Climate Policy
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Jessica Crow joins the Centre for Climate Engagement as new Hoffmann Fellow
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at Hughes Hall is delighted to announce the appointment of Jessica Crow as the incoming Cambridge Hoffmann Fellow in Global Climate Governance,… More
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Video: New groundbreaking lecture featuring Dr Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization
On 19 July 2024, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, delivered the third University of Cambridge Lecture on Globalisation, Sustainability, and the Power of Ideas.… More
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Policy Insight: CCE releases policy briefing following UK General Election
As a knowledge partner for Chapter Zero in the UK, the Centre for Climate Engagement has prepared a briefing for board directors on the new government’s climate policies.… More
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Consultation Response: OHCHR Call for Input – Climate Change and the Right to Education for Girls
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recently issued a call for input to prepare a report on how climate change impacts the realization of… More
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News: Academy of Social Sciences publishes CCE ‘Empowering Communities’ blog
The Academy of Social Science (ACSS) has been running an Election 24 project which foregrounds social science perspectives on key policy issues ahead of this year’s UK General… More
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Press release: Call out for expert collaborators for local net zero project
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE), based at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, is seeking expert collaborators to contribute to a local net zero project funded by Innovate… More
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Expert Briefing: Digitalisation and climate risk
This briefing, with Dr Daoping Wang, explores how digital technologies can help to understand and mitigate climate risk. More
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Press release: Cambridge climate centre to create an investment framework to help local authorities to achieve their climate goals
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) based at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, has announced plans to collaborate with partners across Cambridgeshire on a project to develop a… More
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Policy Insight: the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
Dr Samuel Ruiz-Tagle, Research By-Fellow at Hughes Hall and Senior Researcher in Law at the Centre for Climate Engagement, worked in partnership with independent cross-party parliamentary group Peers… More
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Video: Professor Robert Eccles on the Politicisation of ESG
The Centre had the honour of hosting Professor Robert Eccles and welcoming over 100 academics, practitioners, and students in attendance for a public lecture on the politicisation of… More
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Expert Briefing: Air pollution, health risks and climate change
Air pollution is estimated to be responsible for around 28,000 premature deaths in the UK each year. Extreme heat associated with climate change can increase pollution levels and… More
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Expert Briefing: Planning law, levelling-up, and net zero
Policy Briefing by Dr Samuel Ruiz-Tagle on Planning Law, Levelling-up and Net Zero: Empowering planning authorities to combat climate change More
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CCE 2023 Summer Internship Programme
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at Hughes Hall is pleased to announce its summer internship programme, which offers several exciting opportunities to engage with our programmes and… More
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The UK Net Zero Review
The Government’s Net Zero Review explains the economic benefits of reaching net zero and recommends key policies that would help the UK meet this goal. This summary outlines… More
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COP27 Explained by Cambridge experts
In this recent University of Cambridge video that hears from experts about the outcomes of COP27, Emily Farnworth, Director – Centre for Climate Engagement, highlights how our recent… More
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Why Locally Determined Contributions are integral to achieving national climate commitments
At COP26 in Glasgow, national governments committed to revisit their Nationally Determined Contributions the following year. With COP27 underway, Emily Farnworth, Director of the Centre for Climate Engagement… More
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Locally Determined Contributions
This briefing note aims to explain the role and purpose of locally determined contributions (LDCs) in helping to deliver upon national climate change targets by taking action at… More
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Local priorities for investing in resilient and sustainable infrastructure
A recent study by the Cambridge Zero Policy Forum (CZPF) makes clear recommendations to policymakers, organisations and academic experts to enable sustainable and resilient local infrastructure projects. Emily… More
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IPCC April 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s April 2022 report explains that limiting warming to 1.5C will require global emissions to peak before 2025 and that many pathways to 2C… More
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IPCC February 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report concludes that the impacts of climate change are severe, but that humanity can still avoid many of them if… More
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Greenhouse Gas Removal Briefing Paper
It is possible to capture greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and store them in various natural or artificial reservoirs. This briefing examines the removal solutions available, their market… More
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COP26 Briefing
This briefing summarises the key climate trends and announcements of most importance for non-executive directors and industry leaders reflecting on the UN COP26 negotiations and related events in… More
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Business climate action in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Insights from a panel discussion on 29th October 2021, co-hosted by the Centre for Climate Engagement and the Institute of Directors (IoD) East of England to raise awareness… More
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UK Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener
This summary highlights the main points in the UK Government’s Net Zero Strategy, and what it means for non-executive directors. More