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A Climate of Folly
20 April 2021
By Professor Chris Rapley, UCL (On the publication of the World Meteorological Organisation’s State of the Global Climate 2020 report published on 19th Apr 2021) In her book The March of Folly, the US historian Barbara Tuchman defines Folly as ‘the pursuit of a policy contrary to the self-interest of the constituency or state involved.’ … Read more
Government recovery package: an opportunity missed
3 August 2020
The Government’s rescue and recovery package for the UK economy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic needs to include more investments in the climate resilience of our cities in order to ‘build back better.’ On 8 July, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced his new ‘Jobs Plan’ as part of his Summer Statement. … Read more
Adapting for economic growth and prosperity
28 June 2019
LCCP Deputy Chair Bob Ward writes about the need to adapt to ensure London’s prosperity into the longer term. … Read more
Tilting the Balance
17 October 2018
LCCP Chair Chris Rapley shares his reflections on the latest IPCC global warming report … Read more
Communicating the Need for the ‘Greatest Collective Action in History’
31 March 2016
Read Prof. Chris Rapley’s thoughts on the need for communication when dealing with humanity’s biggest challenge … Read more
London, Climate Change Resilience and the new Mayor
15 March 2016
Read our thoughts on how the capital’s new top official can influence London’s resilience to the pressure’s of climate change. … Read more
Reflections on COP21
26 February 2016
Climate change, sustainability and science communication expert Prof. Chris Rapley shares his thoughts on COP21 and what still remains to be done. … Read more
Ice and the Sky: a trip down to the planet’s memory lane
24 November 2015
By Nathalie Bellanger, LCCP Project Officer I’ve recently had the chance to watch a preview of Ice and the Sky, by Oscar-winning filmmaker Luc Jacquet (March of the Penguins). The film tells us the inspiring story of Claude Lorius, a glaciologist who has dedicated his life to studying the icescapes of Antarctica. [Photograph on the … Read more
From heating to cooling: reducing future cooling demand in homes through passive design
28 October 2015
By Alison Ingleby, former Senior Policy and Programme Officer, Greater London Authority Environment Team (Waste and Energy) Overheating is increasingly being recognised by policy makers and the building industry as a significant and growing challenge. For many years, we have sought to address the cold, wet British winter; designing new buildings to be warm, energy … Read more
Tackling the health impacts of climate change
22 September 2015
By Paul Fisher, Research Fellow, University of Birmingham The Paris Climate Change Conference will begin at the end of this month and we all have our fingers crossed, hoping that the negotiations go well and governments agree to actions that will limit increases in average global temperature to 2°C above baseline. However, current temperatures already … Read more