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Marguerite Obolensky will be presenting her paper ‘Protect or Prepare? Crop Insurance and Adaptation in a Changing Climate.’ The paper can be accessed here. Abstract: As climate risks intensify, insurance subsidies play a growing role in protecting against weather-related losses, but they may also weaken incentives to adapt. This paper studies that trade-off in the context of U.S. crop insurance subsidies.

This event is jointly organised by the LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the LSE Global School of Sustainability (GSoS). 30 October 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review at the Royal Society by Prime Minister Tony Blair, Chancellor Gordon Brown and the Secretary of State for the Environment David Miliband, together with Nicholas Stern.

China leads the world in the production and use of renewable energy, batteries and electric vehicles. What explains China’s global dominance of these green industries? This paper argues that the answer can be found in China’s growth model and then considers what this means for the wider green transition. The author argues that China’s politics determine its growth model, and the growth model fosters clean tech development.

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Date and time: 23 October, 11:30 to 12:30 Venue: TNFD Hive at COP17, Holiday Inn, Yerevan Lead: Laura Clavey, Earth Capital Nexus This session draws on the LSE Earth Capital Nexus analysis of 54 large-scale nature investment vehicles to explore how commercial finance can be mobilised at scale to support nature and build resilience. Panellists will discuss the practicalities of investing in nature at scale, and where this sits within new work on the nature-related opportunities landscape.

©2010 LSE/Nigel Stead The Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 has been awarded to Navi Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law. Navi Pillay was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from LSE in 2010 and has spoken at LSE on numerous occasions. Her 2013 event, Freedom of Expression and Hate Speech: What International Human Rights Law Says is available as a podcast.

Scientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by climate change are 23% less likely to engage in civic climate action and 18% less likely to make high impact lifestyle changes, compared to scientists who disagree with this belief. This is the key finding from a new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) published today (7 October) in Environmental Research Letters.

LSE continues to be a leading university for public and community engagement, graduate start-ups and continuing professional development, according to the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF). Now in its sixth year, the KEF is published by Research England and is designed to highlight how English universities collaborate with businesses, communities, and public services.

Authors: Laura Clavey, Nicola Ranger, Dorian van Raalte, Pranav Kaundinya, Thomas Viegas and Tom Tayler This report from Earth Capital Nexus analyses the structure and use of proceeds of 54 nature investment vehicles – vehicles with various legal structures, such as private equity funds, private debt funds and special purpose vehicles (SPVs), that pool funds to channel finance into activities that benefit nature.

As new rules on importing steel into the EU take effect, Sangeeth Selvaraju and Jesse Scott explore the implications for India, and whether the new regime will support the low-carbon transition or simply ration market access. From July this year, India has had its steel quota into the EU reduced by 30%. Once the reduced quota is reached any further steel imports into the EU must pay a 50% penalty duty.