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Sustainable Development: A Postcard from Bhutan.
Sustainable Development: A Postcard from Bhutan.…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Tropical rainforests – a hidden victim of the pandemic?
Tropical rainforests – a hidden victim of the pandemic? 12 May 2021. The previous decade was a bleak one for tropical rainforests. Deforestation in the 2010s was at least 30% higher than in the 2000s. 1. , and the three years with the highest…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Shaping fossil fuel extraction strategies in developing countries in a decarbonizing world
Shaping fossil fuel extraction strategies in developing countries in a decarbonizing world. Many developing countries see prospects for exploiting domestic fossil fuel resources as an integral part of their development strategy. At the same time, in…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Energy Institute|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Finance for the climate: charting a complex relationship
Finance for the climate: charting a complex relationship. 11 May 2021. At a glance. The global financial system and the climate crisis are interconnected in complex ways. Redirecting financial flows towards activities that protect and restore the…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Professor Michael Grubb wins IAEE’s Marcel Boiteux Best International Energy Economics Book Award
Professor Michael Grubb wins IAEE’s Marcel Boiteux Best International Energy Economics Book Award. Michael Grubb, Professor of Energy and Climate Change at University College London, Institute of Sustainable Resources and Energy Institute, (ISR),…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
From an economist’s perspective, Greta Thunberg is right. Why is it so difficult to understand?
Piece by Behavioural Environmental Economics Team member Johannes Schroeten.…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Students at Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources organise Pictionary charity event
Students at Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources organise Pictionary charity event. 28 April 2021. Earlier this year, students at the Bartlett School of Energy Environment and Resources (BSEER) students organised an online social…
Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources|UCL Energy Institute|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources|UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage|UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Biden and Harris’ first 100 days of climate action
Biden and Harris’ first 100 days of climate action. 28 April 2021. At a glance. People all over the world should welcome the renewed engagement of the US administration with climate action. The target to halve emissions by 2030 is bold, but…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review
Join UCL ISR for our next public webinar discussing the recent Dasgupta Review.…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
New study investigates policies to encourage use of solar photovoltaics and battery storage in homes
New paper from researchers at UCL, IIASA and Aalto University encourages residential electricity consumers to pair solar photovoltaics with battery energy storage.…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources