The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is a research centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Its mission is to generate world-class, policy-relevant research on climate change and the environment for academics, policy-makers, businesses, non-governmental organizations, the media and the public.
The Institute has five research programmes:
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climate science/policy;
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mitigation of climate change – carbon markets and technology;
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adaptation to, and impacts of, climate change;
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governance of climate change; and
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deforestation and ecosystems.
The Institute was established in May 2008 through a generous £12 million donation from the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment|, and works closely with the Grantham Institute for Climate Change |at Imperial College London, which was launched in February 2007. The work of both Institutes is overseen by an advisory board.|
The work of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is integrated with the activities of the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy|, hosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Leeds.
The Institute is chaired by Lord Stern of Brentford. Its work is directed by a management team and management board|.