Category: COP27

Worries over money overtake climate change concerns

Posted & a filed under Climate change, COP27, Cost of living, Finance, Global warming, Government policy, Intergenerational fairness, Young people.

Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, investigates new Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey data on worries about climate change and argues that the government should be doing much more to reduce the cost of living through a green lens. Money worries A recent ONS survey on worries about climate change found that, when asked about a… Read more »

COP27: The (so far) missed opportunity to protect the UK economy

Posted & a filed under Climate change, COP27, Energy, Environment, Future Generations, Global warming, Government policy, Intergenerational fairness, Natural resources, Science, Wellbeing, Young people.

With COP 27 not far over the horizon, IF researcher Sylvan Lutz considers the implications of the UK government’s current climate policy. Assessing the UK government’s negotiating power at COP27, the broader environmental impact of its policies, and the long-term consequences for future generations, he argues that COP27 is an opportunity to speed up the… Read more »