A new study published this week by the London School of Economics & Political Science has revealed that all 197 countries, nations, and territories that have signed and ratified the Paris Climate Agreement now all have at least one national law or policy focused on climate change.
A new study has found that low-carbon sectors are outpacing their less-productive, higher carbon-intensive sectors and the general economy in terms of growth, while increasing jobs and skill levels. Dr Baron Doda from the London School of Economics analyzed 34 developed and developing countries for their carbon intensity, defined in terms … [continued]
A new report claims that global warming of 2.5°C by 2100 could put at risk an average of $2.5 trillion, or 1.8%, of the world’s financial assets. The report, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, by researchers at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London … [continued]
The prestigious London School of Economics announced this week that it would divest from its £97.2 million in investments in coal and tar sands companies. The London School of Economics (LSE) Council approved a series of recommendations that it believed would “strengthen the School’s socially responsible investment policy.” Specifically, according to … [continued]
Last week, analysts Kelly Levin and Taryn Fransen of the World Resources Institute munched and crunched about a dozen very recent reports that examine how far the world’s climate action commitments (intended nationally determined contributions) will combat global warming. Not far enough, it turns out, by 0.7–1.7°C. The consensus has it … [continued]
In the deepest chill of the Cold War, then-president of the United States John F. Kennedy announced to the country, and the world, that “we choose to go to the moon.” The Apollo Programme placed a man on the moon within the decade, and now, a new Apollo Programme has … [continued]
