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What happens to climate action when the political weather turns populist: more inward-looking, more suspicious of experts, more focused on growth and national pride than on multilateral promises? That’s no longer an abstract question. Across the West, parties and leaders with nativist or “majoritarian” instincts are either in office or within reach of it. Meanwhile, China is doubling down on renewables and exporting the kit to the rest of the world. If you work in energy, ind

The Government Office for Science has produced an updated report on the technology mix needed in key emitting sectors to reach net zero...

September 2023 was the hottest September on record, following the hottest August and the hottest July.  It wasn’t just a bit hotter – it...

The EU Policy Lab has published a report “Towards a fair and sustainable Europe 2050: Social and economic choices in sustainability...

The Environment Agency has decided to improve London’s tidal defences by 2050 – 15 years earlier than anticipated. Sea levels are...

One of the critical challenges that the climate crisis brings is managing scarce resources, most notably water. Droughts, storms and...

As COP27 has staggered to a halt, it’s time to revise your climate change scenarios. Keeping the increase in global temperature to 1.5˚C...

Those of you who get our monthly newsletter, "Foresight and Strategy" , will have seen our announcement of the launch of our...

The Natural Resources Forum, which is chaired by Director and Fellow Jonathan Blanchard Smith, held its third Annual ESG Week recently....

The third of SAMI’s Drivers of Change is the climate crisis. Over the years since we first put this on our lists, we have seen the issues...

The IPCC Working Group 3 report, published in June 2022, is a definitive base case analysis of the position on climate change. It makes a...

COP26 concluded on 12 November. Since then, we have seen quick takes, considered reviews, relief and anger. Too little has been done; too...