The heatwave in June 2026 led to 24 million lost hours of working and a £1.15 billion hit to the UK economy, according to new research published today (23 July 2026) by the Grantham Research Institute ...

Senior Fellow Dr Jonathan Fisher KC’s Independent Review on Fraud Offences has been published. The Review makes 47 ...

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As the green transition reshapes labour markets, a key question is whether there are sufficient wage incentives for workers to acquire the skills that decarbonisation of the economy demands. This ...

With a Foreword by the Hon. Matia Kasaija, Minister of Finance, Planning & Economic Development, Uganda and Co-Chair of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action This report provides a ...

Seven Reform UK-led councils have ‘scrapped’ their climate targets since being elected in May 2025, according to new research published today (20 March 2026) by the Grantham Research Institute on ...

In May 2025 Reform UK won majorities in 10 of 23 councils up for election in England. Among the party’s election promises were to “scrap net zero to cut your energy bills”. With the party likely to ...

This guide, the first in a new series from the Grantham Research Institute at LSE and the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, explores and reflects on the role of scientific research in ...

Climate change impacts are intensifying, yet adaptation efforts are not keeping pace with the scale and urgency of emerging risks. Closing this gap requires strong domestic legal and policy frameworks ...

The energy transition and the increase in trade restrictions driven by geofragmentation present significant risks to critical mineral markets. This paper examines a subset of essential ...

Driven by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, climate change is increasingly claiming lives and harming people’s health worldwide. Mean annual temperatures exceeded 1·5°C above those of pre- ...

Training AI models requires vast computational resources, with computing power usage increasing tenfold between 2018 and 2022. With fossil fuels still providing over 60% of total global electricity ...