Expert Comment
Expert comment - International Development Committee and climate adaptation
Dr Morten Byskov and Professor Keith Hyams of PAIS welcome the International Development Committee report's recognition of the importance of promoting fair and equitable access to climate adaptation and the need to integrate the knowledge of vulnerable communities, and highlight areas where stronger recommendations would be useful.
International Development Committee calls for easier access to ‘climate finance’ funds - expert comment
Dr Celine Tan, Warwick Law School and Director, GLOBE, comments on the Climate Finance aspects of the International Development Committee report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26, published today, and the UK COP26 Presidency's Climate Finance Delivery Plan, published yesterday.
Heat pump subsidy: expert comment
Dr Jonathan Clarke from Warwick's Centre for Global Sustainable Development comments on the announcement that the UK government will subsidise homeowners to replace gas boilers with heat pumps.
COP26 is a useful exercise in getting countries to commit to targets: Caroline Kuzemko
Dr Caroline Kuzemko from PAIS on US climate envoy John Kerry's 'last best hope' comment
Extreme weather in the US a reminder of the vulnerability of our cities: Dr Jonathan Clarke
A state of emergency has been declared in New York and New Jersey, at the north-eastern United States experiences flash-flooding and tornadoes as a result of Storm Ida. Dr Jonathan Clarke from Global Sustainable Development at the University of Warwick explains how our cities are particularly vulnerable to the increasing effects of extreme weather.