The latest press and commentary
May
- Following theverdict of the historic climate court case between a Peruvian farmer and energy giant RWE, climate litigation expert Dr Noah Walker-Crawford explains the ruling on Grantham Institute's Instagram, Bluesky and LinkedIn
- As spring draws to a close, Dr Clair Barnes, a World Weather Attribution researcher, explains how spring weather is changing as the climate warms.
- Alyssa Gilbert, Grantham Institute Director of Innovation, speaks to the Global Association for Risk Professionals about the secrets to climate startup success.
- In a commentary for Edie.net, Professor Richard Templar writes about London's growing reputation as a global cleantech hub.
- Dr Fredi Otto was quoted in The Guardian regarding the Conservative Party energy spokesman's claims UN climate experts are ‘biased’. Meanwhile, the World Weather Attribution study on the US floods has received media coverage by CBS and Vox, alongside local coverage from the Arkansas Advocate and the Tenesse Lookout.
Back catalogue
March to April 2025
April
- Dr Fredi Otto was interviewed by Rolling Stone ahead of a new book launch on tackling global inequality to address the climate crisis. Dr Otto was also quoted about the hottest March on record by Al Jazeera and AFP.
- World Weather Attribution research shows climate change worsened the spring heatwave across Central Asia. The study was covered by the Financial Times, AFP and the Independent.
- Grantham Institute Director of Innovation Alyssa Gilbert blogs for Imperial's LinkedIn about how innovators at Imperial are transforming the fashion industry.
- A new video shares how Imperial innovators are supporting sustainable fashion.
- In a new Resources Radio podcast, Dr Emily Theokritoff breaks down the evolving field of climate damage attribution.
- Writing for Carbon Brief, Dr Setu Pelz, Dr Robin Lamboll and colleagues consider countries' responsibility for climate action. The authors also talk about the research in a blog piece for the Grantham Institute.
- Jenny Bird published an article on the absence of climate change from Britain's current economic debate.
- New research from World Weather Attribution shows that climate change made South Korea's deadly wildfires twice as likely. The study was covered by The Independent, AFP, Reuters, Mongabay and a range of Korean media.
- Following the verdict by the Climate Change Committee's Adaptation Progress Report that the UK is failing to prepare for the impacts of climate change, Jenny Bird, Campaign Manager at the Grantham Institute, explained why the Government must do more. Watch on LinkedIn and Bluesky. Dr Fredi Otto also commented on the report, and was quoted by the Financial Times and The Independent.
- Dr Fredi Otto’s comments on a paper linking heat-related damages with individual fossil fuel companies were covered by Bloomberg and The New York Times.
March
- The New Scientist covered new research co-authored by Dr Robin Lamboll and Professor Joeri Rogelj on carbon debt.
- World Weather Attribution publishes new research on the Bahía Blanca floods in Argentina.
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