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13 September 2022
Decarbonising the energy system by 2050 could save trillions
Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy could save the world as much as $12tn by 2050

19 July 2022
Unprecedented UK heat warnings
Myles Allen tells CNN how we can end rising temperatures

19 May 2022
Can Europe keep the lights on without Russia?
Myles Allen talks to the Prospect Podcast

5 April 2022
Invasion of Ukraine and climate change
What will it mean for the IPCC's latest climate change report?

19 February 2022
Myles Allen speaks at Northern Ireland Climate Change Summit
Challenge to policymakers to engage with and not alienate famers

16 December 2021
Evidence against Brazilian president filed with ICC
Submissions say Jair Bolsonaro responsible for 1% of greenhouse gas emissions

15 November 2021
Energy transition and the far-reaching implications
Matthew Ives presents at COP26

3 November 2021
Government intervention needed to shape markets for clean energy innovation
New report from EEIST launched at COP26

27 October 2021
Carbon takeback obligation - can we afford not to act?
New report highlights a possible supply-side mitigation that could help us meeting Paris climate obligations

29 September 2021
Written evidence provided to Environmental Audit Committee
Strategies for the decarbonisation of international marine transport

14 September 2021
Rethink 'cost-benefit analysis' to tackle climate crisis
Policymakers need better tools to help them tackle the climate crisis

6 August 2021
Plastics, proteins and plants key to reaching net-zero emissions
How to tackle the final 25% of carbon emissions

29 June 2021
Poor use of science jeopardises climate litigation
Study shows that using the most up to date scientific evidence is crucial to the success of climate lawsuits

14 June 2021
ETFs are financing fossil fuel companies at large scale
New research from Ben Caldecott and Christian Wilson

28 May 2021
Priorities for pulling carbon out of the air
How can we get carbon removal right without distracting from the critical task of reducing emissions?

4 May 2021
How to align global economic governance with a green new deal
What governance changes do we need to support a global green deal?

19 April 2021
A new perspective on decarbonising the global energy system
Doyne Farmer and Matthew Ives speak at the report's launch event

5 February 2021
Chris Stark on the path to net zero in the UK
Chris Stark provides an overview of the CCC's advice to the government in its landmark report

4 December 2021
Great Wall Renewables Energy Forum
Doyne Farmer on how predicting technological progress can help solve climate change

4 November 2020
COP26: a letter to school strikers
Myles Allen writes an open letter to student activists in The Conversation

15 September 2020
The great reset - financing a sustainable economy
Cameron Hepburn is among the speakers at theWorld Economic Forum's webinar

22 July 2020
How to decarbonise conference travel after COVID-19
Calculating the impact of biennial events, regional hubs and virtual attendance in Nature

4 June 2020
Preparing for a green recovery
Cameron Hepburn talks about how a post pandemic recovery should be green in the CBI's Daily Coronavirus Webinar

26 May 2020
Rupert Stuart-Smith is awarded Alfred Steers prize
The prize is awarded to the best undergraduate dissertation in a UK geography department.

20 May 2020
SIPs competition: the finalists
Seven suggested Sensitive Intervention Points have made the final shortlist

28 April 2020
Technology transfer and innovation for low-carbon development
Ryan Rafaty co-authors new World Bank book

20 February 2020
Fossil fuel industry is the only global institution that can solve climate change
Listen to Myles Allen in conversation with Jim Al-Khalili on Radio 4

6 December 2019
We really may have just 11 years to save the climate
Thomas Hale comments in Climate Home News on the implications of the 2030 climate change deadline.

10 October 2019
Futuremakers podcasts on climate change
Our researchers discuss climate change in a series of podcasts

20 April 2019
Protesters should be wary of '12 years to climate disaster' slogans
Myles Allen explains why in The Conversation.

10 August 2022
New model for businesses to measure Paris Agreement progress
Research shows companies are not on track to meet net zero by 2050

20 June 2022
Thom Wetzer appointed to ESMA’s Sustainable Finance Expert Group
Thom Wetzer has been appinted to ESMA's newly-established Consultative Working Group on Sustainable Finance

22 March 2022
In a world on fire, stop burning things
The New Yorker profiles our "landmark" climate work

12 January 2021
Not all net zero promises are equal
Net zero tracker shows 80% of world economy aiming for net zero

2 December 2021
Predictors of success in a greening world
New study published by the University of Oxford and Lombard Odier

12 November 2021
Mapping the world's solar panels
First global inventory of solar energy generating facilities

29 October 2021
Matthew Ives speaks to the Hainan Green Finance Research Institute
Decarbonising the global energy system

21 October 2021
Win at the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Awards 2021
PCT members among the team winning CIEEM's Action 2030 award

23 September 2021
Going big and fast on renewables would save trillions in energy costs
Doyne Farmer, Cameron Hepburn and Eric Beinhocker write in Bloomberg

10 September 2021
European power companies at risk of huge debts due to climate inaction
Report shows large power companies need to act now or risk large debts

1 July 2021
Green Transition Navigator launched
New tool to help countries identify opportunities in the transition to the green economy

28 June 2021
Incentives for zero-emissions shipping
A new report shows how contracts-for-difference could be to achieving the decarbonisation of the industry

11 June 2021
G7: the last chance for a green recovery
Myles Allen is among the academics explaining why in The Financial

26 May 2021
Climate activists claim breakthrough victory against Shell
Dutch court orders Shell to accelerate emissions cuts

23 April 2021
Cost of financing new coal power has never been more expensive
New report published on "The energy transition and changing financing costs"

16 February 2021
New UK Centre for Greening Finance & Investment
Ben Caldecott will lead the new CGFI launching ahead of this year's COP26 UN climate summit

4 February 2021
Severe flood risk from glacial lake due to global warming
First report to prove human caused climate change is directly responsible for creating a critical risk from lake

17 November 2020
Pioneers of Change Summit
Cameron Hepburn discusses how business can drive positive change at the opening plenary

16 October 2020
Building back greener - a critical year
Ben Caldecott on sustainability panel at the Institute of International Finance's members' meeting

30 July 2020
Thomas Hale awarded prestigious COP26 Fellowship
Thomas Hale has been awarded one of four Fellowships in the run up to COP26 in November 2021

18 June 2020
Four ways for economies to grow back greener
Ben Caldecott explains why green finance is necessary for coping with climate change

31 May 2020
What finance can learn from climate science
Cameron Hepburn discusses green energy in the top1000funds.com podcast

22 May 2020
Carbon offsetting essential to tackle climate change
Ben Caldecott discusses carbon offset technology in The Economist

8 May 2020
Destination: green airline bailouts
Academics argue that airline bailouts must be linked to climate targets

8 April 2020
Economics of energy innovation and system transition
New three year project to transform policy making

10 February 2020
Investing in green doesn’t equal greening the world
Ben Caldecott argues in IP&E that we need to be wary of greenwashing

1 December 2019
New CFTC Climate Subcommittee
Ben Caldecott has been appointed to a new US Commodity Futures Trading Commission subcommittee

9 October 2019
UN climate talks must include cities, businesses
As cities, regions and businesses helped deliver the Paris Agreement, their mandate should be extended

19 July 2022
Net Zero Tracker publishes 2022 stocktake
Latest report shows huge increase in national net zero targets

20 May 2022
Tipping towards positive social change
What are the sensitive intervention points needed to make the green energy transition happen as quickly as possible?

2 May 2022
New appointments to the Climate Change Committee
Ben Caldecott joins the CCC’s Adaptation Committee

21 February 2022
Fossil fuel industry can’t rely on carbon capture and bioenergy to save its assets
New research led by Yangsiyu Lu

4 January 2022
New Year's Honour for Myles Allen
Myles Allen appointed CBE in recognition of his climate research work

1 December 2021
Clean energy transition: the faster we go, the cheaper it will be
Doyne Farmer and Eric Beinhocker talk to the Pitchfork Economics podcast

5 November 2021
COP26 and Europe’s green grand bargain
Alex Clark speaks to the World in 30 Minutes podcast

28 October 2021
Sustainability discussion guide for financial advisers
Ben Caldecott provides the forward to new guide

14 October 2021
Decarbonising the global energy system
Watch Doyne Farmer, Matthew Ives and Rupert Way's presentation to the Oxford Energy Network

15 September 2021
Should we pay to treat waste carbon?
Oil and gas companies should have to put the carbon they extract back underground

2 September 2021
The ship.energy podcast: contracts for difference
Listen to Alex Clark discussing contracts-for-difference

30 June 2021
Podcast: Matthew Ives on solar power and experience curves
Matthew Ives talks to the Hear This Idea podcast

15 June 2021
What the G7 leaders should have said at their summit
Myles Allen explains in The Conversation

9 June 2021
New independent group to help tackle 'greenwashing'
Ben Caldecott is among members of the Green Taxonomy Advisory Group launched today

10 May 2021
Net zero crucial for tackling climate change despite greenwashing fears
How to avoid greenwashing on the path to meeting emissions reductions

20 April 2021
Flight costs could return to 1970s prices to account for environmental impact
Myles Allen speaks to BBC Radio 4's Today programme

10 February 2021
Is a net-zero compliant fossil fuel industry possible?
Myles Allen and Nathalie Seddon suggest it could be in their article in The Conversation

12 January 2021
Africa's green energy transition unlikely this decade
New study predics that less than 10% of new power generated on the continent will come from wind or solar

11 November 2020
Make India's post Covid recovery green
Sugandha Srivastav and Brian O'Callaghan explain why in The Time of India

15 October 2020
Myles Allen joins the Countdown
TED and Future Stewards launch the Countdown initiative ahead of COP26

29 July 2020
Time to make net zero mandatory for financial institutions
Ben Caldecott explains why the time is right to make financial institutions commit to net zero

10 June 2020
Companies' ESG scores improve macroeconomic growth
New report aligns ESG scores with improved GDP and employment

28 May 2020
China can lead a green recovery
Cameron Hepburn discusses green policies and post pandemic recovery in China Daily

21 May 2020
SIPs competition: and the winner is...
We are pleased to announce the winner of our Sensitive Intervention Points competition

6 April 2020
A green COVID-19 recovery to save the climate and the economy
New research shows that green stimulus packages are the best option for the economy

14 March 2020
Five tough questions to ask about reaching net zero climate targets
Myles Allen and Thomas Hale are co-authors of this article in The Independent

10 January 2020
Ruminant methane, GWP* and global warming
Myles Allen talks to the Farm Gate podcast

21 October 2019
SIPs at TEDx Vienna
Cameron Hepburn explains how sensitive intervention points can lead to runaway change for a better world

24 May 2019
Every business must have a plan for when net emissions are zero
Myles Allen and Cameron Hepburn's letter published in the Financial Times.