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Climate science and adaptation. Connecting research and policy at the Grantham Institute, Imperial College

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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Read the full paper, by Prof Ana Mijic, Dr Eduardo Rico Carranza and @j-bird.bsky.social , Campaign Manager, Grantham Institute: buff.ly/qmbTMqb
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
🎬 With #COP30 just days away, we’re delighted to share our new film, Inside COP: Science, Politics and the Fight for Loss & Damage. Told through the eyes of negotiators and scientists, it reveals the story behind the historic agreement to establish Loss and Damage Fund. 👇 youtu.be/IeA6ggnq6yk?...
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Inside COP: Science, Politics and the Fight for Loss and Damage
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
🎬OUT TODAY! Our new film is here: Net Zero: The Inside Story of the UK’s Climate Target In 2019, the UK made history — the first major economy to commit to #NetZero by 2050. Now, scientists (and a former PM 👀) reveal how it happened and why it matters. Watch here 👉 youtu.be/Czunu-RkkeY
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Our next Growth in a Changing Climate event series will examine the impact of climate change on workers & productivity. How might rising temperatures affect safety & performance? Why aren’t more businesses taking action to protect their employees? 📅24 September Sign-up: buff.ly/NwLl22W
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Our next Growth in a Changing Climate event series will examine the impact of climate change on workers & productivity. How might rising temperatures affect safety & performance? Why aren’t more businesses taking action to protect their employees? 📅24 September Sign-up: buff.ly/NwLl22W
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The 3rd installment of our Growth in a Changing Climate event series will examine the impact of climate change on workers & productivity. How might rising temperatures affect safety & performance? Why aren’t more businesses taking action to protect their employees? Sign-up today: buff.ly/NwLl22W
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
⚖️Climate litigation is entering a new era 🌏 Thanks to attribution science, courts now have the tools to link climate impacts, such as floods, wildfires and extreme heat to major polluters — and assign legal responsibility. 🧵 📒 imperial.ac.uk/stories/polluters-on-trial
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
We're hosting a 3-part series on Growth in a changing climate for experts, investors & policymakers: 🔹 June 12: protecting businesses from climate impacts 🔹 June 19: economic opportunities in climate adaptation 🔹 July 3: climate change, workers & productivity Register interest 👉 buff.ly/YxZcV8W
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Growth in a changing climate: event series from the Grantham Institute
The Grantham Institute are running a thought-provoking three-part event series through June-July 2025 exploring the critical growth challenges and op...
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
📢 Event: Exploring Research Priorities for the IPCC 7th Assessment Report This event will bring together the climate research community to explore the AR7 outlines & identify research priorities & evidence gaps. If you are a UK-based climate researcher, register your interest: buff.ly/0fNO2dA
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Today the Climate Change Committee delivered its assessment of how prepared the UK is for the impacts of climate change, and the verdict is not good. 🗣️ Our own research also shows that 40% of people in the UK think the government needs to do more to prepare us for the impacts of climate change. 🧵
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Jenny Bird @j-bird.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
What's the blind spot in Britain's economic debate? Find out more here: buff.ly/aWpXQkU
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The blind spot in Britain’s economic debate
Rachel Reeves and Kemi Badenoch are both right: the world has changed. But in their recent high-profile speeches, they also overlooked an important change that could damage businesses, impact the fina...
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Jenny Bird @j-bird.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Does it matter *when* we reach net zero? Spoiler: yes
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Jenny Bird @j-bird.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
And you can read more about limits to adaptation here: www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...
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Can we adapt to all current and future climate impacts?
If our greenhouse gas emission reduction goals appear too challenging, there may increasingly be a temptation to give up on mitigation and focus sole...
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
When considering the UK’s goal to reach net zero by 2050, the science is very clear. Furthermore, net zero can make the UK economy resilient, productive and competitive. To ensure continued public support, fairness and choice are vital🧵 buff.ly/AQVfXVv
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
🌍 Join us on 22 Jan for our inaugural Climate Research Showcase! Explore exhibitions, peer-led workshops & connect with the Imperial climate research community. 🗓️ Submissions to contribute to the showcase are open until 18 Dec. 📢 More info: ow.ly/1bmr50UfCvZ
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Imperial College London has a host of climate experts, covering climate science, energy, extreme weather attribution, mitigation, adaptation, health and a lot more. Use this starter pack to find some of Imperial's top climate academics. go.bsky.app/MLHgNzV
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Joeri Rogelj @joerirogelj.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Climate action is falling terribly short Time to bury the 1.5C goal? Absolutely not - why the 1.5 goal must prevail (even when global warming exceeds 1.5C) My opinion for Project Syndicate 👇 www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
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The 1.5°C Target for Global Warming Must Prevail | by Joeri Rogelj - Project Syndicate
Joeri Rogelj argues that the threshold established by the Paris agreement remains crucial – even if it is breached.
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Jenny Bird @j-bird.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I'm looking for folks working on climate #adaptation to follow on here. Let me know if that's you!
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
💬The increasing role of climate change in the intensities of extreme weather events is definitely worrying [...] The climate crisis is not discriminating how it affects people. It’s hitting every part of the world. Read Dr Joyce Kimutai''s comments in the @theguardian.com 👇
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
💬The aim is to recharge the field, start a conversation about climate losses and damages, and help people understand how climate change is making life more dangerous and more expensive.” Read @etheokritoff.bsky.social(above) and @frediotto.bsky.social 's comments 👇
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Current pledges & policies to reduce emissions mean the world is heading towards warming levels of 2.9°C by around 2100. With countries required to submit updated pledges by February 2025, there is no time to lose. Explore our #COP29 briefing: ow.ly/S2IC50U73LR @j-bird.bsky.social
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
To achieve the Paris Agreement climate goals, total fossil fuel demand needs to fall substantially, but without a definition of what is meant by 'abatement' (use of CCS), these goals may be compromised. Read our updated #COP29 briefing on 'abatement': ow.ly/nR8v50U539p
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Jenny Bird @j-bird.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Some of the limits to #Climate adaptation are already being experienced & we will increasingly reach others in the future if emissions reductions & adaptation efforts are not delivered. Read our new briefing for #COP29: ow.ly/VCNx50TPSep
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Can we adapt to all current and future climate impacts?
If our greenhouse gas emission reduction goals appear too challenging, there may increasingly be a temptation to give up on mitigation and focus sole...
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Jenny Bird @j-bird.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Climate change is already impacting physical & mental health in the UK, including: 📈 Rising deaths from extreme heat 🧠PTSD for those affected by flooding 👩‍⚕️Risks of infectious disease Ahead of #COP29 read our new briefing on climate & health in the UK: ow.ly/gy0N50TPO1S
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How does climate change affect people's health in the UK?
This briefing outlines how people’s health is directly and indirectly affected by climate change and what can be done to reduce these impacts.
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Jenny Bird @j-bird.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
📢 Upcoming Event: Financing Adaptation & Resilience in London and the UK 📅 27 November 2024 🕠 17:30-19:00 GMT, followed by a drinks reception 📍 Imperial College London (in-person only) Register here: www.imperial.ac.uk//events/desc...
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Moving from Aspiration to Reality: Financing Adaptation and Resilience in London and the UK
This panel event will feature Dr. Raffaele Della Croce, Co-Director Singapore Green Finance Centre from Imperial College London, presenting insights from his latest paper, Financing Adaptation and Res...
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Jenny Bird @j-bird.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
💰Only a small proportion of investments reach least developed & developing countries. 📈Mobilising private finance, alongside scaling up public finance, is essential to meet the Paris Agreement goals. Read our new briefing for #COP29 : ow.ly/KgZ250TPQYc
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Spotlight on COP29: Scaling up private climate finance in developing countries
COP29 – the next of the UN’s annual climate conferences, soon to take place in Azerbaijan – has been labelled the “finance CO...
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Jenny Bird @j-bird.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Low and lower middle-income countries need large scale & programmatic approaches beyond traditional climate finance to shift their energy systems following the commitment at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels. Read our briefing ahead of #COP29: ow.ly/Kyx450TPTBe
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Transitioning away from fossil fuels: delivering the transition in low- and lower middle-income fossil fuel producing countries
A rapid move away from fossil fuel production and consumption is vital to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goal, as highlighted in the latest IPC...
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Jenny Bird @j-bird.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
The UK needs to accelerate domestic methane reductions by 30% by 2030. It can also support the Global Methane Pledge through its role as a financial hub to stimulate innovation in methane-reducing technologies. Read our briefing ahead of #COP29: www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...
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Methane and global climate goals
Substantial reductions in methane emissions will be necessary to meet the Paris Agreement goal of holding global warming well below 2°C while pur...
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Jenny Bird @j-bird.bsky.social · 02/10/2024
What next for climate adaptation research? We ran a series of workshops to identify priority areas for research in climate adaptation, with a focus on integrating climate resilience into health, water management, and the built environment. Read our report here: www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...
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Jenny Bird @j-bird.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
Join us for our annual lecture, with a keynote address from trailblazing politician & environmental activist Caroline Lucas. Caroline will share her vision to foster hope, build resilience & accelerate climate action amidst rising populism. 📅29 Oct ow.ly/twej50TuqsY
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Grantham Institute Annual Lecture 2024 with Caroline Lucas
Trailblazing politician, environmental activist and author, Caroline Lucas, will deliver this year's Grantham Institute Annual Lecture.
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