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Extreme weather events such as droughts, storms, heatwaves or floods can have a devasting impact on people and communities, especially in more vulnerable regions of the world. Advance notice of these events can help individuals, governments and aid organisations to prepare.

LSE Legal Advice Centre launched in January 2025. We aim to improve access to justice by providing free, confidential legal advice to members of the public on a range of issues. The Centre offers students the opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience designed to enhance their employability.

A claim brought in the UK courts against Shell arguing that the oil giant’s emissions directly led to the strength of Typhoon Odette, which devastated parts of the Philippines in 2021, may have significant implications for both the attribution of liability for transboundary harm and corporate accountability for climate change impacts, argue Catherine Higham, Jameela Joy Reyes and Nicholas Petkov.

As climate-related disruptions intensify, decision-makers need better ways to understand not only where physical risks exist, but also how organisations are preparing for them. Earth Capital Nexus, with XDI (Cross Dependency Initiative) and Arc, has developed a new framework that connects asset-level physical climate risk data with steps corporates have taken to build resilience.

LSE has achieved another strong set of results in the 2026 National Student Survey, recording improvements across almost all measures. The School placed top of the London Russell Group for Assessment and Feedback, Academic Support and Organisation and Management.

Professor Silvana Tenreyro Professor Silvana Tenreyro has been appointed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as Economic Counsellor and Director of their Research Department (RES). Based in the Department of Economics at LSE, Professor Tenreyro’s research has been widely published in leading journals and recognised with international honours.

Skip to content Photo: Héctor Berganza, Pexels This submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers responds to the call for written inputs for her thematic report on the role of justice systems in addressing the climate crisis, to be presented at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.

This article by Delfina Godfrid and Nicholas Stern make the case that sustainability, not the polluting growth models of the past, will define 21st-century development, and outline five critical roles for the state in driving the investment needed for this transition. Economics Observatory , 6 July 2026

On 25 June, the Paris Judicial Court ruled that oil and gas company TotalEnergies must disclose the climate risks linked to emissions from the use of its products; meanwhile, in the Netherlands, the Supreme Court is deciding whether Shell can be ordered to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. Against this backdrop, Joana Setzer and Delta Merner discuss their research examining how courts around the world are approaching corporate climate accountability.

Skip to content Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband (Credit: Lauren Hurley / DESNZ via Flickr) Opens in a new window