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- [Welcome to Queer Imperial](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/10/24/welcome-to-queer-imperial/): Jacob Francis (he/him) and Theo Brook (he/him) from the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee at the Grantham Institute and Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, spotlight the experiences of LGBTQ+ postgraduate students. In these three interviews, they illustrate the importance of queer people’s contributions to the College and the steps needed to
- [Lessons learned: how to identify, support and translate academic research with climate innovation potential](https://granthaminstitute.com/2026/03/16/lessons-learned-how-to-identify-support-and-translate-academic-research-with-climate-innovation-potential/): Over the past 18 months, Undaunted’s Climate Solutions Catalyst (CSC) has been testing a hypothesis: the UK university sector has made discoveries and created inventions that have high potential to tackle climate change, but to have impact, they need to be recognised and supported properly. In this blog, Nicole Alhadeff and Chris Waite outline lessons
- [Vertical farming and sustainable food production: Women in cleantech innovation](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/08/05/vertical-farming-and-sustainable-food-production-women-in-cleantech-innovation/): As part of our series profiling women making waves in the field of cleantech innovation, the Grantham Institute’s Linsey Wynton chats to Kate Hofman, Founder of GrowUp Farms (which progressed through Undaunted's accelerator, now known as The Greenhouse, back in 2014),and CEO and Co-Founder of Pesto. After studying for a Master’s in Environmental Technology at Imperial
- [From PhD to Parliament: my experiences as a POST Fellow](https://granthaminstitute.com/2026/02/11/from-phd-to-parliament-my-experiences-as-a-post-fellow/): Amy Woodward, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, discusses her experience working in the UK House of Commons as part of the UKRI Policy Fellowship scheme. Back when I first chose to study geophysics as an undergraduate, I wanted to better understand processes on Earth and how they affect
- [Inside IPBES12: From deliberation to direction on business and biodiversity](https://granthaminstitute.com/2026/02/09/inside-ipbes12-from-deliberation-to-direction-on-business-and-biodiversity/): A group of Imperial College delegates visited a rainy Manchester to attend IPBES 12 to negotiate the global text on business, biodiversity and nature.
- [Global biodiversity comes to Manchester: IPBES explained](https://granthaminstitute.com/2026/02/03/global-biodiversity-comes-to-manchester-ipbes-explained/): This week biodiversity experts have come to Manchester to set the global agenda for how businesses measure and integrate nature into their decision-making.
- [The climate-friendly kitchen: Top tips for sustainable, budget-friendly food](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/03/20/the-climate-friendly-kitchen-top-tips-for-sustainable-budget-friendly-food/): With over two years of success, the Grantham’s Climate-Friendly Pop-Up Kitchen offers visitors samples of delicious planet-friendly meals prepared by professional caterers plus tips on cost-effective sustainable cooking. In this blog, the team behind the now award-winning pop-up kitchen, Linsey Wynton and Nicole Kuchapski, preview what’s on offer and share tips on foods that are
- [The climate crisis is gendered: the path forward from COP30](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/12/04/the-climate-crisis-is-gendered-the-path-forward-from-cop30/): In the aftermath of COP30, what does the new Gender Action Plan mean for action on climate change?
- [Exploring the Peak District: a low-impact adventure in biodiversity and sustainable living](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/11/27/exploring-the-peak-district-a-low-impact-adventure-in-biodiversity-and-sustainable-living/): PHD students demonstrate what is possible through sustainable travel and observe the effects of rewilding by exploring abandoned quarries in the Peak District.
- [When the forest burns: climate change, wildfires, and Indigenous adaptation in the Amazon](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/11/17/when-the-forest-burns-climate-change-wildfires-and-indigenous-adaptation-in-the-amazon/): Indigenous-led fire management is not only a matter of climate justice; it is a precondition for safeguarding the Amazon’s future.
- [Unearthing ground-breaking solutions for climate adaptation and resilience](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/10/30/searching-for-innovative-solutions-for-climate-adaptation-and-resilience/): Undaunted’s Climate Solutions Catalyst (CSC) aims to accelerate the journey from academic discovery to climate innovation. Its first cohort has supported three research teams working in the field of green catalysis. As the CSC seeks to assemble its second cohort, Christopher Waite and Nicole Alhadeff from the team outline why they are turning their powerful
- [Rising temperatures, pesticides, waterways and male fertility: Q&A with two PhD researchers](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/10/17/rising-temperatures-pesticides-waterways-and-male-fertility-qa-with-two-phd-researchers/): With a new academic year in full swing, we welcome two new Grantham Institute PhD students joining the innovative Producing Rational Evidence for Parasiticide Prescription (PREPP) team at Imperial. The team explores and evaluates the environmental risks posed by veterinary medicine pollution to gauge ecological impacts and to explore possible solutions. In this Q&A blog,
- [Women in Cleantech Innovation: “We need a messy solution to a messy problem” – Serena Oppenheim](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/10/22/women-in-cleantech-innovation-we-need-a-messy-solution-to-a-messy-problem-serena-oppenheim/): As part of our series on women in cleantech innovation, the Grantham Institute’s Linsey Wynton meets Serena Oppenheim, co-founder of Fin-Erth. Fin-Erth hosts invite-only in-person global events, connecting climate professionals in fields including finance, law, innovation, operations and policy to encourage collaboration. Their focus is ‘low-ego doer, not talkers’ and they avoid panels and keynote
- [Mountain Mirrors: How climate change is reshaping water quality in the Andes](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/07/28/mountain-mirrors-how-climate-change-is-reshaping-water-quality-in-the-andes/): Mountain Mirrors is the ambitious postdoctoral project of Estefania Quenta at Imperial College London, founded by the Schlumberger Foundation. She explains how climate change is intensifying water quality issues and how her project will fill key gaps in scientific knowledge, providing tangible tools to take actions in the Andes. Climate change is putting water quality
- [Unearthing the soul of climate innovation: introducing ALMa](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/07/03/unearthing-the-soul-of-climate-innovation-introducing-alma/): Dr César Quilodrán-Casas, Advanced Research Fellow in Machine Learning, is part of Undaunted's Climate Solutions Catalyst team. The CSC is building a novel tool with the power to unearth untapped academic research that has huge potential to tackle climate change if it can be supported to commercialise. In this blog, César deep dives into the
- [Women in cleantech innovation: “I wanted to start a business that could make people's lives better” - Megan Hale](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/08/15/women-in-cleantech-innovation-i-wanted-to-start-a-business-that-could-make-peoples-lives-better-megan-hale/): For the next blog in our series profiling trailblazing women in cleantech, the Grantham Institute’s Linsey Wynton chats to Megan Hale (pictured), CEO and Co-Founder of Team Repair, which progressed through Undaunted's accelerator program, The Greenhouse, in 2023. As a teen, Megan Hale knew she wasn’t destined for a job sitting behind someone else’s desk.
- [Women in cleantech innovation: “Bring the passion, but also the numbers. Investors want both” - Carmel Rafaeli](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/08/19/women-in-cleantech-innovation-bring-the-passion-but-also-the-numbers-investors-want-both-carmel-rafaeli/): For the next blog in our series of insights from women in cleantech innovation, the Grantham Institute’s Linsey Wynton meets Carmel Rafaeli, an angel investor and venture partner who supports climate-positive startups with female founders. Entrepreneur and investor Carmel Rafaeli’s career history is full of variety – her first job was as a radio news
- [Women in cleantech innovation: "We consume our resources faster every year, and I wanted to tackle that" - Safia Qureshi](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/09/11/women-in-cleantech-innovation-we-consume-our-resources-faster-every-year-and-i-wanted-to-tackle-that-safia-qureshi/): As part of our series on women in cleantech innovation, the Grantham Institute's Linsey Wynton meets Safia Qureshi, Founder and CEO of pioneering and award-winning reusable packaging company CLUBZERØ. After qualifying as an architect at University College London and the Royal College of Art, Safia Qureshi realised she wanted to make a more fundamental impact
- [Women in cleantech innovation: “We urgently need to accelerate soil regeneration, but we are missing the tools to do so” - Alex Park](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/09/25/women-in-cleantech-innovation-we-urgently-need-to-accelerate-soil-regeneration-but-we-are-missing-the-tools-to-do-so-alex-park/): The Grantham Institute’s Linsey Wynton speaks to Alex Park, Founder and CEO of Biofonic, a climate startup that uses acoustic sensors and AI to accelerate sustainable land management. This blog is part of our series of insights from leading women in cleantech innovation. As a child growing up in Texas, Alex Park was fascinated by
- [Fieldwork in the South Pacific Ocean: a researcher's experience on Lord Howe Island](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/08/07/fieldwork-in-the-south-pacific-ocean-a-researchers-experience-on-lord-howe-island/): Following his journey to Lord Howe Island to research the evolution of flora on remote oceanic systems, PhD Student Theodore Brook sat down with us to talk about his experiences and what his research is all about. What is your academic background, and how did you get involved in this project? I did my undergraduate
- [Digitalisation for smarter, greener and more inclusive sustainable development](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/07/15/digitalisation-for-smarter-greener-and-more-inclusive-sustainable-development/): Marta Koch, PhD Researcher, Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, shares her experience as UN Side Event Chair & UK Delegate at the 2025 United Nations Economic and Social Council Youth Forum. According to the ILO and UNFCCC, the sustainable transition and shift to a circular economy are expected to create around 100 million
- [From lab to lords: my journey as a POST Fellow in the UK Parliament](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/07/01/from-lab-to-lords-my-journey-as-a-post-fellow-in-the-uk-parliament/): Monica McCall, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, discusses her experience working in the UK House of Lords as part of the UKRI Policy Fellowship scheme. Picture this: you are in a Victorian-era room bathed in shiny mahogany furniture, majestically patterned wallpaper, and paintings of royal coronations framed in
- [Women in STEM: How the next generation of scientists are saving the planet](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/06/23/women-in-stem-how-the-next-generation-of-scientists-are-saving-the-planet/): At the Grantham Institute, the next generation of women in STEM is tackling some of the planet’s most urgent environmental challenges, while also fostering a more inclusive and diverse scientific community committed to planetary health. From safeguarding vulnerable coastlines to creating sustainable energy storage, and exploring how polar ecosystems respond to climate change, these scientists
- [From the lab to zero emissions – how can we accelerate climate innovations out of academia?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/06/19/from-the-lab-to-zero-emissions-how-can-we-accelerate-climate-innovations-out-of-academia/): Dr Christopher Waite and colleagues leading Undaunted’s Climate Solutions Catalyst (CSC) programme reflect on the need to proactively search UK research for new climate solutions and, in doing so, how they are opening up a new route into climate innovation for academics. As our window of opportunity to tackle the climate emergency closes fast, the
- [Painting, pets and parks: a week of climate outreach at the Grantham Institute](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/06/11/painting-pets-and-parks-a-week-of-climate-outreach-at-the-grantham-institute/): Following The Great Exhibition Road Festival and Earthfest, the Grantham Institute’s new events and outreach intern, Mia Hard af Segerstad-Smith, reflects on a week of climate outreach and shows you how to get involved! Connecting young people to the Grantham Institute’s climate and environmental research is crucial. Engaging youth in conversations about sustainability can empower
- [Biodiversity action for poverty alleviation and climate resilience: research priorities in agrifood systems](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/05/21/biodiversity-action-for-poverty-alleviation-and-climate-resilience-research-priorities-in-agrifood-systems/): Ben Parker, SSCP DTP PhD researcher at Imperial College London, funded by NERC, discusses his research with the Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate, a UK Official Development Assistance programme, on the value of conserving and sustainably using biodiversity in agrifood systems to advance poverty alleviation and climate resilience. He identifies key factors and research priorities
- [Connecting climate feelings to climate action](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/01/16/connecting-climate-feelings-to-climate-action/): Jessica Newberry Le Vay, Junior Policy Fellow in Climate Change and Health, and Dr Emma Lawrance, Mental Health Lead, members of the Imperial delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), explain why mental health is both a casualty of the climate crisis and a catalyst for transformation, and how climate feelings can be connected to
- [Who is responsible for overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming limit and minimising the harm this causes?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/04/09/who-is-responsible-for-overshooting-the-paris-agreements-1-5c-warming-limit-and-minimising-the-harm-this-causes/): The world is on course to exceed the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming limit within a decade. The increasing likelihood of at least a temporary temperature limit exceedance, or overshoot, raises critical questions about fairness and responsibility for climate change action, write Setu Pelz, Robin Lamboll and colleagues. As we near the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming
- [Female innovators paving the way for a sustainable future](https://granthaminstitute.com/2025/03/07/female-innovators-paving-the-way-for-a-sustainable-future/): Imperial is an innovation hub for climate-smart solutions, with many amazing female founders and innovators coming through Undaunted's programmes to lead the way in deep tech to tackle the greatest challenge of our generation. For International Women's Day 2025 and Women at Imperial Week, we asked some of Undaunted's leading female innovators two key questions:
- [Negotiating for nature: the biodiversity conference and key themes](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/10/14/negotiating-for-nature-the-biodiversity-conference-and-key-themes/): Ben Parker, PhD researcher at Imperial College London, and Bethan Laughlin, Senior Policy Specialist at the Zoological Society of London, outline the fundamentals of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and highlight key negotiation topics for the upcoming meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Colombia (COP16) in November 2024. The world’s biodiversity
- [The origins of Undaunted](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/05/05/the-origins-of-undaunted/): In one form or another, Imperial has been supporting innovators to create a sustainable and resilient low-carbon future for 13 years. These efforts have been driven tirelessly by Professor Richard Templer, and recently evolved into Undaunted, a partnership between the Grantham Institute and The Royal Institution. Undaunted is building a community of multi-disciplinary innovators focused
- [International Women's Day 2024: Inspiring Inclusion in Innovation](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/03/08/international-womens-day-2024-inspiring-inclusion-in-innovation/): Across all our programmes Undaunted is creating new routes into climate entrepreneurship. From untapping academic research and supporting innovative students and very early-stage cleantech ideas, through to The Greenhouse – Europe’s leading climate accelerator that nurtures pre-seed startups (now recruiting Cohort 7) and our Better Futures Retrofit Accelerator for SMEs ready to scale up in
- [Getting to the roots of healthy soil](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/08/17/getting-to-the-roots-of-healthy-soil/): PES Technologies have developed a sensor that performs a full assessment of soil health to inform land management decisions for a sustainable future. Franca Davenport spoke to CEO and Co-founder Andrej Porovic to find out more about the technology as part of Undaunted’s Climate Innovations Up-Close blog series. The value of point-of-need testing to manage public health
- [Taking a hands-on approach to insect farming](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/08/10/taking-a-hands-on-approach-to-insect-farming/): Flybox are tackling the growing demand for protein through a novel decentralised approach to insect farming. Undaunted reporter, Franca Davenport, takes a closer look at this fascinating technology and speaks to Founder Andrea Jagodic. Part of Undaunted's Climate Innovations Up-Close blog series. In coming years we will be facing a global shortage of protein and
- [Innovating across business and regulation for net zero energy](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/07/14/innovating-across-business-and-regulation-for-net-zero-energy/): Emergent is trialling a business and regulatory innovation to help make net zero technologies available to all UK households. To better understand the complex world of innovating with policy Undaunted’s reporter, Franca Davenport, spoke to CEO and founder Reg Platt for Undaunted’s Climate Innovations Up-Close blog series. The main technologies needed to take UK household
- [Working with the foundations of net zero cement](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/06/22/working-with-the-foundations-of-net-zero-cement/): By refocusing on the underpinning processes of concrete manufacture, Seratech has created a net zero cement without changing its fundamental ingredient. Undaunted reporter, Franca Davenport, explores this clever chemical approach with CEO and Co-Founder, Sam Draper, for Undaunted's Climate Solutions Up-Close series. Cement is one of the largest resources consumed by humans, second only to water.
- [A whole new category of sparkle](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/06/13/a-whole-new-category-of-sparkle/): Developing technology inspired by nature’s iridescent colour, Radiant Matter is producing alternatives to plastic sparkle that keeps their allure but lessens the environmental debacle they are causing in fashion. Franca Davenport speaks with Founder and CEO, Elissa Brunato, for Undaunted’s Climate Innovations Up-Close blog series. Small is beautiful when it comes to sequins but the beauty begins
- [Keeping in touch with our food’s freshness](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/06/08/keeping-in-touch-with-our-foods-freshness/): Mimica’s technology is getting to the heart of food waste problems by providing consumers with an accurate reading of freshness through a tactile food expiry label that changes texture as the food or drink spoils. Undaunted’s reporter Franca Davenport takes a deep dive into the technology, and speaks with Founder and Director Solveiga Pakštaitė. Part of Undaunted’s Climate
- [Keeping an eye on safer, more sustainable cycling](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/06/01/keeping-an-eye-on-safer-more-sustainable-cycling/): Onsee have developed a clever cycle camera that helps riders feel more secure and provides data to enable safer road design. Undaunted’s reporter, Franca Davenport, explores how this technology will bring more cyclists to our roads. Part of Undaunted’s Climate Innovations Up-Close blog series. Transport is a major climate concern with road transport alone making up a
- [Software services to unlock sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/05/25/software-services-to-unlock-sustainability-in-sub-saharan-africa/): For Solaris Offgrid the social benefit of their technology has always been just as important as its climate impact. Undaunted reporter, Franca Davenport, speaks to CEO and Co-Founder Siten Mandalia about how the company’s software is providing credit to under-served communities and enabling access to sustainable energy. For most of the western world, issues with
- [Getting under the skin of EV charging](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/05/11/getting-under-the-skin-of-ev-charging/): Urban Electric’s retractable EV charging technology is enabling more people to be part of the electrification journey. Undaunted's reporter, Franca Davenport, found out more about the technology for our Climate Solutions Up-Close series. There are an increasing number of financial, environmental and political incentives for using an electric vehicle, but charging infrastructure remains a barrier
- [Simple energy savings from smart hot water tanks](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/05/16/simple-energy-savings-from-smart-hot-water-tanks/): By heating water from the top-down, the Mixergy tank allows people to reduce energy use and manage the natural uncertainty from renewable supply. Franca Davenport speaks to Co-Founder and CEO Pete Armstrong to find out more about this seemingly simple technology for Undaunted's Climate Innovations Up-Close blog series. According to the Energy Savings Trust, household
- [Driving Climate Solutions: Better Futures Retrofit Accelerator Announces its Second Cohort ](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/05/09/driving-climate-solutions-better-futures-retrofit-accelerator-announces-its-second-cohort/): This unique programme connects early-stage startups with resources, mentorship and visibility that can help them move beyond the piloting phase.
- [What I learned about teamwork in the Grantham Expedition Team](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/09/26/what-i-learned-about-teamwork-in-the-grantham-expedition-team/): In this blog, Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership student, Nell Pates, describes her experience taking part in a challenge team, a unique component of the Grantham Institute-led PhD programme that focuses on public engagement and translating science into real-world impact. The Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet (SSCP)
- [Powering Africa: new model compares options for off-grid solar in 43 countries](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/09/23/powering-africa-new-model-compares-options-for-off-grid-solar-in-43-countries/): New research shows the promising potential of off-grid solar energy for closing the electricity access gap in Africa, writes Research Associate at the Centre for Environmental Policy, Dr Hamish Beath. This article was originally published in The Conversation. A lack of access to reliable electricity has a significant negative impact on living standards. For example,
- [Biodiversity credits: key principles and UK strengths](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/09/02/biodiversity-credits-key-principles-and-uk-strengths/): Ben Parker and Rhys Preston-Allen, PhD researchers at Imperial’s Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership (SSCP DTP) at the Grantham Institute, discuss the risks and opportunities of biodiversity credit schemes for countering the biodiversity crisis and highlight UK strengths that could make valuable contributions towards their implementation. We face a biodiversity
- [An Equitable Climate Innovator: Meet Anzen's Preethi Jayakumar](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/03/08/an-equitable-climate-innovator-meet-anzens-preethi-jayakumar/): Meet Preethi Jayakumar, who is leading clean tech solutions at Anzen Smart Walls with co-founder Dhruv Shah. Anzen is revolutionising indoor climate control, for healthier, energy efficient, and equitable homes for all. Path to scale-up with the Better Futures Retrofit Accelerator During the Challenge Identification Workshop with the first cohort of the Better Futures Retrofit
- [Words of wisdom from the women of SSCP DTP](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/03/08/words-of-wisdom-from-the-women-of-sscp-dtp/): For International Women's Day 2024, we caught up with a couple of alumni from the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership (SSCP DTP), a unique and prestigious doctoral training programme, funded by NERC and based at the Grantham Institute. They share their experiences as women in the early stages of their STEM and
- [From Data to Decarbonisation: Building Atlas Charts a Sustainable Future for Commercial Buildings](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/04/10/from-data-to-decarbonisation-building-atlas-charts-a-sustainable-future-for-commercial-buildings/): "We are Building Atlas, we decarbonise and renovate commercial real estate at scale. We work with commercial real estate owners. We ask for nothing except just the locations of buildings. With that we are able to supply them with the order of priorities for renovating their buildings in the future. We protect the value of
- [Comfort Meets Climate: Cosysense's Mission to Reduce AC Emissions](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/05/02/comfort-meets-climate-cosysenses-mission-to-reduce-ac-emissions/): As per the International Energy Agency, by 2050, air conditioning services (A/Cs) are set to contribute 18% of the world’s CO2 emissions. Cosysense is a startup on a mission to reduce energy bills and CO2 emissions by 15%. “Workplaces’ tight budgets, buildings’ growing emission restrictions, and electricity prices soaring 80% in the EU/UK mean the
- [Cycling: the untapped potential for improving our health (and the climate)](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/04/11/cycling-the-untapped-potential-for-improving-our-health-and-the-climate/): This article was first published in French by The Conversation. It was co-written by Émilie Schwarz (Scientific project manager, Santé publique France), Kevin Jean (Assistant Professor in Epidemiology, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers), Audrey de Nazelle (Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London), Marion Leroutier (Postdoc Fellow, Institute for Fiscal Studies), Philippe Quirion (Research Director, Centre In a recent study, we evaluated the benefits for public health and the climate of cycling in France. We found that cycling represents a huge opportunity to improve health, cut costs and boost climate mitigation efforts.
- [Inside Isometric Outcomes' Mission: Dehumidification & Heat Recovery](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/05/29/inside-isometric-outcomes-mission-dehumidification-heat-recovery/): Isometric Outcomes specialises in bathroom dehumidification and heat recovery. Find out about their efforts to bring energy-efficient climate solutions with the Better Futures Retrofit Accelerator
- [Carbon capture technology is key to deliver on the UAE Consensus](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/04/22/carbon-capture-technology-is-key-to-deliver-on-the-uae-consensus/): For Earth Day 2024, Elsy Milan, Postgraduate Researcher for the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London, reflects on her experience at COP28 in Dubai, the UAE Consensus and the increasingly central role of carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) for many countries to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement.
- [AirEx Technologies Secures BBA Certification: Pioneering the Future of Retrofit Innovation ](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/07/25/airex-technologies-secures-bba-certification-pioneering-the-future-of-retrofit-innovation/): In this guest blog, CEO and Founder, Agnes Czako, shared her thoughts on navigating the road to scaling up their startup AirEx. AirEx is a climate tech company on a mission to combat fuel poverty and climate change through innovative, cost-effective smart home solutions. Its CEO, Agnes Czako, founded the company after many years
- [Climate innovators in London's built environment](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/03/17/climate-innovators-in-londons-built-environment/): Undaunted, in collaboration with Imperial Enterprise, is proud to announce its first cohort of the Better Futures Retrofit Accelerator, a brand-new initiative supporting climate innovation in the retrofit market in London. The accelerator is designed to support startups and early-stage scale-ups in the clean tech sector, with a focus on developing cutting-edge solutions for the
- [As straight as a circle – my journey navigating STEM as a black queer male](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/08/03/as-straight-as-a-circle-my-journey-navigating-stem-as-a-black-queer-male/): Atmospheric Physicist Dr Craig Poku from the University of Leeds blogs about his experiences as a black queer person in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths/medicine) and why he welcomes universities’ moves to protect minority groups in their communities from persecution in the course of their work. [Guest post republished with permission from the blog
- [A day in the life: a fieldworker's voyage into the highlands of Guinea](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/02/09/a-day-in-the-life-a-fieldworkers-voyage-into-the-highlands-of-guinea/): In Autumn 2022, Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership Research Postgraduate George Burton carried out five weeks of fieldwork in West Africa. George travelled over 300km across the Fouta Djallon highlands in Guinea, working with farmers to understand the importance and traits of different varieties of fonio, a millet crop grown
- [COP reflections, Part 1: Economics and Policy](https://granthaminstitute.com/2024/01/25/cop-reflections-part-1-economics-and-policy/): Dr Anastasiya Ostrovnaya, of Imperial College Business School's Centre for Climate Finance & Investment, writes on the economic challenges at the centre of climate mitigation and what this means for achieving the international targets set each year at COP. There’s a problem with COP. Happening at the end of each year, COP opens the season
- [Overconfidence in overshoot](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/11/29/overconfidence-in-overshoot/): Professor Joeri Rogelj, Director of Research at the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment, argues that the risks of climate overshoot are dangerous and underappreciated. Image by WWF. Climate action is far from what is required to keep global warming below the safety limits agreed under the Paris Agreement. Despite a recent wave
- [Grantham Climate Art Prize - winning murals unveiled](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/11/24/grantham-climate-art-prize-winning-murals-unveiled/): Keep your eyes peeled – our climate action artwork is coming to a billboard near you Linsey Wynton, Project Manager of this year’s Grantham Climate Art Prize, shares why art is such a powerful way to communicate about the climate crisis, and where you can see our climate action-inspired murals on a billboard near you.
- [How does the UK public view the co-benefits of climate action?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/11/08/how-does-the-uk-public-view-the-co-benefits-of-climate-action/): Following the publication of their latest report, the Grantham Institute's Dr Neil Jennings and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Dr Pauline Paterson consider how the UK public perceives the co-benefits of climate action. This blog post was originally published by the Place-Based Climate Action Network (PCAN). Recent announcements by the UK Government
- [Do we have a duty to clean up our climate pollution?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/10/31/do-we-have-a-duty-to-clean-up-our-climate-pollution/): Emily Lewis-Brown, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership, considers why the ‘polluter pays principle’ could be applied in full to carbon emissions. Her latest paper, published in Climate Policy, explores how universities approach carbon offsetting and management. If carbon dioxide were purple and pungent, we would deal
- [Student climate entrepreneurs: inspire, empower, enable!](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/10/19/student-climate-entrepreneurs-inspire-empower-enable/): Lina Rhmari Tlemcani and Naman Sharma, current undergraduate students at Imperial's Departments of Bioengineering and Computing, are this year's Co-Chairs of the Climate Entrepreneurs Club (CEC). Founded and led by students, the CEC work to unite and inspire fellow students across Imperial and beyond who are motivated to take their studies, skills and ideas into
- [Feeding the planet: is genetic modification part of the solution?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/09/22/feeding-the-planet-is-genetic-modification-part-of-the-solution/): SSCP-DTP student Rogier Hintzen considers the role of genetically modified crops in eradicating hunger. Global food production seems to be doing rather well on the surface. With the world’s population breaching the 7 billion mark, undernourishment rates have fallen in line with the Millennium Development Goals (soon to be replaced by the Sustainable Development Goals, to
- [Oil palm: does it have to be a frontier for environmental destruction?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/08/08/oil-palm-a-frontier-for-environmental-destruction-or-an-opportunity-to-boost-biodiversity/): Ben Roberts, Research Postgraduate on Imperial’s President’s scholarship, is researching sustainable palm futures in West Africa. In this blog, he discusses how palm oil production impacts biodiversity, the unrealised potential of palm plantations for agro-diversity conservation, and the role of researchers and consumers in achieving sustainable palm production. Agricultural palm plantations, such as coconut and
- [Clarity and effort needed to reduce travel emissions](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/07/17/clarity-and-effort-needed-to-reduce-travel-emissions/): Ben Winchester, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership, reflects on his recent travel experiences, and explains why more is needed from employers and the government to help individuals reduce their travel-related emissions. Everything we do has an impact on the planet, from switching on a light to
- [How to create a climate action mural: Meet art prize winner, Julia de Korab Skulska](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/06/27/how-to-create-a-climate-action-mural-meet-art-prize-winner-julia-de-korab-skulska/): Julia de Korab Skulska, a second year biology student at Imperial, was one of the winners of the Grantham Institute Climate Art Prize in 2021. Her design went on to become a large scale mural in Brighton. In this blog, we ask her about why she thinks the art prize is important and she tells
- [Regenerative Viticulture: What does it mean for the wine industry?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/05/31/regenerative-viticulture-what-does-it-mean-for-the-wine-industry/): Ebba Engstrom, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, is researching sustainability impacts related to green infrastructure in UK vineyards. In this blog, she reflects on her learnings from a course on regenerative viticulture at the Dartington Trust. In recent years, the UK wine industry has boomed – with the expansion
- [A glimpse into the world of polar fieldwork ](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/05/22/a-glimpse-into-the-world-of-polar-fieldwork/): Rebecca Murray-Watson, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership and member of Imperial's Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, shares her experiences of participating in the NERC Introduction to Polar Fieldwork training course run by the British Antarctic Survey in Svalbard, and the effect climate change is having on this unique landscape.Rebecca Murray-Watson, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership and member of Imperial's Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, shares her experiences of participating in the NERC Introduction to Polar Fieldwork training course run by the British Antarctic Survey in Svalbard, and the effect climate change is having on
- [Sustainable Urban Transport: Are cars compatible with cleaner, greener cities?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/05/16/sustainable-urban-transport-are-cars-compatible-with-cleaner-greener-cities/): Lisa Winkler, who worked with Dr Drew Pearce, Professor Jenny Nelson and Dr Oytun Babacan at the Grantham Institute to publish a paper on urban transport policy in Nature Communications, blogs about the role of cars in cities, what is needed for cities to align with a 1.5°C to 2°C world, and the methods and
- [Línte na Farraige: Shedding light on rising seas, and what it means for us](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/03/27/linte-na-farraige-shedding-light-on-rising-seas-and-what-it-means-for-us/): For the past two years, Jamie Mathews, an Imperial PhD candidate funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 program, has been part of a collaboration between artists, scientists, and local authorities to develop Línte na Farraige. Using light installations created by Finnish artists Timo Aho and Pekka Nittyvirta, Línte na Farraige is designed to visualise the
- [Cutting costs and expanding access: how solar powered mini-grids could improve infrastructure in refugee camps](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/03/08/cutting-costs-and-expanding-access-how-solar-powered-mini-grids-could-improve-infrastructure-in-refugee-camps/): Hamish Beath, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership, blogs about how using solar electricity generation in refugee camps can be beneficial for both the humanitarian organisations running the camps, and those living there. For the millions of people who live in refugee camps globally, reliable access to
- [In Vino Sustineri: Why should we care about the environmental impact of wine?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/02/06/in-vino-sustineri-why-should-we-care-about-the-environmental-impact-of-wine/): Ebba Engstrom, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, discusses why we should care about the environmental impact of wine. Based at the Centre for Environmental Policy her research focuses on multi-dimensional sustainability in vineyards in the UK. Before starting my PhD, I worked with sustainable food systems in Sweden,
- [Implementing the Kunming-Montréal Agreement by ‘mainstreaming’ biodiversity ](https://granthaminstitute.com/2023/01/25/implementing-the-kunming-montreal-agreement-by-mainstreaming-biodiversity/): In December 2022, Matilda Eve Dunn, PhD student in the Centre for Environmental Policy, attended the 15th United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Montréal, Canada, as part of the Imperial delegation. In this blog, she reflects on why transformational change is essential to achieving the world’s biodiversity goals. At COP15, it was
- [Veganuary 2023: how to go plant-based with the family on board…](https://granthaminstitute.com/2022/12/21/veganuary-2023-how-to-go-plant-based-with-the-family-on-board/): Each January growing numbers of people take part in Veganuary, consuming only plant-based foods and drinks for 31 days. Last year more than half a million people signed up. But how do you get your family, including picky kids and time-strapped grown-ups, on board with plant-based climate-friendly eating? Parents Dr Charlotte Vrinten, Research Associate at
- [Future-proofing bananas: Helping bananas survive the climate change threat](https://granthaminstitute.com/2022/12/12/future-proofing-bananas-helping-bananas-survive-the-climate-change-threat/): Sally Musungu, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership, is studying the impact of climate change on banana crops. Earlier this year, she delivered a talk about her research at the Grantham Institute’s Climate Friendly Pop-Up Kitchen and served a selection of raw and cooked bananas to Great
- [Success of COP27 hangs on a 'loss and damage' thread](https://granthaminstitute.com/2022/11/16/success-of-cop27-hangs-on-a-loss-and-damage-thread/): Michael Wilkins, Professor of Practice and Executive Director at Imperial’s Centre for Climate Finance & Investment (CCFI) and Hanyuan Wang (Karen), Research Assistant at CCFI, are both members of the Imperial delegation at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh. In this blog, they consider ‘loss and damage’ - the role of
- [Nuts for the planet?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2022/09/27/nuts-for-the-planet/): Adam Kiani, who is studying the MSc Environmental Technology at Imperial’s Centre for Environmental Policy, mediates a battle between two protein sources, helping us understand the role of plant-based protein in our diets by pitting nuts and meat against each other to fight for a place on our plates. Nuts. They’re the protein-packed, store-cupboard snacks
- [Climate action: reducing your food waste footprint](https://granthaminstitute.com/2022/08/08/climate-action-reducing-your-food-waste-footprint/): Rayyan Yunus, a student on Imperial’s MSc Environmental Technology, shares some of the simplest ways you can reduce food waste at home. Tackling climate change issues can be complex and overwhelming. However, as an individual, there are things you can do that can make a difference and it starts with the simplest thing you can
- [Turning climate commitments into climate action – are lawsuits the answer?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/09/16/turning-climate-commitments-into-climate-action-are-lawsuits-the-answer/): Siobhán Stack-Maddox considers what legal action involving states means in the context of net zero carbon pledges and commitments to reduce emissions.
- [Whole latte love for the future of coffee](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/10/01/whole-latte-love-for-the-future-of-coffee/): Rafa Alonso-Arenas explores how climate change is impacting coffee farmers and plants and what can be done about it.
- [Saving the planet, one meal at a time](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/06/25/saving-the-planet-one-meal-at-a-time/): Dr Neil Jennings, Partnership Development Manager at the Grantham Institute, and Lily Peck, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Programme, explain how eating a more plant-based, seasonal diet can help tackle climate change, support the local economy and help us to live healthier lives. For most of us,
- [Reducing demand for air travel starts at work](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/02/03/reducing-demand-for-air-travel-starts-at-work/): Laura Warwick, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership, says flying shouldn’t be the default option when it comes to international travel. Aviation is becoming an increasingly contentious issue in the UK. The government’s decision to step in to assist regional airline Flybe seems to be at odds
- [Active travel: good for body, mind and the environment](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/05/22/active-travel-good-for-body-mind-and-the-environment/): Dr Madeleine Morris, Research Associate at the Grantham Institute, blogs on why walking and cycling is the way forward when it comes to local travel. As the UK begins to emerge from lockdown, there has been much discussion about how we travel within our towns and cities, particularly for those who are returning to work.
- [Top tips to get on your bike and enjoy cycling in the city](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/05/29/top-tips-to-get-on-your-bike-and-enjoy-cycling-in-the-city/): Dr Madeleine Morris, Research Associate at the Grantham Institute, shares her advice on getting comfortable on two wheels. As we emerge from the coronavirus lockdown, the government is encouraging people across the UK to embrace active travel. For those who live in towns and cities, cycling is a great way to stay connected to our
- [The Paris Agreement: are we raising climate ambition fast enough?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2022/03/14/the-paris-agreement-are-we-raising-climate-ambition-fast-enough/): Neil Grant, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership, blogs on his latest research. The paper, published in Joule, explores whether the world is on track to address the climate crisis, and what needs to happen to increase the ambition of global climate action. The UN Climate Change
- [Pensions: Invest in our future, not the past](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/09/03/pensions-invest-in-our-future-not-the-past/): Dr Neil Jennings, Partnership Development Manager at the Grantham Institute, takes a look at the USS pensions scheme and considers how you can take more control of your pension investments. [Last Updated 10/03/2022 with information about USS changes occuring from 1 April 2022 - see foot] If you could choose where your pension was invested
- [A modern Yakruna: climate change and Indigenous Peoples](https://granthaminstitute.com/2022/02/02/a-modern-yakruna-climate-change-and-indigenous-peoples/): Courageous but vulnerable A report released in 2010 suggested that climate change is disrupting these ecological calendars, which is affecting indigenous livelihoods. Field research carried out in 2018 in the Caquetá River came to the same conclusion. This fruitful but limited research outlined some of the impacts of climate change – including disorganised rain patterns,
- [Imperial Climate X Change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/04/22/imperial-climate-x-change/): Our aim is to create a safe space by student for students, where sustainability concepts can be explored, clarified, and discussed in an informal manner while keeping a great quality of arguments and facts brought by external speakers.
- [Reflections on Earthsong: Science-inspired poetry at COP26 ](https://granthaminstitute.com/2022/01/27/reflections-on-earthsong-science-inspired-poetry-at-cop26/): Dr Robin Lamboll is a Research Associate in Climate Science and Policy at Imperial’s Centre for Environmental Policy and a member of the Grantham Institute Mitigation Team. Robin’s research focuses on what humans emit into our atmosphere and what we can do about it. In this blog, Robin discusses poetry, climate change and what it takes to put together a multilingual science-poetry event at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26).
- [Now is the time to harmonise food and climate policies for Africa to end hunger and strengthen food system resilience](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/11/04/now-is-the-time-to-harmonise-food-and-climate-policies-for-africa-to-end-hunger-and-strengthen-food-system-resilience/): Meera Shah, Research Associate at Imperial College London's Centre for Environmental Policy and a member of the Malabo Montpellier Panel says transforming Africa’s food systems in line with climate action is an opportunity to accelerate progress towards achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
- [New agricultural frontiers: Is the grass really greener in a warming world?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/10/15/new-agricultural-frontiers-is-the-grass-really-greener-in-a-warming-world/): Julia French, a postgraduate student on the MSc in Climate Change, Management & Finance with the Grantham Institute and Imperial College Business School, discusses one of the lesser-known ‘positive’ impacts of climate change and explores what it means for our future society and way of life. By now, we have all become accustomed to the
- [Now or never. Finding solutions for interconnected global crises](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/11/04/now-or-never-finding-solutions-for-interconnected-global-crises/): Galina Jönsson is a Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP postgraduate research student at the Grantham Institute and the Natural History Museum researching long-term biodiversity trends. She is a member of the Imperial College London's delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and, here, she discusses the importance of simultaneously tackling global biodiversity loss and climate change.
- [The unloved animal club: Celebrating animals that need more love!](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/10/08/the-unloved-animal-club-celebrating-animals-that-need-more-love/): Nature, beyond its intrinsic value, provides us with a wealth of benefits and services that support us through our daily lives. Biodiversity, however, is declining globally and greater recognition and appreciation of nature is essential to reverse these worrying trends. Patrick Walkden, a postgraduate research student on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP at Imperial College London and the Natural History Museum, celebrates the many contributions of nature and
- [Rewilding: What 'wild' are we talking about?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/07/13/rewilding-what-wild-are-we-talking-about/): Henrike Schulte to Bühne discusses why a shared rewilding definition remains elusive, and how a consensus may be reached.
- [How to protect the ocean - conservation, climate change and calling on world leaders](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/06/08/how-to-protect-the-ocean-conservation-climate-change-and-calling-on-world-leaders/): 8 June is World Ocean Day, which supports collaborative conservation and the sharing of knowledge and actionable resources about the ocean. Ceri Webster, research postgraduate student at Imperial College London and the Zoological Society London studying how to measure biodiversity in the ocean, discusses ocean biodiversity decline, climate change and how to best protect the ocean.
- [The peaks and valleys of biodiversity conservation](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/04/22/the-peaks-and-valleys-of-biodiversity-conservation/): Dr Rikki Gumbs, who completed his PhD at Imperial in 2020 and now works with the Zoological Society of London to prioritise biodiversity for conservation action, discusses the current status of global biodiversity policy, providing insight on recent failures and successes of biodiversity conservation. Against a backdrop of unprecedented declines in global biodiversity, the United
- [LGBT+ History Month: Celebrating diversity in the climate community - Emma Beirns](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/02/09/lgbtq-history-month-celebrating-diversity-in-the-climate-community-emma-beirns/): In this series we shine a light on some of the talented members of the LGBT+ community working or studying in climate change and environment. Emma Beirns, postgraduate research student (she/her) "I find it very reassuring to hear about people working on problems I was either vaguely aware of or completely unaware of and working
- [LGBT+ History Month: Celebrating diversity in the climate community - Dan Hdidouan](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/02/09/lgbtq-history-month-celebrating-diversity-in-the-climate-community-dan-hdidouan/): In this series we shine a light on some of the talented members of the LGBT+ community working or studying in climate change and environment. Dan Hdidouan, postgraduate research student (he/him) "I grew up in a diverse community and international family. I saw first-hand diversity working together to identify and resolve problems." Tell us a bit about yourself. I
- [Achieving net-zero: decarbonising industry](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/09/30/achieving-net-zero-decarbonising-industry/): Imperial industrial energy expert Dr Gbemi Oluleye and former Member of Parliament, and now Peer, Lord Browne of Ladyton have contributed to Net Zero Exchanges: a series of short essays, each co-written by a climate academic and UK Parliamentarian, setting out where work is needed on climate policy and demonstrating how readily to hand many
- [The knock-on impacts of the climate crisis on Kenyans](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/09/27/the-knock-on-impacts-of-the-climate-crisis-on-kenyans/): Increased temperature and sea-level rises are just two of the well-known impacts of climate change on countries like Kenya, however there are several less well-known knock-on effects, such as the increased risk of ‘jiggers’ and decreased tourism that need to be discussed and mitigated in order to ensure a resilient society.
- [A new sustainable measure of economic health](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/02/23/a-new-sustainable-measure-of-economic-health/): The world needs to replace Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with a fit-for-purpose measure of economic health - could Sustainable Domestic Product (SDP) be the answer? Dr Ajay Gambhir, Senior Policy Fellow at the Grantham Institute thinks about this and the potential to view growth from a different angle. If all goes well, the astonishing scientific
- [Arctic climate change: An Indigenous perspective](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/08/09/arctic-climate-change-an-indigenous-perspective/): Martina Beshparova, an Imperial student studying MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance , discusses the socio-economic implications of rising temperatures in the Arctic - and how a fusion of science and traditional knowledge can ensure effective climate action and sustainable development in the region. With temperatures rising more than twice as fast as global averages,
- [Extreme heat is deadly, but inequality is deadlier](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/07/20/extreme-heat-is-deadly-but-inequality-is-deadlier/): As we enter the hottest months of the year, Cynthia Wang discusses the impact of extreme heat on vulnerable populations in urban spaces in the United States, focusing on the significance of inequality in climate change. Cynthia is an Imperial MSc Climate Change, Management, and Finance postgraduate student. Most recently, she has been conducting research
- [Colt following: Project Pegasus to kick UK emissions into the last century by leaning on horsepower](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/04/01/colt-following-project-pegasus-to-kick-uk-emissions-into-the-last-century-by-leaning-on-horsepower/): Grantham Institute’s Lottie Butler dons her jodhpurs as the government is onto a winner with its latest low-carbon transport innovation, inspired by nineteenth century technology. In 2019, the UK government announced an £80 million investment to develop the next generation of electric vehicles, while legislators are rushing to legalise electric scooters and hoverboards. Transport remains the largest contributor to the UK’s emissions and in November
- [Celebrating London’s cleantech women innovators](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/03/08/celebrating-londons-cleantech-women-innovators/): Grantham Institute is celebrating International Women’s Day 2021 and Women at Imperial Week by showcasing successful innovators and their work as part of London’s cleantech community. Communications co-ordinator Rosa Salazar Benazar interviewed four female founders who have been part of the Grantham Institute’s accelerator programme to share their views on this year’s International Women’s Day theme ‘Choose to Challenge’. There are many challenges that cleantech women innovators face in London. Women are currently underrepresented, have a harder time accessing to finance, encounter sexist behavior in the sector
- [LGBT+ History Month: Celebrating diversity in the climate community – Robin Lamboll](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/02/23/lgbt-history-month-celebrating-diversity-in-the-climate-community-robin-lamboll/): In this series we shine a light on some of the talented members of the LGBT+ community working or studying in climate change and environment. Dr Robin Lamboll, research associate in climate science and policy at the Grantham Institute (they/he/she) Being brought up on a small farm, I’ve always been surrounded by wildlife and understood
- [LGBT+ History Month: Celebrating diversity in the climate community - Paulo Ceppi](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/02/16/lgbt-history-month-celebrating-diversity-in-the-climate-community-paulo-ceppi/): In this series we shine a light on some of the talented members of the LGBT+ community working or studying in climate change and environment. Dr Paulo Ceppi, lecturer in climate science at the Grantham Institute (he/him) I count myself really lucky to be surrounded by interesting and talented people at work (and by this I
- [LGBT+ History Month: Celebrating diversity in the climate community - Jazmin Scarlett](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/02/16/lgbt-history-month-celebrating-diversity-in-the-climate-community-jazmin-scarlett/): In this series we shine a light on some of the talented members of the LGBT+ community working or studying in climate change and environment. Dr Jazmin Scarlett, independent researcher in historical and social volcanology (she/her) Higher education needs to be more inclusive and diverse across gender, sexuality, ethnicity and so on. Higher education, in particular
- [LGBT+ History Month: Celebrating diversity in the climate community – Lara Lalemi](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/02/23/lgbt-history-month-celebrating-diversity-in-the-climate-community-lara-lalemi/): In this series we shine a light on some of the talented members of the LGBT+ community working or studying in climate change and environment. Lara Lalemi, postgraduate research student (she/her) I’m passionate about creating spaces that are inclusive for people. It’s challenging because what people think is inclusive and what is inclusive are not always the same thing.
- [Are zero-deforestation targets the best way to conserve tropical forests?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2021/01/05/are-zero-deforestation-targets-the-best-way-to-conserve-tropical-forests/): Joss Lyons-White, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership at the Grantham Institute, and Edward Pollard, Allison Catalano and Andrew Knight, who have recently published a paper in One Earth, consider the complexities of zero-deforestation targets and commitments, how to improve forest conservation, and how you can help
- [Imperial's Sustainability Strategy: What does it cover and what are the challenges ahead?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/12/14/imperial-sustainability-strategy-what-does-it-cover-and-what-are-the-challenges-ahead/): Imperial College London has just published its first ever Sustainability Strategy, which includes a target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040 at the latest. In this blog, Dr Neil Jennings, Professor Joanna Haigh, Dan Hdidouan, Professor Geoff Maitland and Alyssa Gilbert, members of the Greening Imperial initiative that has been calling for Imperial
- [To recover from COVID, cities must focus on achieving the SDGs](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/11/26/to-recover-from-covid-cities-must-focus-on-achieving-the-sdgs/): Francesco Papa, graduate of Imperial’s MSc Climate Change Finance and Management and consultant at UrbanDNA, blogs on why cities are key to securing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the world, and how urban areas must accelerate actions to succeed. This article summarises the primary findings of research conducted from July to September 2020, in
- [My dream 10-point plan for adapting to the effects of climate change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/11/23/my-dream-10-point-plan-for-adapting-to-the-effects-of-climate-change/): Kathryn Brown, Head of Adaptation at the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC) and Honorary Grantham Research Fellow, blogs on what she would like to see in an action plan for adapting to climate change. This follows the announcement of a ten-point plan last week to transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the UK
- [COVID-19 response: Why government must accelerate a green recovery at the local level - and how you can help](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/06/24/covid-19-response-why-government-must-accelerate-a-green-recovery-at-the-local-level-and-how-you-can-help/): Dr Neil Jennings, Partnership Development Manager at the Grantham Institute, considers how a coronavirus recovery plan that prioritises climate action can reinvigorate the economy and create a resilient society – and why local authorities are best placed to deliver this. The COVID-19 crisis has brought significant changes to our day-to-day lives and, along with the
- [Doctors, academics, faith leaders representing millions of people and MPs demand Boris Johnson comes up with a climate plan](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/10/28/doctors-academics-faith-leaders-representing-millions-of-people-and-mps-demand-boris-johnson-comes-up-with-a-climate-plan/): Today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson received what the i newspaper calls a “flurry of letters” from doctors, academics, religious leaders, young activists and politicians urging him to to come up with a climate plan ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which the UK Government hosts in Glasgow next year. A series of
- [Accounting matters: Is the UK taking enough responsibility for their share in global greenhouse gas emissions?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/10/23/accounting-matters-is-the-uk-taking-enough-responsibility-for-their-share-in-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions/): Imperial undergraduate Lisa Winkler, who recently completed an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme at the Grantham Institute, blogs on her experience combining climate science and policy, and why accounting matters when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. I joined the Grantham Institute as an undergraduate student looking to gain experience in the field of climate science
- [Why Black Lives Matter for the Grantham Institute, climate change and the environment](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/06/05/why-black-lives-matter-for-the-grantham-institute-climate-change-and-the-environment/): On 2 June, the Grantham Institute endorsed a statement made by Imperial College London on Twitter, supporting the Black staff, students, alumni and others in our community. The statement was made during global protests at the death of a Black man, George Floyd, in police custody in Minneapolis in the United States. We stand, alongside Imperial, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and its aims to end racism and violence against Black people everywhere.
- [Climate Launchpad: From inspired ideas to ground-breaking, planet-saving innovations](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/08/13/climate-launchpad-from-inspired-ideas-to-ground-breaking-planet-saving-innovations/): Naveed Chaudhry, Accelerator Lead at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation (Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment), introduces Climate Launchpad, the world’s biggest green ideas competition, and some of the world-changing ideas that could transform humanity’s relationship with the planet. Pollution, waste, climate change and environmental destruction are facts of today’s established businesses
- [The ups and downs of BECCS – where do we stand today?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/04/02/the-ups-and-downs-of-beccs-where-do-we-stand-today/): Dr Alexandre Köberle and Mathilde Fajardy, co-authors of Grantham Institute briefing paper BECCS deployment: a reality check, consider bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technologies, the controversy surrounding them and their role in meeting climate targets. The rise of BECCS ‘Negative emissions technologies’ gained attention in 2015, when world leaders united behind the landmark
- [Does climate change mitigation modelling need its own R?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/07/28/does-climate-change-mitigation-modelling-need-its-own-r/): Dr Ajay Gambhir, Senior Research Fellow at the Grantham Institute, considers what climate scientists could learn from the COVID-19 crisis about communicating modelling results. When Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on Sunday 10 May, just over seven weeks after England’s lockdown began, he outlined five tests that must be passed before we could
- [How much CO2 can trees take up?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/09/02/how-much-co2-can-trees-take-up/): ** This blog was published in 2015. For more up-to-date information, please see: Q&A: Is planting trees the answer to climate change Briefing paper: What role can forests play in tackling climate change? In the fourth post in our sustainability series, SSCP-DTP student Rebecca Thomas considers the role of the biosphere as a carbon sink,
- [COVID-19 and planetary change: The food system is sick](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/06/11/covid-19-and-planetary-change-the-food-system-is-sick/): Professor Paolo Vineis, Chair of Environmental Epidemiology at Imperial’s School of Public Health, blogs on why the food system must be reformed to prevent future pandemics. As the world grapples with the COVID-19 health crisis, there is much discussion about how to 'build back better' and create a sustainable, resilient future. One sector that needs
- [Research in the Atlantic Ocean: Six weeks onboard the Discovery](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/03/10/research-in-the-atlantic-ocean-six-weeks-onboard-the-discovery/): Six weeks at sea, does it not get boring? It might seem that data collection is a repetitive task, but every day was different. For one, as we were travelling from North to South, temperature ranged from over 30 degrees at the equator to around 10 degrees in Punta Arenas – with some storms along
- [Coronavirus: How we emerge from this terrible crisis could push us into a better future](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/03/25/coronavirus-how-we-emerge-from-this-terrible-crisis-could-push-us-into-a-greener-future/): The Grantham Institute’s Dr Alex Koberle blogs on how the response to COVID-19 could help shape a sustainable, resilient future. The COVID-19 global pandemic is pushing institutions and governments to their limits. People are worried about their health, their families, losing their jobs and the uncertainty the future holds. The economic fallout of this crisis
- [Coronavirus and climate change: “There is much uncertainty, and much to play for”](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/03/17/coronavirus-and-climate-change-there-is-much-uncertainty-and-much-to-play-for/): The Grantham Institute’s Dr Ajay Gambhir blogs on how learning from the coronavirus crisis could help place the world on a firmer footing to tackle the multiple challenges we will face this century – including climate change. Coronavirus is here. Its impact on our health systems, economies and behaviours cannot yet be understood, but analogies
- [Women@Imperial 2020: Celebrating women at the Grantham Institute](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/02/28/womenimperial-2020-celebrating-women-at-the-grantham-institute/): To mark International Women’s Day and Women@Imperial week, we’re celebrating the brilliant women working in climate change and the environment at the Grantham Institute. From physicists and energy experts, to economists and entrepreneurs; hill walkers and gardeners, to climbers and crochet fiends, the office is full of inspiring women. Meet a small selection of them
- [Antarctica at 200: why the ‘climate decade’ must secure the future for Antarctica](https://granthaminstitute.com/2020/02/20/antarctica-at-200-why-the-climate-decade-must-secure-the-future-for-antarctica-and-the-rest-of-the-world/): Following an Imperial Lates event focused on what the future may hold for Antarctica, Richard Knight, former student on Imperial’s MSc Environmental Technology course, blogs on how vulnerable the continent is, how its sensitivity to climate change threatens the world, and how to protect it. This year Antarctica celebrates its 200-year anniversary, marking two centuries since it was discovered. Since then, humanity’s interests have largely shifted
- [10 ways to source your food more sustainably](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/02/23/10-ways-to-source-your-food-more-sustainably/): Are you an ecotarian? Naomi Pratt, SSCP-DTP student and, along with Ronan McAdam and Clea Kolster, co-founder of The Ecotarian (@The_Ecotarian), shares 10 ways of reducing your diet's environmental footprint. Dictionary.com defines an Ecotarian as 'a person who eats only food that has been produced in an environmentally friendly manner'. There are many reasons to consider the implications
- [Spreading like wildfire; the double-threat of changing landscapes and climate](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/12/09/spreading-like-wildfire-the-double-threat-of-landscape-change-and-climate-change/): Wildfire is the single greatest terrestrial disturbance agent on Earth. Satellite data suggest that in an average year, wildfires burn a total area of around 3.5 million km2, an area around 15 times larger than the UK. While some of these fires are purposefully controlled or are manageable, and can have benefits for ecosystems and livelihoods, other fires burn uncontrollably, with sometimes devastating consequences for safety, livelihoods, wildlife and climate.
- [Salt marshes or sea walls? Preventing coastal flooding in the UK](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/12/05/salt-marshes-or-sea-walls-preventing-coastal-flooding-in-the-uk/): Nick Reynard, Lizzie Ellison and Amy Wilson, Research Postgraduates on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, consider how nature-based solutions can help boost flood defences and tackle climate change. Climate change is causing vast glaciers to melt, a drastic rise in global sea levels and more extreme weather events. A major consequence
- [COP25 – the world must wake up to environmental inequality](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/12/04/cop25-the-world-must-wake-up-to-environmental-inequality/): People protesting in Santiago with colourful flags and political slogan. Credit: Carolina Cuadros Karina Corada Perez, Research Postgraduate at Imperial’s Centre for Environmental Policy, blogs on how the UN Climate Summit, COP25, has already shone a spotlight on social crises and environmental injustices – and what she thinks governments around the world can do to change the
- [Climate change: Teaching our unknowable future](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/11/29/climate-change-teaching-our-unknowable-future/): Grantham Institute Lecturer Dr Joeri Rogelj says when it comes to climate change education, ‘stories about the future’ help people to come to terms with uncertain outcomes, and consistently receive great feedback from students. The impacts of climate change are happening now and our daily news is inundated with stories of record-breaking weather events and
- [Fracking Q&A: The background, the ban and what’s coming next](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/11/12/fracking-qa-the-background-the-ban-and-whats-coming-next/): Last weekend, the United Kingdom Government announced a moratorium on fracking, based on evidence from a report by the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA). In this Q&A, Imperial’s Karen Makuch, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law, and Miriam Aczel, President’s Scholar at the Centre for Environmental Policy, consider what led to the ban, and what it
- [Painting over the cracks – a short-term fix for air pollution?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/10/28/painting-over-the-cracks-a-short-term-fix-for-air-pollution/): The Grantham Institute’s Dr Andreas Kafizas blogs on how light-activated paint and coatings can help tackle air pollution, and whether or not they are effective. Air pollution is a public health emergency. Imperial research shows that poor air quality in London leads to around 1,000 hospital admissions for asthma and serious lung conditions every year.
- [9 things you need to know about krill and why they are essential to the health of the ocean](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/10/18/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-krill-and-why-they-are-essential-to-the-health-of-the-ocean/): Watercolour painting of krill bioluminescence. (c) Wikimedia commonsImperial’s Dr Emma Cavan, lead author of a recent Nature Communications paper on the role of krill in influencing the environment, and the University of Tasmania’s Professor Steve Nicol, author of ‘The Curious Life of Krill’, blog on why krill are so much more than they seem. Krill
- [Reducing carbon emissions: don’t wait until tomorrow ](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/10/07/reducing-carbon-emissions-dont-wait-until-tomorrow/): Neil Grant, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, blogs on why avoiding a tonne of carbon dioxide today is not the same as removing a tonne of carbon dioxide tomorrow. In 2019, public concern about climate change increased dramatically, and pressure is growing on world leaders to take decisive action in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
- [Put your fate in your hands: Rebelling against extinction gave me hope for the future](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/10/07/put-your-fate-in-your-hands-rebelling-against-extinction-gave-me-hope-for-the-future/): Geraint Northwood, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, blogs on his experience with Extinction Rebellion, and how it has turned his frustration to optimism for the future. The first I knew of Extinction Rebellion was when a sort of business card was handed to me at a climate strike
- [California just signed a climate change agreement with Scotland, here are 5 things the UK can learn from the Golden State](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/04/05/california-climate-scotland/): While one is a state within the United States of America and the other a sovereign country or state made up of four “sub” countries, Clea Colster suggests that the UK could learn from California's environmental policies.
- [Climate change is a security issue. How can we make sure climate security receives the attention it needs? ](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/09/24/climate-change-is-a-security-issue-how-can-we-make-sure-climate-security-receives-the-attention-it-needs/): Shirin Hakim and Miriam Aczel, who recently co-organised a Grantham Institute event about climate change, low-carbon transitions and security, reflect on why climate change is a security issue and the next steps for researchers and policymakers . While climate change and security have traditionally been examined in isolation, climate is increasingly entering the policy arena as a national security issue. The impacts of
- [Pragmatic optimism, rather than complacency or despondency, is the best way to tackle the climate emergency](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/09/17/pragmatic-optimism-rather-than-complacency-or-despondency-is-the-best-way-to-tackle-the-climate-emergency/): Dr Ajay Gambhir, Advanced Research Fellow at the Grantham Institute, considers the best mindset with which to approach the climate emergency. In the last month there have been two eye-catching opinion pieces on climate change by famous, influential, though notably non-expert, commentators. The first, by celebrity historian Niall Ferguson, weighs in on Greta Thunberg. He
- [Feeling anxious about climate change? You’re not the only one](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/09/16/feeling-anxious-about-climate-change-youre-not-the-only-one/): As global temperatures rise, so do the mental health implications. Dr Emma Lawrance, Mental Health Innovations Fellow at Imperial's Institute of Global Health Innovation, blogs on why it's time to take the mental health implications of climate change seriously. Mental health crisis. Climate crisis. While both are familiar phrases to anyone reading the press these days,
- [How can Latin American countries shape a more sustainable future?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/09/02/how-can-latin-america-countries-shape-a-more-sustainable-future/): Following the third Symposium on Sustainable Development in Latin America, hosted by the Imperial College Latin American Society, organisers Ernesto Santibanez-Borda, Diego Moya and Moises Gomez-Soto reflect on why building local skills, environmental innovation and science diplomacy are key to achieving sustainable long-term growth in Latin America. Although Latin America holds only about eight per cent of
- [Have I got the Bonn blues? Time to look forwards to COP25 in Chile](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/08/19/have-i-got-the-bonn-blues-time-to-look-forwards-to-cop25-in-chile/): Carolina Schmidt, Minister of Environment, Chile and Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC at the Host Country Agreement signing ceremony (c) UNclimatechangeTrish O’Beirne, student on the MSc in Environmental Technology, reflects on her experience at the UNFCCC’s Climate Change Conference in Bonn, and looks ahead to the forthcoming Conference of the Parties (COP25), in Chile. Having
- [What can the Brexit vote tell us about harnessing peoples' enthusiasm to act on climate change?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/08/06/what-can-brexit-tell-us-about-harnessing-peoples-enthusiasm-to-act-on-climate-change/): Dr Neil Jennings, Partnership Development Manager at the Grantham Institute, considers how we can frame action on climate change in terms of other public priorities. Each month, the polling organisation Ipsos MORI surveys members of the public in the United Kingdom about what they think are the main issues facing the country. Currently (July 2019),
- [Creativity counts! From boardgames to bulletins, how can you truly engage with people on adaptation to climate change?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/07/30/creativity-counts-from-boardgames-to-bulletins-how-can-you-truly-engage-with-people-on-adaptation-to-climate-change/): As part of the MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance course, Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Policy and Translation at the Grantham Institute, challenged students to design a climate change adaptation plan for a sector or country of their choice, and find a creative way to communicate persuasively with relevant stakeholders. They did such a good
- [Direct air capture: could this new technology save us from climate change?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/07/22/direct-air-capture-could-this-new-technology-save-us-from-climate-change/): FEATURE: A promising technology that sucks carbon dioxide from the air could help, but not replace, climate action, say experts. Simon Levey explores what is Direct Air Capture and what are the chances of it taking off in time to help avert the climate crisis.
- [Rwanda – the cleantech Silicon Valley of Africa?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/04/26/rwanda-the-cleantech-silicon-valley-of-africa/): Grantham PhD student Oliver Schmidt visited Africa to see two start-ups from Imperial College London that are trying to make the case for low-carbon 'cleantech' business in Africa, and compared them to a third operating across the continent.
- [Why should the UK host the COP26 climate summit in 2020?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/06/03/why-should-the-uk-host-the-cop26-climate-summit-in-2020/): Grantham Institute lecturer Dr Joeri Rogelj, member of the United Nations' Climate Science Advisory Group, blogs on why hosting the 26th Conference of the Parties in 2020 is an unrivaled opportunity for the UK to take the lead internationally on climate change action. For the last 40 years, each consecutive decade has been warmer than the
- [Legacy on climate change - "make a powerful statement of global leadership"](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/05/31/legacy-on-climate-change-make-a-powerful-statement-of-global-leadership/): A group of leading climate scientists, coordinated by Professor Joanna Haigh, former Co-Director of the Grantham Institute, have written to Prime Minister Theresa May calling for her to make climate change action her legacy by setting a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target into national law. Here is the text of the letter: Dear Prime
- [Imperial seeks an academic to lead 'greening' activities in new senior role – could it be you?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/05/21/imperial-seeks-an-academic-to-lead-greening-activities-in-new-senior-role-could-it-be-you/): Grantham Institute Director of Policy and Translation Alyssa Gilbert reveals Imperial's plan to recruit an Academic Leader for Sustainability, who will embed zero-carbon thinking and actions across the College's estate, research, innovation and policy influence. After the UN agreed an international treaty for action on climate change in Paris in 2015, I was part of
- [Online education as a catalyst for climate action](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/05/17/online-education-as-a-catalyst-for-climate-action/): Can online education really drive change? For the last 15 months, the Grantham Institute has been testing this question. Working alongside the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), online platform leaders EdX, and Imperial’s Digital Learning Hub, staff at the Grantham Institute have developed the Clean Power Programme, three online courses - Massive Open Online Courses
- [Let’s embrace this fighting chance to reach net zero](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/05/10/lets-embrace-this-fighting-chance-to-reach-net-zero/): Dr Ajay Gambhir, Senior Research Fellow at the Grantham Institute and contributor to the Committee on Climate Change’s Net Zero report, blogs on why we mustn’t lose this moment to accelerate the low-carbon transition. On Thursday 2 May 2019 I attended the launch of the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC’s) latest report, which advises the
- [My life as a temporary vegan](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/04/11/my-life-as-a-temporary-vegan/): Maggie Robertson shares her experiences of going vegan for lent. ‘Several Grantham staff doing vegan for lent. Fancy it?’ That was the text from my husband back in February that began our vegan adventure. Or did it begin further back, when I first announced (I do all the cooking for our small family) we were
- [Why global challenges need interdisciplinary researchers, and how to become one](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/03/26/why-global-challenges-need-interdisciplinary-researchers-and-how-to-become-one/): Dr Jonathan Bosch, one year on from finishing up as a Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP (SSCP DTP), shares his tips on how to be successful at interdisciplinary research. As we face up to some of the toughest challenges of our age, the boundaries between the traditional academic
- [Mental health: the unseen impacts of climate change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/12/17/mental-health-the-unseen-impacts-of-climate-change/): Sara Moubarak, former student on the Grantham Institute and Imperial College Business School MSc in Climate Change Management and Finance, considers the complex links between climate change and mental health. I was sitting in class one day when, suddenly, we heard a loud bang and the windows started shaking. In a matter of seconds, my
- [Indigenous wisdom: Leaders of Arctic tribes visit Imperial](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/01/24/indigenous-wisdom-leaders-of-arctic-tribes-visit-imperial/): The Imperial College Environmental Society and Pacific Environment recently hosted an event with four Arctic indigenous leaders, who discussed climate change and its effects on indigenous communities in the Arctic. Richard Knight, Research Postgraduate at Imperial's Centre for Environmental Policy, reflects on the fragility of the environment Arctic communities depend upon, and how it can
- [Is Brazil losing the chance to become a climate leader?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/12/11/is-brazil-losing-the-chance-to-become-a-climate-leader/): Dr Alexandre Koberle, Research Associate at Imperial’s Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment, considers Brazil’s potential to be a climate leader, and the impact of the political crisis. Brazil has been on the news a lot lately, and not for the best reasons. A deep economic crisis has deprived Brazilians of 10% of
- [The 400-year-old shark – what will a Greenland shark born today experience as the climate changes?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/03/01/the-400-year-old-shark-what-will-a-greenland-shark-born-today-experience-as-the-climate-changes/): Nicholas Dunn, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP and based at the ZSL Institute of Zoology, is developing environmental DNA methods to assess the distribution of sharks and rays. In this blog, he considers climate change from the perspective of a Greenland Shark, an ancient species where individuals can live
- [#fridaysforfuture: Rising to the challenge of the Youth Strike 4 Climate](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/03/12/fridaysforfuture-rising-to-the-challenge-of-the-youth-strike-4-climate/): On Friday 15 February 2019, more than 10,000 students in the UK walked out of their classrooms and onto the streets. Part of the Youth Strike 4 Climate movement, which is gathering pace around the world, they are demanding that the Government takes greater action on climate change. With another strike scheduled for 15 March,
- [2019: the year citizens speak up and governments act to protect our long-term prosperity](https://granthaminstitute.com/2019/02/13/2019-the-year-citizens-speak-up-and-governments-act-to-protect-our-long-term-prosperity/): At the end of January, the Night of Ideas, an international event staged simultaneously in Paris, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and worldwide, questioned today's challenges. The French Institute in London explored citizens' experiences of today's most talked-about issues: Europe Beyond Walls and The Earth Here and Now. In this blog, Professor Joanna Haigh, Co-Director of
- [Getting renewable electricity to Canada’s remote communities](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/12/11/getting-renewable-electricity-to-canadas-remote-communities/): Alvaro Lara, a student on the MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance programme, considers the challenges faced by off-grid communities in Canada, why climate change threatens their status quo, and how renewables could hold the key to a reliable power supply. Colville Lake is about as remote as you can get in Canada. Located 50km north
- [Technology transfer: how the UNFCCC helps put the right technologies into the right hands](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/12/12/technology-transfer-how-the-unfccc-helps-put-the-right-technologies-into-the-right-hands/): How do you ensure that the developing world has access to the key technologies needed to limit greenhouse emissions and adapt to a changing climate? Henrik Larsen, a PhD student at the Centre for Environmental Policy, checks in on progress on facilitating technology development and transfer at the UN climate change conference in Marrakech (COP22).
- [Forget about power lines, Pay-As-You-Go is transforming Africa’s energy landscape](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/03/26/forget-about-power-lines-pay-as-you-go-is-transforming-africas-energy-landscape/): Alvaro Lara and Sidney Wakaba, students on the MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance programme, put the spotlight on electricity access for communities in rural Africa, and consider how off-grid solar systems are revolutionising Africa’s energy sector. For most people in Europe and North America, a life without electricity is difficult to imagine. A day without charging
- [Energy for life – The underestimated component for good healthcare provision](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/11/16/energy-for-life-the-underestimated-component-for-good-healthcare-provision/): Muriel Hauser, visiting research postgraduate at the Grantham Institute, considers why electricity is so important for healthcare, and how improving access to energy can improve access to healthcare for all people. Have you ever worried that a blackout might occur when you’re in hospital? That an operation could be interrupted because of a power outage,
- [The future of power in Japan: Connecting life-saving disaster resilience with a low-carbon energy system](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/07/16/the-future-of-power-in-japan-connecting-life-saving-disaster-resilience-with-a-low-carbon-energy-system/): Hamish Beath, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, undertook a research placement at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. In this blog, he considers the future of Japan’s power sector, and why disaster resilience and low-carbon energy go hand in hand. At 2.46pm, on 11 March 2011, the biggest
- [8 ways to cut your carbon footprint](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/08/13/8-ways-to-cut-your-carbon-footprint/): Liam Flanagan, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP (SSCP DTP), lists his top 8 ways to cut your carbon footprint. Which has a bigger carbon footprint – the United States or Australia[1]? Eggs or cheese[2]? Drying your hands using paper towels or a Dyson Airblade dryer[3]? These are just
- [Researchers need to reach out to other disciplines to face up to the challenges of climate change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/06/15/researchers-need-to-reach-out-to-other-disciplines-to-face-up-to-the-challenges-of-climate-change/): Healthy People, Healthy Planet is a challenge team formed by students from the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet (SSCP) Doctoral Training Partnership. Team members, Hiral Shah, Rebecca Thomas, Jonathan Bosch, Branwen Snelling and Rowan Schley, discuss why climate change and global health go hand in hand. “Tackling climate change could be the biggest
- [Into the Ring of Fire: Arctic adventures to predict the impact of climate change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/07/03/into-the-ring-of-fire-arctic-adventures-to-predict-the-impact-of-climate-change/): Dr Michelle Jackson, Research Associate and Ecologist at Imperial College London, is working on ‘Ring of Fire’, a four-year, NERC-funded research project that investigates the impact of rising temperatures on freshwater ecosystems. Here, she discusses the challenges of fieldwork in the Arctic and the results that make it all worthwhile. Our planet is warming
- [When it rains it pours: How can cities save the ocean from plastic pollution during heavy rainfall?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/09/19/when-it-rains-it-pours-how-can-cities-save-the-ocean-from-plastic-pollution-during-heavy-rainfall/): Charles Axelsson, a PhD researcher at Italy’s Ca 'Foscari University, studied his Master's at Imperial College London, where he worked closely oceanographer and climate scientist Dr Erik Van Sebille. In this blog, he considers the impact of urban plastic pollution on marine environments, and how policy and local action can help coastal cities save the
- [Ring of Fire: how biofilms will help us understand the impacts of climate change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/09/26/ring-of-fire-how-biofilms-will-help-us-understand-the-impacts-of-climate-change/): 'Ring of Fire' is a NERC-funded research project that, over the course of four years and five geothermal sites in the Arctic Circle, investigates the impact of rising temperatures of global warming on freshwater ecosystems. Danielle Harris has just returned from an eight-day fieldwork trip in Svalbard, where she scrubbed nearly 300 rocks to see
- [Can tackling antimicrobial resistance help end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/10/30/can-tackling-antimicrobial-resistance-help-end-poverty-protect-the-planet-and-ensure-peace-and-prosperity/): Healthy People, Healthy Planet is a challenge team formed by students from the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet (SSCP) Doctoral Training Partnership. Following an event earlier this year, team member Hiral Shah discusses how antimicrobial resistance is intrinsically linked to other global problems, and why tackling it is key to achieving the Sustainable
- [Ring of Fire: the future of ecological climate change research?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/11/02/ring-of-fire-the-future-of-ecological-climate-change-research/): ‘Ring of Fire’ is a four-year research project that investigates how rising temperatures of global warming could affect freshwater ecosystems. A team of scientists are visiting five high-latitude sites where geothermal activity generates a temperature gradient across freshwater streams. The streams are used as ‘natural laboratories’ to investigate how global warming could impact everything from gene
- [Don't blame plastic, blame poor waste management](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/02/19/dont-blame-plastic-blame-poor-waste-management/): Grantham Affiliate Chris Cheeseman, Professor of Materials Resources Engineering at Imperial College London, considers what’s behind the plastic pollution crisis, and why designers and engineers are fundamental to developing a long-term solution. Plastics are fantastic materials. Thanks to their amazing range of properties and inherent durability they have an enormous number of applications and we,
- [Leading ladies in climate and environmental science, and why their profile counts](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/02/26/leading-ladies-in-climate-and-environmental-science-and-why-their-profile-counts/): To mark International Women’s Day, archivist Anne Barrett, author of “Women At Imperial College Past Present and Future”, and Alice White, Wikimedian in Residence at the Wellcome Library, have organised a Wikipedia ‘edit-a-thon’ at Imperial College London to create and improve Wikipedia pages about women in science. In this blog, equality advocate Dr Jess Wade,
- [Tracing the white water: how vulnerable are water resources to melting glaciers?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/03/19/tracing-the-white-water-how-vulnerable-are-water-resources-to-melting-glaciers/): On World Water Day 2018, a group of UK and Peruvian scientists will be visiting the glaciers of the Cordillera Blanca in Peru to build research links that will help assess the vulnerability of water resources to melting glaciers, and design adequate adaptation strategies. In this blog, Grantham Affiliate Wouter Buytaert explains why this is such
- [Volcán de Colima: Insights from Mexico’s fiery volcano](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/05/21/volcan-de-colima-insights-from-mexicos-fiery-volcano/): Jack Anderson, a Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP research postgraduate based at London’s Natural History Museum, describes his fieldwork on the highly-active Volcán de Colima in Mexico, and explains the significance of his research. As my Aeroméxico flight begins its descent into Colima, I eagerly position my phone in preparation to capture
- [London’s air crisis: How can we bring about change?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/11/12/londons-air-crisis-how-can-we-bring-about-change/): Following massive public concern about the quality of the air we breathe, the Grantham Institute hosted a discussion that explored the challenges of cleaning up air in London and ways to bring about meaningful change. Abbie Stone, Media, Events and Outreach Officer, shares some of the key discussion points: London’s air pollution has been described
- [6 things we learned from the authors of the 1.5°C Report](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/10/30/6-things-we-learned-from-the-authors-of-the-1-5c-report/): Following the Europe-wide launch of the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C at Imperial, chapter lead-authors Professor Myles Allen from the University of Oxford and Imperial's Dr Joeri Rogelj, gave their personal take on the report at a joint event between Grantham Institute and the Royal Meteorological Society. So, what did we take
- [Climate science: what’s the next big thing?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/05/06/climate-science-whats-the-next-big-thing/): On 22 April, over 170 nations signed the global climate agreement drawn up in Paris in December. As we reach a turning point in global action on climate, Grantham Institute Head of Policy and Translation Alyssa Gilbert discusses the next big questions for climate research. The climate change deal forged in Paris was a triumph
- [Taking the planet’s temperature: How are global temperatures calculated?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/10/16/taking-the-planets-temperature-how-are-global-temperatures-calculated/): Grantham intern Peter Davies (Department of Physics) delves into global temperature records. Statements such as “2014 earth's warmest year on record” or “No global warming for 18 years 1 month” are conclusions from different atmospheric temperature data sets. Before assessing which is true it is important to understand how temperatures are measured, how data sets
- [Why climate science needs more lunatics](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/12/04/why-climate-science-needs-more-lunatics/): Dr Jan Zika, NERC Independent Research Fellow in the Department of Physics and a Grantham Affiliate explains why we need brilliant climate scientists now more than ever before. In 1560, our moon did something that it does only every generation or so. As it circled the Earth at a stately pace of one rotation per 27
- [Earth’s love-hate relationship with carbon dioxide](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/06/05/earths-love-hate-relationship-with-carbon-dioxide/): At last month’s international Pint of Science Festival, the Grantham Institute co-sponsored three events themed around Planet Earth. SSCP DTP student Rachel Bertram, who organised several of the talks, summarises some of the discussions about carbon dioxide, the most well-known greenhouse gas. Over a few nights each May, Pint of Science brings scientists out of their
- [Summer temperatures 2018 – the ‘new normal’?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/07/27/summer-temperatures-2018-the-new-normal/): There can be no doubt that the summer of 2018 has been remarkable both in the UK and across the world. Following an appearance on BBC Newsnight, in which the presenter Emily Maitlis asked if current temperatures can be considered the ‘new normal’, Professor Stephen Belcher, Chief Scientist at the Met Office, and Professor Sir
- [It’s a small world: How air pollution in Europe can affect rainfall in India](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/08/11/its-a-small-world-how-air-pollution-in-europe-can-affect-rainfall-in-india/): Grantham PhD student Dilshad Shawki explores the latest research unpicking the influence of human activity across the globe on the South Asian monsoon. Each summer the South Asian monsoon drenches the Indian subcontinent, as strong moisture-laden winds from the Indian Ocean deliver over 70% of the region’s annual rainfall in just 3 months. As such,
- [Carbon dioxide: the good and the bad, the right and the wrong](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/10/19/carbon-dioxide-the-good-and-the-bad-the-right-and-the-wrong/): Professor Colin Prentice, AXA Chair in Biosphere and Climate Impacts “Carbon Dioxide: The Good News” - This is the title of a recent Global Warming Policy Foundation report (Goklany, 2015) that focuses on the benefits of CO2 for people. In a hard-hitting foreword, eminent physicist Freeman Dyson claims that the entire scientific and policy establishment has
- [The lower the climate sensitivity the better - but what we need is zero carbon](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/01/23/the-lower-the-climate-sensitivity-the-better-but-what-we-need-is-zero-carbon/): Following the publication of a paper presenting a new narrower estimate of “equilibrium climate sensitivity” – a measure of how future greenhouse gas emissions could alter the climate – Professor Joanna Haigh, co-director of the Grantham Institute, explains the implications of climate sensitivity and why it should be interpreted carefully. What concerns me about a
- [Behind the scenes at the UNFCCC: Imperial students on internships ahead of COP24](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/12/10/imperial-students-behind-the-scenes-at-the-unfccc-ahead-of-cop24/): Albertine Pegrum-Haram and Goodwin Gibbins, Research Postgraduates at Imperial College London, are more at home with chemistry and climate models than the politics of global cooperation. However, as part of an internship to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, they joined a team dedicated to supporting the international climate change process –
- [3 key ingredients could combine at COP24 to deliver real action on climate change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/12/04/3-key-ingredients-could-combine-at-cop24-to-deliver-real-action-on-climate-change/): As the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24 to the UNFCCC) gets underway in Katowice, Poland, Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Policy and Translation at the Grantham Institute who is leading the Imperial College London delegation at the summit, explains why she is rooting for its success more
- [The pitfalls of hydroelectric power in drought-prone Africa](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/08/21/the-pitfalls-of-hydroelectric-power-in-drought-prone-africa/): Alvaro Lara, former student on the MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance programme, considers Africa’s reliance on hydroelectric power, the impact of climate change on the water cycle and why current plans to invest in more hydroelectric projects may not be a route to energy security. For much of 2017, one of the world's least-developed countries, Malawi
- [Excessive heat, droughts and floods – how can ‘blue-green infrastructure’ help?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/08/07/excessive-heat-droughts-and-floods-how-can-blue-green-infrastructure-help/): Kathryn Brown, Grantham Research Fellow and Head of Adaptation at the UK Committee on Climate Change, blogs on why we need to prepare for climate change impacts, and how bringing the natural world into our urban landscape can help us to do just this. The last few months have been fairly unprecedented in terms of
- [Feeling the heat? So is our economy!](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/07/19/feeling-the-heat-so-is-our-economy/): Tarek Cheaib, former student on the Grantham Institute and Imperial College Business School MSc in Climate Change, Management and Finance, considers the impact of heatwaves on the workplace, and why they will have a big impact on the global economy. It’s easy to see the economic impact of extreme weather events or natural disasters like
- [Gravity – the solution to energy storage?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/07/09/gravity-the-solution-to-energy-storage/): Oliver Schmidt, research postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP who is funded by the Grantham Institute, recently authored a report analysing the costs of gravity-based energy storage options. In this blog, he considers why harnessing the power of gravity could revolutionise energy storage in the future. Lithium-ion batteries seem to be
- [How can the UK get back on track? 4 simple messages for the Government from the CCC](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/07/03/how-can-the-uk-get-back-on-track-4-simple-messages-for-the-government-from-the-ccc/): Professor Sir Brian Hoskins, Chair of the Grantham Institute and member of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), considers the 2018 Progress Report to Parliament, and why it’s the most hard-hitting yet. Last month, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) launched its 2018 Progress Report to Parliament. Under the 2008 Climate Change Act, the CCC
- [The energy conundrum: Bringing carbon under control and reversing rising emissions](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/06/12/the-energy-conundrum-bringing-carbon-under-control-and-reversing-rising-emissions/): Neil Hirst, Senior Policy Fellow at the Grantham Institute and author of The Energy Conundrum, Climate Change, Global Prosperity, and the Tough Decisions We Have to Make, considers the outlook for global energy and how to bring rising carbon emissions under control. Twenty-five years ago, the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- [Dispatches from the climate debate – thoughts on engaging with climate deniers](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/04/19/dispatches-from-the-climate-debate-thoughts-on-engaging-with-climate-deniers/): Last month, Chris Wells and Kelvin Choi, Research Postgraduates on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, appeared on a panel debate opposite climate sceptics Piers Corbyn and Dr Benny Pieser. Here they share their experiences and suggest some approaches scientists can take when engaging with avid climate deniers. The Invite Last month,
- [Aviation, heavy industry and energy: 3 sectors ripe for a tech revolution](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/04/12/aviation-heavy-industry-and-energy-3-sectors-ripe-for-a-tech-revolution/): The technologies of a zero-carbon future, according to Research Postgraduate Jonathan Bosch, co-author of a report for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on key technological innovations for a low-carbon economy. There’s too much carbon! United States aside, climate scientists and policy makers don’t argue much these days about the pressure to take
- [It is time be more ambitious - the UK's Climate Change Act needs strengthening](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/04/04/it-is-time-be-more-ambitious-the-uks-climate-change-act-needs-strengthening/): Joanna Haigh, co-director of the Grantham Institute — Climate Change and the Environment, and John Krebs, emeritus professor of zoology at the University of Oxford and former member of the UK Committee on Climate Change, consider why the UK needs a more ambitious Climate Change Act. The UK’s Climate Change Act is a pioneering and far-sighted piece of
- [What does business-as-usual mean today?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/09/12/what-does-business-as-usual-mean-today/): Energy models are a vital tool to help predict what the future energy system could look like. Conventionally, such models are based on business-as-usual scenarios – points of reference informed by historical norms. However, the energy transition is already underway: basing future energy models on such scenarios could be highly risky. Following an energy modelling
- [Canada and climate change: the transition to a low-carbon economy is a golden opportunity](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/03/13/canada-and-climate-change-the-transition-to-a-low-carbon-economy-is-a-golden-opportunity/): Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Policy and Translation at the Grantham Institute, heads to the “energy engine” of Canada to talk climate change, cleantech and collaboration. This week I am heading to Canada, where I grew up, for the first time in six years. I am very excited about returning to Canadian soil (er, or snow),
- [The future of the electricity utility – decision time for US stakeholders](https://granthaminstitute.com/2018/02/15/the-future-of-the-electricity-utility-decision-time-for-us-stakeholders/): Last month, Grantham Affiliates Dr Jeffrey Hardy and Dr Chris Mazur travelled to Chicago to run a ‘Decision Theatre’ workshop with participants from the US energy supply chain as part of the Utility 2050 project. Here, they consider the findings of the workshop, the differences across the pond, and the potential for collaboration. The Utility
- [What to do with all the carbon dioxide?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/11/28/what-to-do-with-all-the-carbon-dioxide/): Research Postgraduates Clara Heuberger and Clea Kolster, who recently attended the UNFCCC’s 23rd Conference of the Parties in Bonn, consider the significant potential of carbon dioxide removal technologies, and the barriers they face. A recent report published by the UN highlighted that, last year, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record
- [Now we can have a genuinely global energy body](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/11/17/now-we-can-have-a-genuinely-global-energy-body/): While the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) has been going on in Bonn, another international meeting – also significant for climate change and environment issues – took place in Paris. Neil Hirst, Senior Policy Fellow at the Grantham Institute, explains why the International Energy Agency’s Ministerial Meeting was an important step forwards for climate
- [Creative, critical and charged – the young voices of COP23 ](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/11/17/creative-critical-and-charged-the-young-voices-of-cop23/): Earlier this month, just before the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) kicked off in Bonn, Research Postgraduate Luciana Miu attended the 13th Conference of Youth (COY). Organised by YOUNGO, the official youth-constituency to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COY has taken place before every COP since 2005. Representing the Alumni
- [COP23: The Fijian approach, the 'Paris Rulebook', and a potential showdown…](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/11/07/cop23-the-fijian-approach-the-paris-rulebook-and-a-potential-showdown/): Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Policy and Translation at the Grantham Institute, anticipates the comings and goings of the COP23. Representatives from nearly two hundred countries are coming together this week in an annual meeting to push forward global progress in tackling climate change. Participants in the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United
- [The Clean Growth Strategy - a turn in the right direction for a low carbon future](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/10/17/the-clean-growth-strategy-a-turn-in-the-right-direction-for-a-low-carbon-future/): Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Policy and Translation at the Grantham Institute, mulls over the government’s Clean Growth Strategy and looks ahead to the next steps. Good things come to those who wait. After nearly a year of anticipation, the UK Government finally launched its Clean Growth Strategy on 12 October. Was it worth the wait?
- [Why we need global leadership on pressing energy challenges, and why China has such an important role to play](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/07/21/why-we-need-global-leadership-on-pressing-energy-challenges-and-why-china-has-such-an-important-role-to-play/): Neil Hirst is a Senior Policy Fellow for Energy and Mitigation at the Grantham Institute. Over the next few months, he will be working with Professor Yufeng Yang, from the Energy Research Institute (ERI) of National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China, who recently joined the institute funded by a Grantham Research Fellowship. Here, Neil explains two of
- [China is entering a new era of climate change mitigation and environmental protection](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/08/24/china-is-entering-a-new-era-of-climate-change-mitigation-and-environmental-protection/): Professor Yufeng Yang from the Energy Research Institute (ERI) of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China, joined the Grantham Institute as a Research Fellow in June 2017. For the next few months, he will be working here on global energy governance and energy storage, in close collaboration with Neil Hirst, Senior Policy Fellow
- [Eco-resolutions 2017 – have you kept yours?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/08/24/eco-resolutions-2017-have-you-kept-yours/): It can be easy to wait for governments and businesses to face up to the challenges of climate change and other environmental issues. However, individual action has a big part to play in protecting the planet. Small changes to our daily habits can make a big difference. At the end of last year, Grantham Institute
- [Five reasons why climate scientists need to become better communicators](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/05/10/five-reasons-why-climate-scientists-need-to-become-better-communicators/): Zara Qadir, Communications Manager at the Sustainable Gas Institute, discusses why climate scientists need to step onto their soapboxes – and how to go about it.
- [Could solar-thermal be the solution for low-carbon heating?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/08/08/could-solar-thermal-be-the-solution-for-low-carbon-heating/): Well-established solar heat technologies could be playing a key role in creating a sustainable future energy system and meeting an increasing global demand for energy, according to our latest briefing paper. “Solar-thermal and hybrid photovoltaic-thermal systems for renewable heating” looks at the continuing potential of this technology and what stands in the way. Dr Alexander Mellor,
- [5 ways to green the gas grid](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/07/27/5-ways-to-green-the-gas-grid/): The Sustainable Gas Institute, an international research hub based at Imperial College London, recently launched a new white paper entitled ‘A Greener Gas Grid: What Are The Options?’. The paper examines the gas grid and explores the ‘low-carbon’ alternatives for these extensive networks. Erin Johnson, a research postgraduate in the Department of Chemical Engineering and
- [Energy Utopia: What stands in the way of smart, clean, affordable, customer-led energy?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/07/18/energy-utopia-what-stands-in-the-way-of-smart-clean-affordable-customer-led-energy/): Last year, Dr Jeffrey Hardy took a career break from his role as Head of Sustainable Energy Futures at Ofgem and joined the Grantham Institute as a Senior Research Fellow. He has been imagining a future where your relationship with your energy company is different to the present, and why new business models must put
- [Four ways to future-proof your finances](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/07/18/four-ways-to-future-proof-your-finances/): Following our Investment opportunities in a low-carbon economy event earlier this year, we invited Ian Simm, Founder and Chief Executive of Impax Asset Management Group and guest speaker at Imperial College London Business School, to answer your questions about taking responsibility for your investments to help create a sustainable future. Your personal finances may seem
- [Why should we take science to the City?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/06/20/why-should-we-take-science-to-the-city/): Following last month’s inaugural Science in the City event, Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Policy and Translation at the Grantham Institute, reflects on why it is important to take academia beyond the walls of the universities. Last month, I went to ING Bank’s London offices with Dr Tamaryn Napp, Research Mitigation Associate at the Grantham Institute.
- [The state of UK politics couldn’t be more chaotic for the environment](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/06/13/the-state-of-uk-politics-couldnt-be-more-chaotic-for-the-environment/): Grantham Institute Director of Policy and Translation, Alyssa Gilbert, sums up the situation in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for climate change and environmental policy, at the current time between the 2017 General Election results and the start of Brexit negotiations with the European Union. This blog is brought to you
- [In search of a common language to support innovation and transform our society](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/01/31/in-search-of-a-common-language-to-support-innovation-and-transform-our-society/): Sociologists and engineers take different approaches to stimulating innovation. Inspired by the Eu-SPRI winter school organised by the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex, Gijs Diercks and Henrik Larsen, PhD students from the Centre for Environmental Policy, argue that finding a common language is crucial to bridging the divide. Addressing global challenges
- [Financing the future through responsible investment](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/04/03/financing-the-future-through-responsible-investment/): Nick Spooner and Sarah Clements, Grantham Institute and Imperial College Business School Master’s students studying Climate Change, Management and Finance, dive into the question of responsible financial investments, and ask whether it’s time to make some changes?
- [Brexit, and an uncertain road for the European Emissions Trading Scheme](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/03/28/brexit-and-an-uncertain-road-for-the-european-emissions-trading-scheme/): On the day Theresa May officially triggers Article 50 and begins the Brexit process, Grantham Institute writes about the value of a European scheme that aims to limit and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from more than 12,000 power and manufacturing plants in 31 countries, which together account for around 45% of the EU’s total emissions.
- [California is at the forefront of US environmental action – but its progressive ideas need protection](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/03/01/california-is-at-the-forefront-of-us-environmental-action-but-its-progressive-ideas-are-under-threat/): Currently on a secondment at Stanford University, SSCP DTP student Clea Kolster reports back on California’s commitment to sustainability – and how the new head of the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could put a spanner in the works. I landed at San Francisco International airport on a sunny afternoon at the end of
- [Insight: Grantham Research Fellowship](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/06/01/insight-grantham-research-fellowship/): Jeff Hardy joined the Grantham Institute as a Research Fellow in 2016. As his fellowship draws to a close, he reflects on his time here.
- [Building the case for sustainable finance](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/05/24/building-case-for-sustainable-finance/): Nick Spooner and Sarah Clements, Grantham Institute and Imperial College Business School Master’s students studying Climate Change, Management and Finance, dive into the question of responsible financial investments, and ask whether it’s time to make some changes? Significant progress has been made since writing our previous piece on responsible investment at Imperial. Last week we launched our Responsible Investment Club
- [It's not just the plight of the bumblebee, we need to protect all our pollinators](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/05/22/its-not-just-the-plight-of-the-bumblebee-we-need-to-protect-all-our-pollinators/): Kate Rowell, Grantham Institute and Imperial College Business School Master’s student studying Climate Change, Management and Finance, looks at why bees are suffering the impacts of climate change and what this means for global biodiversity and food security. What’s the problem? Three quarters of global food production relies on pollination to some degree, and for
- [Is climate change above ‘post-truth’?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/05/03/is-climate-change-above-post-truth/): In this opinion piece, Luke Bevan discusses the modern ethical challenges of communicating climate change science to the general public.
- [The importance of being optimistic – Christiana Figueres leads the charge to limit global warming to 1.5°C](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/04/11/the-importance-of-being-optimistic-christiana-figueres-leads-the-charge-to-limit-global-warming-to-1-5oc/): Dr Alex Howe, writes about the launch of a new campaign to turn words into actions on climate change, and in six global revolutions that must take place before 2020.
- [Who runs the world? Women, if we want prosperity, sustainability and life](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/03/07/who-runs-the-world-women-if-we-want-prosperity-sustainability-and-life/): On International Women’s Day, MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance student Cecilia L’Ecluse considers why it is that the changes brought about by global warming will be a disproportionate burden on women – and why women’s leadership and involvement is key to the future of our planet. Following severe flooding in Bangaladesh in 1991, nine times
- [Inside the minds of Trump voters: do they really all believe climate change was invented by China?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/02/20/inside-the-minds-of-trump-voters-do-they-really-all-believe-climate-change-was-invented-by-china/): Republican rhetoric, communist hoax and voter psychology; Geraldine Satre Buisson, a PhD student on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership at Imperial College London, looks across the pond at the United States’ attitudes towards climate change. We’ve all seen the tweets. Donald Trump thinks that climate change is a hoax created
- [Don't score an own goal on energy policy: Fatih Birol presents the World Energy Outlook at Imperial](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/02/14/fatih-birol-presented-the-world-energy-outlook-at-imperial/): The International Energy Agency’s most important report is a warning that words are not enough, and now is the time for every country to play their best game, according to Jonathan Bosch, an Imperial PhD student on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership. The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency
- [The similarities between our energy outlook and BP's will surprise you](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/02/07/the-similarities-between-our-energy-outlook-and-bps-will-surprise-you/): New analysis foreshadows a dwindling demand for fossil fuels, but what will the oil companies make of the future? Grantham Institute Director of Policy and Translation, Alyssa Gilbert, looked into her crystal ball to find out.
- [World leaders are not the only champions for low-carbon living](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/12/05/world-leaders-are-not-the-only-champions-for-low-carbon-living/): Grantham Institute co-director Professor Martin Siegert on the inspiring role for innovation and entrepreneurship, and a new public exhibition of practical solutions for a climate change world, showing in central Paris for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21). Reaching an international agreement about the future of carbon emissions is the central aim of around 1,000
- [How do we make renewable electricity cheap enough to leave coal in the ground?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/12/09/how-do-we-make-renewable-electricity-cheap-enough-to-leave-coal-in-the-ground/): Ajay Gambhir discusses the role of public funding on energy technology innovation The Global Apollo Programme proposal aims to get renewable electricity so cheap that we may as well give up on coal- and gas-fired generation by the mid-2020s – regardless of whether we care about climate change or not. This would be achieved by the world’s governments
- [Why clean tech innovation and selfish action go hand in hand](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/01/25/why-clean-tech-innovation-and-selfish-action-go-hand-in-hand/): SSCP DTP student Oliver Schmidt argues that technological innovation is key to empowering individuals to act on climate change. Some people argue that we already have all the technologies we need to ‘solve’ climate change, but the technological innovation driven by new funding initiatives still has a vital role to play. And what use is
- [Five ways to reinvent energy](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/12/06/five-ways-to-reinvent-energy/): On 25 November the Grantham Institute's Moritz Köhme and Dr Jeff Hardy attended the Reinventing Energy Summit hosted by New Scientist and RE•WORK. Jeff is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute and was one of the presenters at the event, speaking about ‘Sustainable energy transformations: Where are we at and where are we going?’.
- [Green investment: Put your money where the carbon isn’t](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/12/13/green-investment-put-your-money-where-the-carbon-isnt/): What do a company’s carbon emissions tell you about its long term prospects? Grantham Institute Director of Innovation Prof Richard Templer takes a first look at ET Index’s ranking of businesses according to their climate change credentials. Christmas is more usually associated with giving rather than investing, and the New Year with minimising our waistlines
- [Taking the waste out of waste wood](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/08/08/taking-the-waste-out-of-waste-wood/): Grantham PhD student Florence Gschwend recently won an impressive £10,000 to put into a new business that harnesses cutting edge innovation to generate fuels from hazardous waste wood. The recipient of this runners-up prize in the prestigious Althea-Imperial innovation competition explains how this is truly a win-win solution, solving two problems at once. Waste is,
- [Have your say: What are your most pressing environment and climate change priorities for 2017?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2017/01/09/have-your-say-what-are-your-most-pressing-environment-and-climate-change-priorities-for-2017/): As the dust settles on 2016, here at the Grantham Institute we are looking ahead at the hot topics in climate change and the environment for the coming year. Is air pollution more deserving of attention than ocean acidification? Should researchers in the United Kingdom focus on British problems like flooding adaptation, or are droughts
- [5 things you need to know about… unburnable carbon](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/05/24/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-unburnable-carbon/): Meeting growing energy needs around the globe whilst slashing carbon emissions is a monumental challenge. SSCP-DTP student Clea Kolster discusses a new report that provides fresh evidence of how technologies including carbon capture and storage can help. The International Energy Agency (IEA), the IPCC and the World Bank all agree: carbon capture and storage (CCS)
- [Our eco resolutions for 2017](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/12/30/our-eco-resolutions-for-2017/): We all have the power to change our habits and live more sustainably. In fact, whilst governments and businesses have a huge part to play in addressing climate change and other environmental issues, the actions of individuals are also crucial. With this in mind, we asked Grantham Institute staff and students to share their climate
- [Climate disclosures - why should we care?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/11/22/climate-disclosures-why-should-we-care/): Alyssa Gilbert, Head of Policy and Translation at the Grantham Institute, explores how disclosing information on companies’ strategic and practical approaches to climate risks could help engage investors in greener investments. The role of green investments in building a low-carbon future was a hot topic at the UN climate change conference in Marrakech (COP22), which
- [Coming clean on climate risk](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/12/19/coming-clean-on-climate-risk/): Grantham Co-Director, Prof Joanna Haigh, considers the latest recommendations on how businesses can open up to investors about their vulnerability to climate change. Climate change will affect a wide range of industries, and there is a growing push for companies to publish an assessment of the losses they could suffer as a result. Last month Alyssa
- [Beyond COP: Why we can’t count on international negotiations alone to save our planet](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/12/20/beyond-cop-why-we-cant-count-on-international-negotiations-alone-to-save-our-planet/): A year on from last December’s landmark climate deal in Paris, Jeanne Martin, an alumnus of Imperial’s Centre for Environmental Policy, argues that governments around the world are losing momentum – and it’s time for citizens to step in. A year ago, the world’s governments adopted the Paris Agreement, a global commitment to taking strong action
- [En route to Marrakech: From the Atlas mountains to the Atlantic Ocean](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/11/08/en-route-to-marrakech-from-the-atlas-mountains-to-the-atlantic-ocean/): Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP student Oliver Schmidt is attending the UN Climate Change conference (COP22) this week. He shares his impression of the host country Morocco and how it may be affected by climate change. Before the "action" COP officially kicked off in Marrakech on Monday, I travelled to the Kingdom
- [A breath of fresh air: Why young people’s voices must ring clear in climate negotiations](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/11/01/a-breath-of-fresh-air-why-young-peoples-voices-must-ring-clear-in-climate-negotiations/): Jeanne Martin, an alumnus of Imperial’s Centre for Environmental Policy, will be attending the UN’s COP22 climate conference in Marrakech next week as a member of the UK Youth Climate Coalition. She explains why the UN climate negotiation process is lacking – and how the youth can improve it. Full of hope. This is how
- [Big oceans, big IT: Modelling plastic pollution in the ocean](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/10/17/big-oceans-big-it-modelling-plastic-pollution-in-the-ocean/): Department of Physics undergraduate Thomas Stokes reflects on his recent research placement at the Grantham Institute. Approaching a new project can be a daunting prospect. This is especially true when you’re trying to model real-world systems; given how mind-bogglingly complex the ‘real world’ can be, it is easy to feel dwarfed by the problem at
- [The case of our missing trash](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/06/05/the-case-of-our-missing-trash/): by Dr Erik van Sebille, Grantham Lecturer in Oceanography and Climate Change Our oceans are filthy with plastic. Most attention so far has focused on the bottles, carrier bags and other junk floating in the middle of our oceans. Some say that we ought to go out there and clean the stuff up. But a series of
- [Where can we best tackle the ocean plastics problem?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/09/08/where-can-we-best-tackle-the-ocean-plastics-problem/): Following recent research suggesting that 90% of seabirds have eaten plastic, Department of Physics undergraduate Peter Sherman investigates how we could clean up our oceans. There is a lot of plastic in the ocean, and the situation is only getting worse. Within the next decade, oceanographers predict that there will be ten times more plastic debris in
- [How can we generate a hundred per cent renewable electricity?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/10/04/how-can-we-generate-100-percent-renewable-electricity/): Charlie Cook, a student on the first cohort of Imperial's new MSc in Climate Change, Management and Finance, checks on the roadmap leading to a world with electricity generated from a hundred per cent renewable sources. If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there; Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat points out to
- [Wavering water: why round-the-clock urban water supply matters](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/09/28/wavering-water-why-round-the-clock-urban-water-supply-matters/): Grantham PhD student Simon De Stercke looks at how Mumbai residents cope with just a few hours of running water per day – and why this needs to change, as part of his research on the urban water-energy nexus. By 2050, two thirds of our planet’s population will live in cities. Creating a blueprint for
- [How eating less meat could help prevent extinction, climate change, cancer and the next pandemic](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/09/20/how-eating-less-meat-could-help-prevent-extinction-climate-change-cancer-and-the-next-pandemic/): Grantham Lecturer in Global Change Ecology, Dr Kris Murray, explains why, from farm to fork, less is more when it comes to meat. I’m not a vegetarian, and I’m unlikely to become one any time soon. I like making sausages and barbequing ribs, I love prosciutto crudo and lamb kebabs, and I’m a total
- [We know carbon capture and storage (CCS) works - Now it’s time to act](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/09/13/we-know-carbon-capture-and-storage-ccs-works-now-its-time-to-act/): A comprehensive report released yesterday outlines a critical role for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in reducing the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. Dr Iain Macdonald, Head of Imperial's Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage (IC4S), explains why this technology is vital – and why there’s still time for the UK to lead the world on CCS.
- [Why the world needs a more inclusive global energy agency](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/09/06/why-the-world-needs-a-more-inclusive-global-energy-agency/): Neil Hirst, Senior Policy Fellow at the Grantham Institute, argues that China and other developing countries need their voices heard as members of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The G20 Summit in Hangzhou earlier this week provided a unique opportunity for China to assert its place in the world. So it’s hugely significant that Chinese
- [A beginner's guide to shaping global climate policy at the World Meteorological Organization](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/08/30/a-beginners-guide-to-shaping-global-climate-policy-at-the-world-meteorological-organization/): SSCP-DTP student Stephane Mangeon (Department of Physics) explains why you can expect to hear a lot more about the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Geneva, proudly standing on the banks of the Rhone river and the stunning Lake Geneva, is famed for its banking industry and for being the home of the uber-rich. But Geneva is also an international hub
- [China’s carbon intensity reductions continue](https://granthaminstitute.com/2013/11/27/chinas-carbon-intensity-reductions-continue/): By Ajay Gambhir A fortnight ago a journalist at New Scientist asked me if I’d seen the latest report by the Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency (PBL) and Joint Research Centre (JRC) on last year’s global CO2 emissions figures. He wanted some quick reactions on analysis that showed China’s emissions per unit of economic output (its
- [China Energy Outlook 2015](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/04/01/china-energy-outlook-2015/): by Neil Hirst, Senior Policy Fellow, Grantham Institute China’s Energy Research Institute (ERI) releases an interesting analysis of the prospects for China’s energy production and consumption and CO2 emissions to 2050 Last November’s joint announcement of national climate targets by President Barack Obama and President of China Xi Jinping has framed the preparations for this
- [What is China doing to protect and improve the environment?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/07/18/what-is-china-doing-to-protect-and-improve-the-environment/): Grantham Institute Head of Policy and Translation, Alyssa Gilbert, joined a group of Imperial College London students and staff on a trip to China. At Beijing’s Tsing Hua University, she saw a passion for protecting the natural environment at odds with the country’s pursuit of economic growth. Like all universities, Imperial encourages international discourse and
- [In a post-Brexit world, Britain can still lead the way towards a low carbon future](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/06/30/in-a-post-brexit-world-britain-can-still-lead-the-way-towards-a-low-carbon-future/): Grantham Institute Head of Policy Alyssa Gilbert on why there's no time like the present when it comes to seizing the economic and environmental opportunity offered by a low carbon vision of the future. Britain, Britain, Britain. The recent referendum has left many people in the UK, and indeed, in the rest of the European Union, quite
- [“Use more gasoline”: The unlikely ambition that could help save the planet from climate change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/06/28/use-more-gasoline-the-future-of-low-carbon-transport/): The internal combustion engine has an important role in transporting people, goods and services, but is it one that can be squared with goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Grantham Institute Head of Policy and Translation Alyssa Gilbert discusses some of the issues at stake. I was recently moved to support a new cause. For
- [The global health benefits of tackling climate change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/02/06/the-global-health-benefits-of-tackling-climate-change/): by Professor Paolo Vineis and Pauline Scheelbeek, School of Public Health It is sometimes claimed that addressing climate change with proper policies is too expensive and could lead to a further decline in the economy. However, the co-benefits of implementation of climate change mitigation strategies for the health sector are usually overlooked. The synergy between policies
- [Balance of power: How Brexit would affect the UK energy sector ](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/06/17/balance-of-power-how-brexit-would-affect-the-uk-energy-sector/): In under a week, UK voters will decide the fate of the country in a referendum over Britain's continuing membership of the European Union (EU). Grantham Research Associate Dr Sheridan Few explores some potential implications of exiting the EU for the UK energy sector. Issues such as the economy and immigration are key battle grounds
- [Climate change communication: Taking a leaf from the Brexit book](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/06/10/taking-a-leaf-from-the-brexit-book-what-climate-change-communicators-can-learn-from-the-eu-referendum-campaigns/): The upcoming referendum on the UK’s European Union (EU) membership has sparked a fiery debate among politicians, the media and the general public. Simon Bushell asks what climate change communicators can learn from the Brexit campaign. Whether pushing for the UK to leave the EU (“Brexit”) or stay, EU referendum campaigners are urging the British public to
- [Funding for low-carbon tech: Why the clean energy ministerial meeting changes everything and nothing](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/06/07/funding-for-low-carbon-technology-why-the-clean-energy-ministerial-meeting-changes-everything-and-nothing/): Grantham Institute Head of Policy and Translation, Alyssa Gilbert, thinks about the cosy blanket of funding, investment and support that will nurture innovation and boost efforts to come up with new ways to generate clean energy and avoid dangerous climate change. By now we all know that avoiding dangerous levels of climate change means producing
- [Seven ways maths can save the world](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/05/31/seven-ways-maths-can-save-the-world/): Can numbers, algebra and trigonometry save the planet? This was the question put to experts during a panel discussion at Imperial hosted by the Grantham Institute and the Mathematics of Planet Earth CDT. CDT students Paula Rowińska and Tom Bendall report back on seven ways that mathematicians are already working towards securing our planet’s
- [The challenge of seasonal weather prediction](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/04/14/the-challenge-of-seasonal-weather-prediction/): By Hannah Nissan, Research Assistant in Regional Climate Modelling, Physics In April 2009 the UK Met Office issued their now infamous forecast: “odds-on for a BBQ summer”. By the end of August, total precipitation since June had climbed to 42% above average levels for 1971-2000 (UKMO, 2014). Why is it so challenging to provide seasonal forecasts
- [Planning for the future: What is the truth about your pension and the environment?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/05/03/planning-for-the-future-what-is-the-truth-about-your-pension-and-the-environment/): Are your savings supporting the fossil fuel industry? George Hammond of ShareAction argues that it is the responsibility of pension fund members to make their voices heard and ensure their schemes are acting responsibly. The pensions industry is hugely powerful, and how it uses that power will have enormous effects on savers, society and
- [There is no Planet B: Why I decided to run 3,000 kilometres ](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/11/11/there-is-no-planet-b-why-i-decided-to-run-3000-kilometres/): Erlend Moster Knudsen is part of the climate awareness campaign Pole to Paris. He is speaking at a seminar at Imperial on 12 November. In this guest blog, he writes about how his PhD on climate change in the Arctic inspired him to run almost 30 km a day, for months in a row, to draw
- [Why I support the #EarthStatement](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/11/16/why-i-support-the-earthstatement/): Earlier this year, the Earth League, a consortium of 17 world-leading scientists, drew up a wish list of the essential elements that should lie at the heart of the global climate deal to be agreed at the Paris 2015 UN Climate Conference (COP 21). Professor Sir Brian Hoskins, member of the Earth League and Chair
- [Prospects for climate change: is your glass half-empty, or a half-full?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/04/26/prospects-for-climate-change-is-your-glass-half-empty-or-a-half-full/): Grantham lecturer Dr Mirabelle Muûls asks herself whether optimism about solving climate change is well-placed. Should we be optimistic or pessimistic about our collective ability to tackle climate change? Listening to the inspiring academic and corporate speakers at our “Mobilising Business, Acting on Climate” conference last week, I heard the debate between optimism and pessimism
- [Before the flood: protecting London's future](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/04/18/before-the-flood-protecting-londons-future/): Grantham Affiliate Dr Ana Mijic examines London’s vulnerability to flooding, and the infrastructure projects safeguarding the city’s future. This month saw the launch of Flood Re, a new UK government-backed scheme intended to lower the cost of insuring homes in high-risk areas against flood . Whilst the scheme will benefit thousands, as always, prevention –
- [Picking up the pieces: studying forest fragmentation in Borneo](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/04/04/picking-up-the-pieces-studying-forest-fragmentation-in-borneo/): SSCP-DTP student Phil Chapman writes about why fragmentation is threatening tropical forests, how researchers are learning more about the problem and what it’s really like to live and work in a jungle for four months. I am now two months into my second field season in the lovely, but oh-so-very far away land of Borneo,
- [Welcome to the Anthropocene: can we save ourselves from extinction?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/02/12/welcome-to-the-anthropocene-can-we-save-ourselves-from-extinction/): Deborah Oakley asks whether humanity can survive the onslaught of the humans. “Humanity is no longer just another animal. In the Anthropocene, in this new world, we’re operating on a global scale; as a super organism,” said science journalist Gaia Vince, speaking at Imperial College London last month. Our impact on the natural environment
- [Meeting global water needs: More than a pipe dream](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/03/22/meeting-global-water-needs-more-than-a-pipe-dream/): by Dr Karl Smith, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Every waking hour, I ingest water. Not always in its purest form, but near enough. Energy is important and right now (and rightly so), carbon is capturing headlines. But water is fundamental to our livelihoods. The UN has designated 22 March World Water Day: “a day to
- [Losing a bet but winning the war: fighting the deadly chytrid fungi](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/03/03/losing-a-bet-but-winning-the-war-fighting-the-deadly-chytrid-fungi/): On World Wildlife Day, Grantham Lecturer Dr Kris Murray explains why a US ban on salamander imports is critical to stemming the spread of a new lethal amphibian disease. I‘m not usually one for gambling, and certainly not for placing bets that I genuinely hope to lose. But last year I made a bet with
- [How can wildlife adapt to a warmer world?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/03/03/how-can-wildlife-adapt-to-a-warmer-world/): Dr Eoin O’Gorman from the Department of Life Sciences explores how species might cope with rising global temperatures. Our planet is getting warmer. That is now an undeniable fact, even by the most conservative predictions for the next century. Climate change has begun to take centre-stage in international politics, Nobel prize decision-making, and even Oscar
- [On the brink: 10 South American species endangered by environmental change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/03/02/on-the-brink-10-south-american-species-endangered-by-environmental-change/): SSCP-DTP student Rowan Schley introduces the South American plants and animals on the verge of extinction due to climate and environmental change. If you were to travel South America from top to tail, you would witness nearly every type of habitat present on Earth: from the steamy tropical rainforests of the Amazon, through mountains, deserts,
- [Making it pay by simple addition: win-win solutions for health and the environment](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/06/05/win-win-solutions-for-health-and-the-environment/): Dr Kris Murray, Grantham Lecturer in Global Change Ecology Our planet is ill. Ongoing loss and endangerment of species, degradation of marine and terrestrial ecosystems and their services, and manmade changes to the global climate are dramatic symptoms of a major decline in the planet’s environmental health. In glaring contrast, human health has improved, in some
- [Transforming climate change from a threat to an opportunity](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/06/23/report-launch-lancet-commission-on-health-and-climate/): -Lancet Commission on Health and Climate report launch by Dr Kris Murray, Grantham Lecturer in Global Change Ecology Today the Lancet Commission on Health and Climate announced the release of their new report “2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change: Policy Responses to Protect Public Health”. Following a first report released in 2009, which concluded
- [Ask not what you can do for climate change, but what climate change can do for you](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/02/19/why-ask-what-you-can-do-for-climate-change-heres-what-climate-change-can-do-for-you/): SSCP-DTP student Arnaud Koehl argues for a better way of selling the benefits of the global climate agreement signed at the COP21 climate conference in Paris Many pundits applauded the Paris Agreement as an unprecedented diplomatic achievement. But for all its successes, to me one key ingredient was missing: the incentive to participate in
- [Climate action: Six reasons for optimism in 2016](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/01/15/climate-action-six-reasons-for-optimism-in-2016/): With the passing of the historic Paris Agreement on climate change last month, things are looking up for the planet, with Rebecca Leber of the New Republic saying “the world is a little less doomed”. Attention now turns to how the countries and cities that have committed to taking action on climate change can turn
- [UK floods: An uncertain future calls for flexible plans](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/02/01/uk-floods-an-uncertain-future-calls-for-flexible-plans/): Filip Babovic (Department of Civil Engineering) (@filipbabovic) looks back on the record-breaking floods experienced in the UK last December, asking whether we should expect such extreme weather to become the norm and how we can defend ourselves against future flooding. The UK has a reputation for being rainy, but last December it saw a deluge
- [A trip to the cutting edge of Saudi science](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/01/21/a-trip-to-the-cutting-edge-of-saudi-science/): Grantham Institute Co-Director Prof Joanna Haigh shares her impressions on the Saudi science scene following a recent visit to the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. I am sitting in the lounge at Jeddah airport, waiting for a flight to London and reflecting on my visit to the King Abdullah University
- [What my internship at the IEA taught me about life, love and the potential for renewable technologies](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/01/11/what-my-internship-at-the-international-energy-agency-taught-me-about-life-love-and-the-potential-for-renewable-technologies/): SSCP-DTP student Jonathan Bosch reveals his insights into modelling the growth of renewable energy technologies at the International Energy Agency. At the end of May 2015, I had just sweated my way through the most important meeting of my PhD so far, in which I attempted to prove my worth as a researcher. As a reward
- [Grantham wish list 2016– our hopes for the year ahead](https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/01/05/grantham-wish-list-2016-our-hopes-for-the-year-ahead/): Last year ended on a high with a global climate deal agreed at the UN climate change conference in Paris (COP21). As a new year begins, the Grantham Institute team share their wishes for 2016. "I wish to see the countries that agreed to the climate deal in Paris producing realistic plans for the emissions reductions they pledged
- [Ocean heat uptake - checking the facts](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/09/10/ocean-heat-uptake-checking-the-facts/): By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute The recent slowdown in global temperature rise has led to suggestions that global warming has stopped. In fact, the Earth system is still gaining heat, and the slowdown was likely caused by a series of small volcanic eruptions, a downward trend in the solar cycle, and increased heat uptake
- [Unconvinced about CCS? Let me tell you more…](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/12/18/unconvinced-about-ccs-let-me-tell-you-more/): SSCP DTP student Clea Kolster (Centre for Environmental Policy) gauges views on Carbon Capture and Storage at the UN climate change conference in Paris (COP21). As a PhD student attending COP21, I arrived eager to take it all in: the politics, the science, the urgent desire to save the planet, the people who are most
- [Weighing up the evidence on CCS](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/12/16/weighing-up-the-evidence-on-ccs/): Dr Sara Budinis and Zara Qadir of the Sustainable Gas Institute review the current state of research on Carbon Capture and Storage. The global climate deal agreed in Paris last week has set ambitious targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and limiting global warming. Carbon Capture and Storage, or CCS, is a technology that could
- [Peering into the emissions gap](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/12/10/peering-into-the-emissions-gap/): Grantham Affiliate Dr Heather Graven gives us the lowdown on the emissions gap. What is the emissions gap? The international community agreed on a 2°C target for the upper limit on global average temperature rise at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Cancun in 2010 (COP16).
- [Climate change education: filling the gaps](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/12/08/climate-change-education-filling-the-gaps/): Grantham Institute Education Manager Sophie Smith explains why we need to nurture postgraduates with a broad perspective and a solid skills base. "Climate change education, training and public awareness are essential to achieving the Global Goals." [targets to tackle poverty and climate change] This quote from the Director-General of UNESCO at COP21 last week sums
- [Apollo has landed: the role of the private sector in completing the race for 100% renewables](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/12/07/apollo-has-landed-the-role-of-the-private-sector-in-completing-the-race-for-100-renewables/): Dr Charles Donovan and Christopher Corbishley discuss the falling cost of renewables. In the lead-up to the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP) in Paris, there was a lot of buzz in the mainstream business press about the need for research and development that could lead to breakthroughs in the cost of clean energy technologies. Over the
- [Why a debate over who should take responsibility for climate change’s impending humanitarian disaster is proving hard to solve at COP21](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/12/06/why-a-debate-over-loss-and-damage-proving-hard-to-solve-at-cop21/): Dr Gabriele Messori, Imperial physics alumnus and climate scientist writes about the contentious issue of the loss and damage caused by adverse effects of climate change. A key section in the draft agreement called ‘Loss and Damage’, has so far been one of the most debated elements of the negotiations at COP21 here in Paris,
- [How climate-smart soil management increases resilience and helps mitigate climate change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/12/04/how-climate-smart-soil-management-increases-resilience-and-helps-mitigate-climate-change/): As we mark World Soil Day, and with COP21 well into its first week, Dr Katrin Glatzel of Agriculture for Impact takes a look at how good soil and land management practices can help us achieve important climate and development goals. Soil matters. The decision made at the Rio+20 conference to develop a set
- [COP21: The last chance for Small Island Developing States](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/12/02/cop21-the-last-chance-for-small-island-developing-states/): Grantham Lecturer Dr Erik van Sebille reports back from the second day of the COP21 climate negotiations in Paris. For a group of countries that represent such a tiny fraction of the world’s population, the Small Island Developing States have stirred up a lot of discussion at COP21 in Paris over the last few days. As some
- [Tackling peat fires in Indonesia: Haze events and a call to COP21](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/11/27/tackling-peat-fires-in-indonesia-haze-events-and-a-call-to-cop21/): Grantham Affiliate Dr Guillermo Rein (Department of Mechanical Engineering) explains why Indonesia’s peat fires are a global problem, and what can be done to address these fires worldwide. Peat fires are raging in Indonesia and their extent is staggering. The dry season is not over and NASA satellites have already counted more than 12,000 active
- [Reforming harmful fossil fuel subsidies](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/11/24/reforming-harmful-fossil-fuel-subsidies/): Jo Tyndall, New Zealand’s Climate Change Ambassador, argues that the time has come for fossil fuel subsidies to be removed. This year offers a significant opportunity to take a step towards the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies, as part of global efforts against climate change. With the world’s attention focused on Paris later this month, a
- [The end of UK coal - views from Imperial](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/11/20/the-end-of-uk-coal-views-from-imperial/): UK Energy Secretary Amber Rudd announced last week that UK coal power plants will be switched off by 2025. We asked experts across College for their opinions on what this means for energy security, renewable technologies, and climate change. Dr Paul Balcombe Research Associate, Sustainable Gas Institute “The accelerated planned ramp down of coal power plants has
- [UK climate and energy policy at a crossroads](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/11/18/uk-climate-and-energy-policy-at-a-crossroads/): Energy Secretary Amber Rudd announced today that UK coal power stations will be phased out by 2025, favouring new gas-fired power stations to take their place in the country’s energy mix. The news has been seen by many as the latest in a string of controversial energy policy decisions taken by the Conservative government
- [Why should we act on climate change? A glaciologist's perspective](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/07/13/why-should-we-act-on-climate-change-a-glaciologists-perspective/): by Professor Martin Siegert, Co-director, Grantham Institute See a headline on TV about climate change and it will undoubtedly be accompanied by, among other images, a glacier suddenly calving a colossal iceberg into the sea, or a polar bear clinging helplessly to an ever-diminishing ice floe. Glaciology, the study of snow and ice in all
- [African smallholder farmers responding to an uncertain climate future](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/10/02/african-smallholder-farmers-responding-to-an-uncertain-climate-future/): by Dr Katrin Glatzel and Alice Marks, Agriculture for Impact With just a couple of months left till the world’s leaders gather in Paris to agree on a new international climate change agreement, the Montpellier Panel launched a report last week addressing some of the key challenges we face in helping smallholder farmers become more
- [Do cities need COP21 to cut down on carbon?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/11/09/do-cities-need-cop21-to-cut-down-on-carbon/): Dr Karl M. Smith, Manager of the Blue Green Dream Project, proposes that empowered cities can hold their own and contribute to global efforts to limit dangerous climate change. The gathering storm On 22nd October, 2015, Hurricane Patricia barrelled across the Pacific Ocean. In its line of sight: Mexico. Patricia threatened to become the strongest hurricane ever
- [High blood pressure: can it be caused by drinking water?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/11/03/high-blood-pressure-can-it-be-caused-by-drinking-water/): Dr Pauline Scheelbeek, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, explores the link between salty drinking water and high blood pressure. It’s a well-established fact that high salt consumption (over 5 grams a day) can lead to increased blood pressure. In western countries such as the UK, most of the salt we consume comes from (mostly processed) foods that
- [Thinking in circles: applying circular economy principles in London](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/09/24/thinking-in-circles-applying-circular-economy-principles-in-london/): Julia Halder, PhD Student in the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (School of Public Health), discovers how circular economy thinking can inform redevelopment in London. 'Circular economy thinking' is the idea that we use materials and items (from small things like phones to large buildings and infrastructure) for as long as possible and then recover as much value
- [How can an oil and gas company prepare for a low carbon world?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/10/29/how-can-an-oil-and-gas-company-prepare-for-a-low-carbon-world/): In the run-up to the Paris 2015 UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), countries have been submitting their plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020. But what steps is the oil and gas sector taking to help limit emissions? At a recent Grantham Institute talk, John Knight from Statoil spoke about the progress and
- [2014 - the warmest year on record](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/01/16/2014-the-warmest-year-on-record/): A summary of global temperature for 2014 from NASA and NOAA has just been published, showing that the average global temperature for 2014 was 0.69°C above the average for the 20th century. The small margin of uncertainty in calculating average global temperature means that the exact ranking of 2014 cannot be distinguished from the previous
- [2°C or not 2°C – should we ditch the below 2°C target for global warming?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/10/03/2c-or-not-2c-should-we-ditch-the-below-2c-target-for-global-warming/): By Professor Joanna Haigh, Co-Director, Grantham Institute A commentary published in Nature this week has opened up a discussion about the value of using the goal of keeping global warming to below 2°C. David Victor and Charles Kennel are concerned that the below 2°C target for global warming is not useful, partly because they consider it
- [The Post-2015 Goals: Environmental Sustainability, Science and Development](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/03/24/the-post-2015-goals-environmental-sustainability-science-and-development/): By Bora Ristic, Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP student This week, the next round of UN negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are under way in New York. The SDGs aim to coordinate and promote development across the world in critical areas, including health, education, governance, and environment amongst others.
- [Divestment 2.0: The power is in the eyes of the investor](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/10/08/divestment-2-0/): Sam Gill from ET Index explores the issue of how to avoid investing in fossil fuels. Sam is Chief Executive Officer at ET Index, a Climate-KIC backed company that has been based between the Imperial Innovations Incubator and Level39 Canary Wharf since its inception in 2014. It is a spin out for the independent not-for-profit research
- [Methanol: Fuelling the future](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/09/16/methanol-fuelling-the-future/): There's been a lot of talk about a hypothetical hydrogen economy, but what if methanol was the fuel of choice? SSCP-DTP student Alexandra Hicken discovers how methanol can be produced sustainably in the last blog in our sustainability series. Much research has been carried out into the possibility of using hydrogen for the generation and redistribution
- [Global solutions for global challenges](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/09/11/global-solutions-for-global-challenges/): Alyssa Gilbert, Head of Policy and Translation, Grantham Institute gives her impressions from 'Global solutions for global challenges', a discussion event held at Imperial on Wednesday 9 September 2015. This week we tried something quite different. Instead of focusing on one particular climate change or environmental issue, we thought we would tackle them all. Our remit
- [Science and Policy United](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/07/24/science-and-policy-united/): by Alyssa Gilbert, Head of Policy and Translation, Grantham Institute and Beni Stocker Professor Sheila Jasanoff of the Harvard Kennedy School nailed it. She called upon the 2,000 attendees of the July Paris conference on the science of climate change to “dismantle the artificial walls between science, policy and politics.” In an inspiring address, on the
- [Is there a sustainable future for tropical forests in south-east Asia?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/08/21/is-there-a-sustainable-future-for-tropical-forests-in-south-east-asia/): In the second of our series of posts on sustainability, SSCP-DTP student Philip Chapman investigates how land use change threatens tropical forests in south-east Asia. The ever-expanding global population is already placing an intense strain on natural resources, and one of the major facets of this is land-use change. Loss of natural habitats to human land-uses, particularly agriculture, is predicted
- [Sustainability with a pinch of salt](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/08/24/sustainability-with-a-pinch-of-salt/): As part of our ongoing sustainability series, SSCP-DTP student Malcolm Graham explains how new research is protecting coastal groundwater from contamination. “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink” Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) The right of all humans to safe drinking water is a key focus of the Sustainable Development Goals to be agreed at COP21 in
- [Creating a sustainable future for London: the London Environmental Challenge](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/07/30/creating-a-sustainable-future-for-london-the-london-environmental-challenge/): by Helen Lacey, Alexandra Hicken (SSCP-DTP students) and Enrico Berado Safeguarding the health, quality of life and wellbeing of 8.6 million Londoners, as well as those of future generations, is of utmost importance to the Mayor’s Office in London. In order to tackle these challenges and build a sustainable future for the UK capital, there is a
- [Measuring sustainability in our oceans](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/08/18/measuring-sustainability-in-our-oceans/): In the first of our series of blogs on sustainability, SSCP-DTP student Michael Burgass explores how we can measure ocean health. Oceans contain 99% of the space occupied by life on our planet, hold 97% of the planet's water, produce more than half of the oxygen in the atmosphere, and regulate the earth’s climate. More than
- [Responding to environmental change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/03/30/responding-to-environmental-change/): This blog post is part of a series on Responding to Environmental Change event, organised by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded Doctoral Training Partnerships at Imperial (SSCP), and the University of Reading and the University of Surrey (SCENARIO). A recent event in London brought together emerging environmental scientists (PhD students and early career researchers)
- [The Future of the Arctic](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/08/06/the-future-of-the-arctic/): By Victoria Burton, Stephane Mangeon, Christoph Mazur, Simon Moulds, Jonathan Ritson, Philip Sandwell, Rebecca Short, and Patric Simoes Pereira Grantham and SSCP-DTP students investigate how climate change and oil exploration are affecting the Arctic, and the potential harm or benefits that these will bring. The Arctic is changing, both environmentally and economically. What was once
- [Is climate change increasing the risk of armed conflict?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/06/25/is-climate-change-increasing-the-risk-of-armed-conflict-2/): By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute The recently published 2015 Global Peace Index, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, said that although OECD countries became more peaceful in 2014, there has been substantial increase in annual war-related deaths since 2010, and there are now more refugees than at any time since the Second World War.
- [Climate-ready adaptation for conservation and ecosystem services](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/07/24/climate-ready-adaptation-for-conservation-and-ecosystem-services-some-impressions-of-the-session-at-cfcc/): Professor Iain Colin Prentice, Chair in Biosphere and Climate Impacts reports back on his session at the Our Common Future conference in Paris This was a lively session, dealing with quite a controversial topic. It had been formed of two proposed sessions, one led by the Grantham Institute (with Georgina Mace, UCL), the other led
- [Jamming for ideas with BASF](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/07/16/jamming-for-ideas-with-basf/): by Alexandra Hicken, PhD student, Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP Tackling climate change is a hugely complex issue. And when considering such a sprawling problem, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut. Arriving in Brussels last week for BASF’s ‘jamming session’, I was curious to see whether this playful approach could
- [Video: Climate change and extreme weather](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/07/15/video-climate-change-and-extreme-weather/): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o8DMDFfjP0 The AXA Futures event ‘Climate Change and Extreme Weather – How Do We Protect Communities at Risk?’ hosted by the Grantham Institute brought together leading climate change scientists and influencers to debate how to manage climate change and what COP21 should seek to achieve. World Meteorological Organisation figures show that weather and climate-related disasters have caused $2.4
- [A New York take on Sustainable Development: Is it feasible? ](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/06/19/a-new-york-take-on-sustainable-development-is-it-feasible/): By Clea Kolster, PhD student, Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet The term ‘sustainable development’ was first coined in 1987 in the UN’s World Commission on Environment and Development report, Our Common Future. Almost 30 years later, the concept of sustainable development is more relevant than ever. The definition given in the report is,
- [Feasibility and affordability of reducing greenhouse gas emissions](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/09/16/feasibility-and-affordability-of-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions/): By Ajay Gambhir, Research fellow on mitigation policy at the Grantham Institute The United Nations Climate Summit 2014, to be held in New York on 23rd September, comes at an important point in the calendar for discussions on how to address climate change. Next year will see nations submit pledges on their future greenhouse gas
- [Paterson misses the point](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/10/16/paterson-misses-the-point/): By Dr Simon Buckle, Grantham Institute Owen Paterson’s remarks on the UK response to climate change miss the point. I do not disagree with him that the UK decarbonisation strategy should be improved. In particular, there is a need for a more effective strategy on energy demand. However, my preferred policy and technology mix would be
- [In defence of biomass energy](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/10/29/in-defence-of-biomass-energy/): By Professor Colin Prentice, AXA Chair in Biosphere and Climate Impacts Further to previous posts on this blog regarding Owen Paterson’s recent speech to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, I would like to take this opportunity to correct his dismissive statement about biomass energy as a potential contribution to decarbonized energy production in the UK. This is what
- [The costs of decarbonising the UK](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/10/29/the-costs-of-decarbonising-the-uk/): By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute The costs associated with reducing emissions in the UK have been discussed recently in the press. In an article in the Mail on Sunday, David Rose made the claim that energy policies shaped by the so-called “Green Blob” – a term coined by Owen Paterson for what he called “the mutually
- [Why subsidise renewable energy?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/12/02/why-subsidise-renewable-energy/): by Ajay Gambhir, Grantham Institute This blog forms part of a series addressing some of the criticisms often levelled against efforts to mitigate climate change. It is often claimed that intermittent renewable sources of electricity (mainly wind and solar photovoltaics), are too expensive, inefficient and unreliable and that we shouldn’t subsidise them. What are the facts?
- [Climate change: positive messages on the international scene](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/12/04/climate-change-positive-messages-on-the-international-scene/): By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute This blog forms part of a series addressing some of the criticisms often levelled against efforts to mitigate climate change. The Twentieth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) – the latest in a series of meetings of the decision making body of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
- [How will Antartica's ice-sheet contribute to 21st century sea level rise?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/10/31/ice-sheet-contributions-to-21st-century-sea-level/): by Professor Martin Siegert, Co-director, Grantham Institute On 27th October I convened a meeting at the Royal Society of London to discuss the results of a recent 20-year research horizon scanning exercise for Antarctic Science (Kennicutt et al. 2014). Part of the discussion focused on the research needed to better quantify Antarctica’s likely contribution to
- [With climate models, simpler isn't necessarily better](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/01/23/with-climate-models-simpler-isnt-necessarily-better/): Grantham Institute Co-Director Professor Joanna Haigh discusses a recent paper which argues that existing climate models 'run hot' and overstate the extent of manmade climate change. It is perplexing that some climate change sceptics, who expend much energy in decrying global circulation (computer) models of the climate, on the basis that they cannot properly represent the entire complexities of
- [Reflections on the UN Climate Summit in New York](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/09/24/reflections-on-the-new-york-climate-summit/): By Dr Simon Buckle, Grantham Institute “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more” Climate change was not, so far as I know, one of the issues that Shakespeare wrote about, despite plays like “The Tempest” or (for the sceptically minded) “Much Ado about Nothing”. But King Henry V’s lines in Act III of the
- [The Road to Paris 2015 – the UK's postition](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/03/30/the-road-to-paris-2015-the-uks-postition/): This blog post by Samantha Buzzard, a NERC student at the University of Reading, is part of a series on Responding to Environmental Change, an event organised by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded Doctoral Training Partnerships at Imperial (SSCP), and the University of Reading and the University of Surrey (SCENARIO). See the full
- [INDCs - how do the latest climate pledges stack up?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/07/07/indcs-how-do-the-latest-climate-pledges-stack-up/): by Alyssa Gilbert, Head of Policy and Translation, Grantham Institute It is just like some colossally awful house-bidding process. Only here it is not just an attractive three-bed semi-detached residence that is at stake. In the run up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference in Paris in December, each country
- [Towards a Global Energy Internet](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/06/16/towards-a-global-energy-internet/): Professor Jo Haigh, Co-director of the Grantham Institute reports back from the Climate Parliament meeting in Lucerne, 12 June 2015. I have just found a seat on the train from Lucerne to Zurich airport. It is absolutely packed, I suppose, with people going away for the weekend. Staring through the window at the snow-capped mountains, and having
- [UK elections: climate change debate is hampered by neoliberal consensus](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/04/16/uk-elections-climate-change-debate-is-hampered-by-neoliberal-consensus/): By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute Although both Labour and the Liberal Democrats have pledged to decarbonise the electricity sector by 2030, climate change is unlikely to be a key issue in the run up to the May general election. This reflects a long term decline in political engagement with the problem since the Copenhagen conference in
- [How do marine renewable devices affect marine life?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/05/27/how-do-marine-renewable-devices-affect-marine-life/): by Roan du Feu, PhD student, Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet The marine renewable energy sector is poised and ready, waiting to harness the power of tides and waves with underwater tidal turbines and floating wave energy converters. A shift to renewable energy sources is essential to reducing global carbon emissions, but what
- [Investing in institutional ‘software’ to build climate resilience](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/06/23/investing-in-institutional-software-to-build-climate-resilience/): by Camilla Toulmin, Ced Hesse, Daoud Tari and Caroline King–Okumu, International Institute for Environment and Development Building resilience to extreme weather needs a systems approach, including institutional ‘software’ as well as technical, financial, and physical infrastructure – or ‘hardware’. Designing, financing, achieving and evaluating success in the intangible aspects of resilience is challenging. Illustrating the
- [Benefiting from natural resources](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/03/30/benefiting-from-natural-resources/): This blog post by Jonathan Bosch, an SSCP DTP student, is part of a series on Responding to Environmental Change, an event organised by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded Doctoral Training Partnerships at Imperial (SSCP), and the University of Reading and the University of Surrey (SCENARIO). See the full list of blogs in this
- [NERC Innovation business school: The first week](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/03/30/nerc-innovation-business-school-the-first-week/): By Christoph Mazur On 9 March a group of students, accompanied by innovation and system thinking coaches, embarked on a Business Innovation Journey organised by NERC and the Grantham Institute. Aiming to tackle NERC’s key challenges through the means of innovation and entrepreneurship, the first week involved visits to the UK's Catapult centres which take inventions
- [Hard Evidence: will climate change affect the spread of tropical diseases?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/02/19/hard-evidence-will-climate-change-affect-the-spread-of-tropical-diseases/): By Paul Parham, Honorary Lecturer in Infectious Disease Epidemiology Many tropical diseases such as malaria, Chagas disease and dengue are transmitted to humans via mosquitoes and other carriers known as vectors. These vector-borne diseases continue to have a major impact on human health in the developing world: each year, more than a billion people become
- [Resilience to environmental hazards](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/03/30/resilience-to-environmental-hazards/): This blog post by Malcom Graham, an SSCP DTP student, is part of a series on Responding to Environmental Change, an event organised by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded Doctoral Training Partnerships at Imperial (SSCP), and the University of Reading and the University of Surrey (SCENARIO). See the full list of blogs in this
- [Managing environmental change](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/03/30/managing-environmental-change/): This blog post by Rebecca Emerton, a Scenario DTP student at University of Reading, is part of a series on Responding to Environmental Change, an event organised by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded Doctoral Training Partnerships at Imperial (SSCP), and the University of Reading and the University of Surrey (SCENARIO). See the full list
- [Time to Act climate march - what was missing?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/03/13/time-to-act-climate-march-what-was-missing/): by Jonathan Bosch On Saturday, 7th March 2015, I attended the Time to Act climate march. After a winding route through the historic streets of central London, an impromptu sit-down on the Strand, and a spirit-raising day under an early spring sun, we converged on Parliament Square where a number of speakers from charities, trade unions,
- [High altitude agriculture - The challenges of adapting to the changing water supply in the Himalayas](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/03/03/high-altitude-agriculture-the-challenges-of-adapting-to-the-changing-water-supply-in-the-himalayas/): by Bhopal Pandeya, Research Associate (ESPA Fellowship), Grantham Institute Mountains are often referred to as ‘water towers’ as they provide fresh water to people and biodiversity. The Himalayan region is one of the few hot spots where several big rivers originate and supply water to hundreds of millions of people across the mountains and further
- [Internship Experiences: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/01/20/internship-experiences-skidmore-owings-merrill/): by Peter Blair, Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP student The Thames Basin is set to face many challenges in the future: climate change, a growing population and economic requirements all present developmental challenges, as well as major sources of uncertainty. Having previously worked on a voluntary project producing a vision for planning
- [Who's responsible for tackling climate change? - COP 20 outcomes](https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/01/13/whos-responsible-for-tackling-climate-change-cop-20-outcomes/): By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute An agreement produced by the 20th Conference of the Parties in Lima, Peru, noted ‘with grave concern’ that countries’ current pledges on emissions reductions are insufficient to keep global temperature rise within either 2°C or 1.5°C of pre-industrial levels. This is indeed a serious concern because temperature changes of just a
- [Has climate change been exaggerated? Fact-checking Owen Paterson’s comments](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/10/21/has-climate-change-been-exaggerated-fact-checking-owen-patersons-comments/): By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute In a lecture to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, the former UK Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has criticised the current government’s climate and energy policies, suggesting there is too much emphasis on renewables and that the consequences of climate change have been exaggerated. A discussion of Mr Paterson’s comments on UK
- [Ocean warming in the media](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/08/04/ocean-warming-in-the-media/): A recent paper on ocean warming has been reported on in a number of newspaper articles, most recently by Christopher Booker in the Sunday Telegraph. The author of the paper, Professor Carl Wunsch of MIT, wrote a letter to the editor of the Sunday Telegraph in response to Christopher Booker's article. As the letter has yet
- [Grantham Institute welcomes results of Energy and Climate Change Committee review of IPCC WG1 report](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/07/29/grantham-institute-welcomes-results-of-energy-and-climate-change-committee-review-of-ipcc-wg1-report/): The House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee report on the Working Group 1 contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, which is published today, has found the IPCC process to be robust. The committee launched an inquiry into the IPCC WG1 report in October 2013, following criticism by some commentators of the IPCC
- [Sticking to the budget](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/07/22/sticking-to-the-budget/): Following on from Simon Buckle’s post this morning another piece of good news on emissions reductions, the UK government has announced that they will not amend the fourth carbon budget, after reviewing their commitments in light of progress within the EU. Therefore the carbon budget for 2023-27 remains at 1,950 MtCO2e, keeping the UK on
- [Merkel raises the level of ambition](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/07/22/merkel-raises-the-level-of-ambition/): By Dr Simon Buckle, Grantham Institute There was some good news last week from the annual Petersberg Climate Dialogues held on 14-15 July in Berlin. The Petersberg meetings were instituted after the perceived failure of the Copenhagen summit in 2009 in order to support the UNFCCC talks. They are co-chaired by Germany and the country hosting the
- [Fact checking a recent Telegraph article by Christopher Booker](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/07/18/fact-checking-a-recent-telegraph-article-by-christopher-booker/): by Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute In an article for the Telegraph, Christopher Booker gave his views on Professor Sir Brian Hoskins’ appearance on the Today programme earlier this year. In the article, Booker made several claims about climate science relating to rainfall, atmospheric humidity, polar sea ice extent, global temperatures and sea level rise. In this
- [7 Frightening Findings from the IPCC Report](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/07/15/7-frightening-findings-from-the-ipcc-report/): By Helena Wright, Research Postgraduate, Centre for Environmental Policy Helena Wright, an Imperial PhD student, looks at worst possible scenarios from the IPCC Working Group II report. The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its latest report, featuring the most up-to-date science on global climate change. As a researcher, I had
- [UNFCCC climate negotiations: reflections from the Rhine](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/07/03/unfccc-climate-negotiations-reflections-from-the-rhine/): By Dr Simon Buckle, Grantham Institute I spent a few days at the recent Bonn climate change conference (4-15 June) during the High Level Ministerial events on 5-6 June. Not that these were the most interesting things happening there. Unsurprisingly, by and large, Ministers did not stray from well rehearsed positions, reflecting the continued skirmishing
- [What is the best way to write about climate change in fiction?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/06/30/what-is-the-best-way-to-write-about-climate-change-in-fiction/): By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute Last week I attended Weather Fronts, an event organised by Tipping Point. The event brought climate scientists together with writers of fiction and poetry to discuss how authors can bring climate change into their work. Climate change is a global problem and solving it requires collective action. When too
- [Science and an open society](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/05/15/science-and-an-open-society/): By Dr Simon Buckle, Grantham Institute Professor Lennart Bengtsson’s resignation from the GWPF (Global Warming Policy Foundation) Academic Advisory Council has received wide coverage and raises important issues. Whatever anyone’s views are on the role, motivation and integrity of the GWPF in this matter, it is up to individual academics whether or not to associate
- [Collaboration with Stanford University and Biofuels Research at the Joint BioEnergy Institute](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/04/29/collaboration-with-stanford-university-and-biofuels-research-at-the-joint-bioenergy-institute/): By C. Chambon, Research Postgraduate, Department of Chemistry As part of a group of six Imperial students who visited California, I travelled to San Francisco to work on two projects: the New Climate Economy project, and a research collaboration with the Joint BioEnergy Institute. The New Climate Economy project is a government-commissioned project looking at
- [Stranding our fossil assets or stranding the planet](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/04/11/stranding-our-fossil-assets-or-stranding-the-planet/): By Helena Wright, Research Postgraduate, Centre for Environmental Policy Earlier this month Carbon Tracker came to Imperial College London to discuss their report on ‘Unburnable Carbon’. The report outlines research which shows between 60-80% of coal, oil and gas reserves of publicly listed companies are 'unburnable' if the world is to have a chance of
- [New Climate Economy Collaboration with Stanford University](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/04/09/new-climate-economy-collaboration-with-stanford-university/): By Phil Sandwell, Research postgraduate, Department of Physics and Grantham Institute for Climate Change This March, six Imperial students travelled to Palo Alto, California, to work with Stanford University students on the innovation stream of the New Climate Economy. The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate was established to investigate the economic benefits and costs
- [A slow start to a global climate treaty](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/04/03/a-slow-start-to-a-global-climate-treaty/): By Gabriele Messori, Stockholm University (former Imperial PhD student) The United Nations’ climate negotiations usually gain the press spotlight once a year, when the big Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting takes place. The most recent COP, which took place in Warsaw last November, was discussed on this blog here. However, the efforts to design
- [2014 – A pivotal year for CCS?](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/03/19/2014-a-pivotal-year-for-ccs/): By Dr Niall Mac Dowell, Centre for Environmental Policy For centuries, all of the world’s economies have been underpinned by fossil fuels. Historically, this has primarily been oil and coal, but since the mid-1980s natural gas has become increasingly important. Over the course of the last decades, there has been an increasing focus on electricity generation
- [Moving from tactics to strategy: extreme weather, climate risks and the policy response](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/02/18/moving-from-tactics-to-strategy-extreme-weather-climate-risks-and-the-policy-response/): By Dr Flora MacTavish and Dr Simon Buckle In the press coverage of the recent floods, there has been a lot of discussion about whether the authorities could have been better prepared or responded more effectively. The National Farmers Union has called for the reintroduction of river dredging, although experts argue that dredging may be
- [Workshop on climate science needed to support robust adaptation decisions](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/02/14/workshop-on-climate-science-needed-to-support-robust-adaption-decisions/): By Dr Simon Buckle I just wanted to highlight the great event we held last week with Judy Curry at Georgia Tech on how we can use climate science to help us make better decisions – in business, government, health and development. Do have a look at the presentations from the really diverse group we
- [Climate change and health risks - new commission launched](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/02/10/ucl-and-the-lancet-launch-a-new-climate-health-commission/): By Siân Williams, Research postgraduate, Department of Physics and Grantham Institute for Climate Change In 2009 a joint report between University College London and The Lancet stated, “Climate change is the biggest risk to global health of the 21st century”. The work highlighted extreme weather events, changing patterns of disease and food and water insecurity. Now
- [The TROPICS research cruise from Tenerife to Trinidad: Tracing oceanic processes using corals and sediments](https://granthaminstitute.com/2014/02/10/the-tropics-research-cruise-from-tenerife-to-trinidad-tracing-oceanic-processes-using-corals-and-sediments/): By Torben Struve, Research Postgraduate, Department of Earth Science & Engineering and Grantham Institute for Climate Change How to start a retrospective on two amazing months at sea? Probably at the beginning! In the beginning there was…an idea! The idea was to reconstruct abrupt changes in chemistry and ocean circulation
- [Beyond adaptation: loss and damage negotiation at the United Nations](https://granthaminstitute.com/2013/12/18/beyond-adaptation-loss-and-damage-negotiation-at-the-united-nations/): By Gabriele Messori, Research postgraduate in the Department of Physics The 19th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place last month in Warsaw, Poland. These conferences are at the core of the international negotiations on climate change, and set the scene for future climate policies around
- [Seasonal chill](https://granthaminstitute.com/2013/12/10/seasonal-chill/): By Professor Sir Brian Hoskins The US has been suffering from icy weather and snow storms in recent days. This image from NOAA shows the surface air temperature anomaly for the week 2-8 December – that is the difference from the mean temperature for this time of the year. It was very cold over North
- [Temperature and rainfall extremes in a warming world](https://granthaminstitute.com/2013/11/29/temperature-and-rainfall-extremes-in-a-warming-world/): By Dr Flora MacTavish Governments, planning authorities, companies and individuals all need information about the impact of climate change on extreme weather in the future. A recent paper [1] investigates changes in extremes both globally and locally. We can be relatively certain of the signature of climate change on a global or continental scale. On the
- [A different viewpoint on sustainability and development](https://granthaminstitute.com/2013/11/22/a-different-viewpoint-on-sustainability-and-development/): By Professor Sir Brian Hoskins Last week the sustainability group of my village and a neighbouring one organised a workshop for local schools. A few of us gave talks, but much of the morning was given to the young people themselves. Each school shared with the group what it is doing on sustainability. The other
- [International Energy Agency announces closer cooperation with developing nations](https://granthaminstitute.com/2013/11/22/international-energy-agency-announces-closer-cooperation-with-developing-nations/): By Neil Hirst On Wednesday six major developing nations plus Russia agreed to pursue closer cooperation, or “Association” with the International Energy Agency. The announcement is superficially modest, but it’s of major strategic importance. It’s the first crack in the “Berlin wall” that has separated energy policy making in the rich OECD countries from that
- [Question Time and what the IPCC really said about tropical storms](https://granthaminstitute.com/2013/11/15/question-time-and-what-the-ipcc-really-said-about-tropical-storms/): By Dr Simon Buckle BBC’s Question Time on 14 November saw Lord Lawson citing the IPCC findings to support one of his arguments. Did I dream that? Then I realised that, of course, the reference to the IPCC was incomplete and misleading so I knew I was awake and back in the strange media-distorted world
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