Climate change and environmental research centre, chaired by Lord Nicholas Stern, author of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, which brings together international expertise on economics, finance, geography, international development and political economy.

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Carbon bubble: Bank of England's opportunity to tackle market failure|

The Guardian: "The depth of the financial system's exposure to high carbon and environmentally unsustainable investments could be a systemic risk that threatens economic security."

Anthropogenic global warming 'stopped' in 1997…and in 1996, 1995, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978 and 1972|

Bob Ward and Dr James Rydge: "Self-proclaimed climate change 'sceptics' have for the past few years been recycling the myth that anthropogenic global warming has 'stopped'".

Comment: Why climate equity matters in India|

Susannah Fisher, Responding to Climate Change (RTCC): "One of the defining moments of the Durban conference was the Indian Minister Jayanthi Natarajan's passionate speech on equity in the international negotiations."

Past event: EU-Brazil cooperation on climate change|

Part of the Grantham PhD seminar series. Speaker is Carolina Boniatti-Pavese. Open to pHd students at Imperial College and LSE, as well as Grantham Research Institute staff.

Past event: 'Climate Diplomacy in Durban: behind closed doors'|

This presentation examines the Durban summit on climate change from the perspective of a government delegate. A participant in UN climate conferences since 2004, Professor Dimitrov will highlight key developments in Durban and assess the current state of global climate negotiations.

Past event: 'Public Goods Agreements with Other Regarding Preferences'|

Part of the 'Climate Change and Environment Seminar Series: Michaelmas Term 2011'. Speaker is Charles D Kolstad (Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California).

Cost-effective payments for reducing emissions from deforestation under uncertainty|

"The paper analyses the implications of landowners' option values in land allocation and derives policy recommendations for payments for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)."

Policy storylines in the Indian climate change regime: opening new political spaces?|

Research article by Susannah Fisher: "With this paper I consider the role of diffuse nonstate and subnational actors working together in networks in Indian climate politics."

Latest policy paper: '|A practitioner's guide to a low-carbon economy: lessons from the UK'|

This paper identifies practical lessons for policy makers that seek to decarbonise their economies, drawing primarily on the UK experience. There are five main conclusions.

Available: two MPhil/PhD studentships

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