Climate Economics Monthly The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of climate politics Maybe the record-breaking temperatures in the UK in June drew comparisons with the weather typically seen in spaghetti westerns. Or perhaps we’re just bigger Clint Eastwood fans than we care to admit... 30th June 2023 · 7 mins read
Climate Economics Monthly Ajay Banga does not have a silver bullet Ajay Banga appears to be well qualified to lead the World Bank Group and is as well-placed as anyone to “mobilise” Wall Street cash to fund climate-related projects. However, progress on reducing... 31st May 2023 · 7 mins read
Climate Economics Monthly China rebound to boost emissions; EU targets shipping The pick-up in our China Activity Proxy in March suggests that carbon dioxide emissions from the country ended Q1 growing at the fastest year-on-year rate since mid-2021. With the economy now expected... 28th April 2023 · 5 mins read
Climate Economics Monthly IPCC in brief; a nuanced look at renewable rollouts On the face of it, the chunky 9.6% increase in global renewable electricity generating capacity in 2022 is an encouraging sign of things going in the right direction. But some nuance is in order... 31st March 2023 · 6 mins read
Climate Economics Monthly Peak methane on the horizon; IPCC in synthesis mode The release of the 2023 version of the Global Methane Tracker by the International Energy Agency (IEA) last week once again highlighted how carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are far from the only... 28th February 2023 · 6 mins read
Climate Economics Monthly Central banks contemplate climate mission creep Climate change was front and centre of the discussions earlier this month when a host of heavy-hitters from the world of central banking descended on Stockholm for an International Symposium on... 26th January 2023 · 7 mins read
Climate Economics Monthly Oh no, not another COP… International efforts to halt and reverse nature loss dovetail with aims to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by protecting and expanding so-called carbon sinks, such as forests. But this is only... 30th November 2022 · 7 mins read
