Environment

China is now the world’s largest greenhouse-gas emitter, accounting for over 25% of the global total. But the country has also demonstrated a growing understanding that a truly green economy promises to improve quality of life and create enormous opportunities for technological and political leadership.

Two years after the 2015 Paris Agreement, where we stand today is better than you may think 

The path to holding fossil fuel producers accountable for climate change & climate damages 

Climate Change and Denial

What economics can – and can’t – tell us about climate change 

A discussion with Michael Grubb, INET Grantee and Professor of Energy and Climate Change at University College of London.

What Do Citations Actually Measure in Economics and How Should Economic Journals and Department Review Committees Use This Data? 

The Implications of Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative for China and the World Economy

Joseph Stiglitz, Michael Spence and a global team of leading thinkers are calling for new thinking & new rules for the world economy

Faced with rapid cost reductions for clean electricity generation, some commentators suggest that we no longer need the Paris agreement or other policy interventions, because technology alone can solve all problems.

Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris accord sets the US economy back

Ocean expert Peter Neill says the watery depths hold solutions to earth’s most pressing challenges

A discussion featuring Kenneth Smith, Head of the Trade and NAFTA Office of the Ministry of the Economy of Mexico, and Jay Pelosky, Principal of Pelosky Global Strategies.

The energy transition is happening. But the pace of change depends on a range of technical, business, and societal factors.