At the invitation of the Chair-Rapporteur of the United Nations Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development, ...

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A new report from the Centre for Economic Performance shows that closing Greater Manchester’s productivity gap with London will require action that goes beyond skills policy alone. The report was ...

Climate change litigation against governments and companies has increased sharply in recent years. Strategic climate litigation targeting companies aims to influence the behaviour not only of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The expert group for the development of global adaptation indicators under the UAE-Belém work programme has submitted its list of 100 potential indicators to the UNFCCC secretariat. Parties tasked ...

Large language models (LLMs), used by over half of England’s local authorities to support social workers, may be introducing gender bias into care decisions, according to new research from LSE's Care ...