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Grantham Institute Outlook 2019-2020
No full textThe flagship publication of Imperial College London's Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment, which showcases how the institute is tackling the challenges of climate and environmental change
Grantham Institute Outlook 2022-2023
No full textThe Grantham Institute Outlook magazine provides an overview of the climate and environmental research underway at Imperial College London, encompassing both recent achievements and future plans
Grantham Institute Outlook 2020-2021
No full textThe Grantham Institute Outlook magazine provides an overview of the climate and environmental research underway at Imperial College London, encompassing both recent achievements and future plans
Grantham Institute Outlook 2021-2022
No full textThe Grantham Institute's annual Outlook magazine provides an overview of the climate and environmental research and activities underway at Imperial College London, encompassing both recent achievements and future plans
Grantham Institute - climate change and the environment | what we do
No full textThe Grantham Institute brings together world-leading research, education and innovation to drive effective action on the climate and nature crises. In this brochure, you’ll discover more about our work, the people behind it and the impact we’re making
Exploring research priorities for the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report
No full textFollowing the IPCC approval of the outlines for its three Working Group contributions to the Seventh Assessment cycle, the Grantham Institute hosted a day-long event bringing together experts from across the UK climate research community to discuss the Working Group outlines and explore research priorities to strengthen and support the IPCC assessment.
This report aims to signpost some key areas that would benefit from further research to deliver robust IPCC assessment findings
Grantham Institute Outlook 2023-2024
No full textThe Grantham Institute Outlook magazine provides an overview of the climate and environmental research underway at Imperial College London, encompassing both recent achievements and future plans
Can we adapt to all current and future climate impacts?
No full textKey points
• Limits to adaptation exist; some are already being experienced and others will increasingly be reached in the future if stringent emissions reductions and concerted adaptation efforts are not delivered.
• Adaptation, mitigation and losses and damages must be equally addressed and in parallel to ensure a safe and just future for all.
• Information on limits to adaptation should be included in adaptation plans to support effectiveness of measures in the long-term
Transitioning away from fossil fuels: delivering the transition in low- and lower middle-income fossil fuel producing countries
No full textKey points
• Following the commitment at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels, it is imperative that countries set out robust plans to deliver a shift towards clean energy systems and away from fossil fuels production and consumption.
• Depending on their natural resources and economic make up, low and lower middle-income countries will have to deliver an economic and a just transition, alongside an energy transition.
• These countries face significant challenges to shifting their energy systems and realigning their economies, including limited access to finance and weak governance.
• A larger scale, more programmatic approach to finance that goes beyond traditional climate finance is needed to enable low and lower middle income fossil fuel producing countries to address these multiple transitions.
• An approach known as Data to deal can help ensure the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions provide a credible plan and effectively signal investment needs to the international finance community.
A rapid move away from fossil fuel production and consumption is vital to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goal, as highlighted in the latest IPCC assessment
How does climate change affect people's health in the UK?
No full textKey points
• Climate change is already impacting the physical and mental health of people in the UK.
• Health impacts include an increase in deaths during periods of extreme heat, an increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder for people affected by flooding and an increased risk of certain infectious diseases including Lyme disease.
• People aged over 65 years old, those on lower incomes, ethnic minorities and people with preexisting health conditions (e.g. heart disease) are at greater risk of these health impacts.
• The health impacts of climate change will increase in the absence of sufficient mitigation of greenhouse gases and adaptation to a warming climate.
This briefing outlines how people’s health is directly and indirectly affected by climate change and what can be done to reduce these impacts
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