Thomas Hale contributes to report on global climate action from cities, regions and businesses

In advance of the 23 September UN Climate Action Summit in New York, the ClimateSouth project team and research partners launched a major report, Global climate action from cities, regions and businesses – 2019. The report demonstrates the potential for countries to over-achieve their emissions reduction goals under the Paris Agreement if cities, regions and businesses take sufficient action.

ClimateSouth is led by the Blavatnik School of Government, the African Centre for Technology Studies (Kenya), the German Development Institute (Germany) and The Energy and Resources Institute (India), with financial support from the Volkswagen Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.

Climate and environment

Global Economic Governance Programme

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Research update

Stefan Dercon writes for VoxDev on the political economy of education research

Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? And how can researchers work with them to implement interventions with better outcomes?

Education

Research update

Karthik Ramanna article on how BMW uses carbon accounting in its supply chain

Karthik Ramanna co-developed the E-Liability algorithm, which allows rigorous accounting of greenhouse gas emissions across the whole supply chain of a product or service. Many organisations have now piloted versions of the E-Liability algorithm. This article by Karthik and Lauren Holloway looks at the case of BMW.

Climate and environment

Business and capitalism

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Philippa Webb's book cited in UK Supreme Court judgment

Professor Philippa Webb's book The Law of State Immunity was cited four times by the UK Supreme Court in a judgment issued on 6 March 2025.

Law