Lecture - co-hosted with @WRIclimate
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The ECHR CEDH has made a landmark decision ruling in favour of a campaign group that believe Switzerland has failed to act on its duty to stop climate change. Check out Joana Setzer's & Catherine Higham's response to this milestone in climate litigation lse.ac.uk/granthaminstit…

Ahead of the forthcoming UK General Election Leo Mercer assesses the green policies of the two major political parties and considers whether reported backtracking on some commitments will make a long-term difference. circularonline.co.uk/features/the-l…

The UK Transition Plan Taskforce has published additional guidance on transition planning. The Just Transition Finance Lab has been co-leading the work of the TPT's just transition working group.
We are proud to release our independent advisory pieces, led by Jodi-Ann Wang 王珏璇 & Nick Robins. transitiontaskforce.net/just-transitio…

Join us at the UN Ocean Decade Conference this Friday for a session on ‘Blue Finance: Barriers and opportunities to financing a sustainable ocean’ hosted with Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance
🕣08:30 to 09:45 (CEST)
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We need to put people at the heart of climate transition planning & that's why is so good to see the release of the new Transition Plan Taskforce #JustTransition advisory paper with a great compendium of metrics. Let's now make this the norm for all firms. Read here: transitiontaskforce.net/just-transitio…

UK public sector investment has lagged our competitors for more than 15 years. Poorly applied 'fiscal rules' are partly to blame.
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Please join us at the LSE on Friday for a special event to commemorate the life of Pete Betts. I will be in conversation with Todd Stern about the Paris Agreement and others issues: lse.ac.uk/granthaminstit…

Register now to join our discussion on the impacts of the UK’s landmark Climate Change Act and its future role in shaping climate policy.
Speakers: Nicholas Stern Alina Averchenkova Lord Robert Carnwath John Deben & Cornerstone Barristers’s Ruchi Parekh 👇🏽
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Intersectional approaches highlight how people experience water insecurity & how our response can be more inclusive. New blog from #CLimateAdaptationResilience BASIN project bit.ly/3xkevIs @AfricaatLSE WaterAid Canada @WaterAidBurkina Grantham LSE FCDO Research IDRC | CRDI