Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson
@profejzrobinson.bsky.social
Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics | Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment (currently on sabbatical) |
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Born @ 321 ppm CO2
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Born @ 321 ppm CO2
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"As a significant player on the international stage, the UK has both the opportunity and the responsibility to lead.”
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern spoke with #RftW Magazine following the publication of The Growth Story of the 21st Century. 🩹 🌍
Read more here: www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern spoke with #RftW Magazine following the publication of The Growth Story of the 21st Century. 🩹 🌍
Read more here: www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...
Climate action is the key to innovation and economic growth
Nicholas Stern reveals how tackling the climate crisis isn't just urgent—it's a transformative opportunity for global prosperity, innovation, and sustainable development. His new open access book, The...
www.lse.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"As a significant player on the international stage, the UK has both the opportunity and the responsibility to lead.”
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern spoke with #RftW Magazine following the publication of The Growth Story of the 21st Century. 🩹 🌍
Read more here: www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern spoke with #RftW Magazine following the publication of The Growth Story of the 21st Century. 🩹 🌍
Read more here: www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...
Reposted by Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson
On November 26th we're hosting a post-COP30 online event to reflect on the outcomes of the climate summit which took place in Belém, Brazil.
Delegates who attended COP30 will offer their assessments of the challenges and achievements on the key issues, and look ahead to COP31.
Delegates who attended COP30 will offer their assessments of the challenges and achievements on the key issues, and look ahead to COP31.
COP30 and beyond: what was achieved in Belém? - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
Join us for an assessment of COP30 with insights into main issues, achievements and challenges.
www.lse.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
On November 26th we're hosting a post-COP30 online event to reflect on the outcomes of the climate summit which took place in Belém, Brazil.
Delegates who attended COP30 will offer their assessments of the challenges and achievements on the key issues, and look ahead to COP31.
Delegates who attended COP30 will offer their assessments of the challenges and achievements on the key issues, and look ahead to COP31.
Congratulations to our wonderful @granthamlse.bsky.social colleague Dr Francisco de Melo Virissimo
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
Working on climate & ocean phenomena, & climate adaptation
*Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists*
www.lse.ac.uk/news/latest-...
@gsos-lse.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
Working on climate & ocean phenomena, & climate adaptation
*Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists*
www.lse.ac.uk/news/latest-...
@gsos-lse.bsky.social
LSE academic wins award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists
Dr Francisco de Melo Viríssimo of LSE’s Grantham Research Institute has been honoured with the 2026 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists, recognising his impactful research.
www.lse.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Congratulations to our wonderful @granthamlse.bsky.social colleague Dr Francisco de Melo Virissimo
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
Working on climate & ocean phenomena, & climate adaptation
*Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists*
www.lse.ac.uk/news/latest-...
@gsos-lse.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
Working on climate & ocean phenomena, & climate adaptation
*Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists*
www.lse.ac.uk/news/latest-...
@gsos-lse.bsky.social
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“The memo from a ‘very influential person who controls a lot of money’ hinges on ‘inarguably a false binary’ between a world where everything is fine and ‘literally the end of the world,’ said @weatherwest.bsky.social, a climate scientist at UC ANR.”
Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo
Tech billionaire relying on ‘false binary’ with call to focus less on emissions and more on aid for poor, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“The memo from a ‘very influential person who controls a lot of money’ hinges on ‘inarguably a false binary’ between a world where everything is fine and ‘literally the end of the world,’ said @weatherwest.bsky.social, a climate scientist at UC ANR.”
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A statistic that continues to live rent free in my mind: half of all international shipping is just moving fossil fuels around.
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
A statistic that continues to live rent free in my mind: half of all international shipping is just moving fossil fuels around.
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"In this book, Lord Nicholas Stern articulates the incredible opportunity for global development enabled by climate action."
— Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States and Environmentalist
The Growth Story of the 21st Century is out tomorrow #OpenAccess.
➡️ doi.org/10.31389/lse...
— Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States and Environmentalist
The Growth Story of the 21st Century is out tomorrow #OpenAccess.
➡️ doi.org/10.31389/lse...
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
"In this book, Lord Nicholas Stern articulates the incredible opportunity for global development enabled by climate action."
— Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States and Environmentalist
The Growth Story of the 21st Century is out tomorrow #OpenAccess.
➡️ doi.org/10.31389/lse...
— Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States and Environmentalist
The Growth Story of the 21st Century is out tomorrow #OpenAccess.
➡️ doi.org/10.31389/lse...
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🎉"This book is most welcome at a time when climate policies are being denounced as being overly punitive by some... An absolute must-read for economic scholars and policy makers working on climate and on economic development."
— Philippe Aghion, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
— Philippe Aghion, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
November 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🎉"This book is most welcome at a time when climate policies are being denounced as being overly punitive by some... An absolute must-read for economic scholars and policy makers working on climate and on economic development."
— Philippe Aghion, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
— Philippe Aghion, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
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Good morning with good news: New solar plus storage in India is more than 25% cheaper than EXISTING coal plants. It's also much cheaper than new coal plants!
Indian solar plus storage costs $33–41/MWh
EXISTING coal costs $54/MWh
New coal costs $67-83/MWh
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
#energysky
Indian solar plus storage costs $33–41/MWh
EXISTING coal costs $54/MWh
New coal costs $67-83/MWh
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
#energysky
October 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Good morning with good news: New solar plus storage in India is more than 25% cheaper than EXISTING coal plants. It's also much cheaper than new coal plants!
Indian solar plus storage costs $33–41/MWh
EXISTING coal costs $54/MWh
New coal costs $67-83/MWh
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
#energysky
Indian solar plus storage costs $33–41/MWh
EXISTING coal costs $54/MWh
New coal costs $67-83/MWh
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
#energysky
Dr @shourodasgupta.bsky.social & I track the impact of increasing frequency of heatwaves and droughts on access to food (Indicator 1.4), compared to 1981–2010 baseline, estimated to have resulted in an additional 124 million people in 124 countries being food insecure.
lnkd.in/e5j-5wZj for details
lnkd.in/e5j-5wZj for details
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Dr @shourodasgupta.bsky.social & I track the impact of increasing frequency of heatwaves and droughts on access to food (Indicator 1.4), compared to 1981–2010 baseline, estimated to have resulted in an additional 124 million people in 124 countries being food insecure.
lnkd.in/e5j-5wZj for details
lnkd.in/e5j-5wZj for details
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UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson
Some out-of-this-world joy for your morning, with the
@barenakedladies.com and Wexford Gleeks.
youtu.be/AvAnfi8WpVE
@barenakedladies.com and Wexford Gleeks.
youtu.be/AvAnfi8WpVE
Chris Hadfield and Barenaked Ladies | I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)
YouTube video by CBC Music
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Some out-of-this-world joy for your morning, with the
@barenakedladies.com and Wexford Gleeks.
youtu.be/AvAnfi8WpVE
@barenakedladies.com and Wexford Gleeks.
youtu.be/AvAnfi8WpVE
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On November 5th we are hosting a public lecture with Lord Nicolas Stern. He will challenge the outdated idea that we must choose between climate action and development.
Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
On November 5th we are hosting a public lecture with Lord Nicolas Stern. He will challenge the outdated idea that we must choose between climate action and development.
Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
Reposted by Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson
Yes climate breakdown means more turbulence for flyers.
It’s also on track to heat the planet by 4C+ this century, kill billions of people & collapse our civilization.
Keep on seeing the deadliest crisis our species has ever faced framed as some minor consumerist inconvenience.
It’s also on track to heat the planet by 4C+ this century, kill billions of people & collapse our civilization.
Keep on seeing the deadliest crisis our species has ever faced framed as some minor consumerist inconvenience.
October 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Yes climate breakdown means more turbulence for flyers.
It’s also on track to heat the planet by 4C+ this century, kill billions of people & collapse our civilization.
Keep on seeing the deadliest crisis our species has ever faced framed as some minor consumerist inconvenience.
It’s also on track to heat the planet by 4C+ this century, kill billions of people & collapse our civilization.
Keep on seeing the deadliest crisis our species has ever faced framed as some minor consumerist inconvenience.
Reposted by Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson
Read this latest blog post featuring GSoS Theme Lead, Joana Setzer ⬇️
As politics falters, litigation is leading in the fight against climate change.
Courts are shaping climate policy, enforcing human rights and challenging corporations.
Joana Setzer Tiffanie Chan @granthamlse.bsky.social
Courts are shaping climate policy, enforcing human rights and challenging corporations.
Joana Setzer Tiffanie Chan @granthamlse.bsky.social
Climate litigation is surging amid faltering politics and diplomacy - LSE Business Review
Climate litigation is leading the fight against climate change. Courts are shaping climate policy, enforcing human rights and challenging corporations.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Read this latest blog post featuring GSoS Theme Lead, Joana Setzer ⬇️
Reposted by Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson
London Consensus Book Talk 📢 📚
Tim Besley and Andrés Velasco will join Mine Senses and Pravin Krishna to discuss The London Consensus: Economic Principles for the 21st Century.
🔻21st Oct 2025, 6pm, Hopkins Bloomberg Center, Washington, D.C.
🔻Register here: hub.jhu.edu/events/2025/...
Tim Besley and Andrés Velasco will join Mine Senses and Pravin Krishna to discuss The London Consensus: Economic Principles for the 21st Century.
🔻21st Oct 2025, 6pm, Hopkins Bloomberg Center, Washington, D.C.
🔻Register here: hub.jhu.edu/events/2025/...
London Consensus Book Talk
A generation ago, the so-called Washington Consensus laid out a series of dos and don'ts for policymakers around the world. Today that vision is recognized to have fallen short in a number of dimensio...
hub.jhu.edu
October 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
London Consensus Book Talk 📢 📚
Tim Besley and Andrés Velasco will join Mine Senses and Pravin Krishna to discuss The London Consensus: Economic Principles for the 21st Century.
🔻21st Oct 2025, 6pm, Hopkins Bloomberg Center, Washington, D.C.
🔻Register here: hub.jhu.edu/events/2025/...
Tim Besley and Andrés Velasco will join Mine Senses and Pravin Krishna to discuss The London Consensus: Economic Principles for the 21st Century.
🔻21st Oct 2025, 6pm, Hopkins Bloomberg Center, Washington, D.C.
🔻Register here: hub.jhu.edu/events/2025/...
On #worldfoodday, our Climate Food (in)Security Lab @granthamlse.bsky.social & @gsos-lse.bsky.social profiles
our impact lead Dr Lucy Kanya
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
And highlights why engaging in food insecurity in the context of climate change is so important
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
our impact lead Dr Lucy Kanya
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
And highlights why engaging in food insecurity in the context of climate change is so important
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
Introducing Dr Lucy Kanya - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
LSE's Global School of Sustainability’s Food Insecurity Lab is delighted to welcome Dr. Lucy Kanya to its team.
www.lse.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
On #worldfoodday, our Climate Food (in)Security Lab @granthamlse.bsky.social & @gsos-lse.bsky.social profiles
our impact lead Dr Lucy Kanya
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
And highlights why engaging in food insecurity in the context of climate change is so important
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
our impact lead Dr Lucy Kanya
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
And highlights why engaging in food insecurity in the context of climate change is so important
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
The London Consensus is now out, and open access! Published by @lsepress.bsky.social
Includes my chapter with Prof Chukwumerije Okereke
on "Tackling climate change in low- and middle-income countries". Psyched to see it in print.
press.lse.ac.uk/chapters/e/1...
Includes my chapter with Prof Chukwumerije Okereke
on "Tackling climate change in low- and middle-income countries". Psyched to see it in print.
press.lse.ac.uk/chapters/e/1...
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The London Consensus is now out, and open access! Published by @lsepress.bsky.social
Includes my chapter with Prof Chukwumerije Okereke
on "Tackling climate change in low- and middle-income countries". Psyched to see it in print.
press.lse.ac.uk/chapters/e/1...
Includes my chapter with Prof Chukwumerije Okereke
on "Tackling climate change in low- and middle-income countries". Psyched to see it in print.
press.lse.ac.uk/chapters/e/1...
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We're delighted to see our Co-Founder and Chair, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, recognised for his work as a leading environmentalist in The Independent Climate 100 List 2025.👏
@granthamlse.bsky.social @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social
@granthamlse.bsky.social @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social
The Independent Climate 100 List 2025 in full
Now in its second year, The Independent is proud to publish its list of the world’s leading environmentalists – marking the campaigners, change makers and innovators who are working to stop the damage...
www.independent.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
We're delighted to see our Co-Founder and Chair, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, recognised for his work as a leading environmentalist in The Independent Climate 100 List 2025.👏
@granthamlse.bsky.social @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social
@granthamlse.bsky.social @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social
Super proud to have been part of the team. Take a read of what we have been up to at LSE's @gsos-lse.bsky.social Global School of Sustainability. Sustainability in Action!
And defo worth following @gsos-lse.bsky.social (yes, of course I am biased!)
And defo worth following @gsos-lse.bsky.social (yes, of course I am biased!)
🌍 Six months of ambition, collaboration and action.
From hosting global thought leaders to launching interdisciplinary research projects and supporting the changemakers of tomorrow, GSoS is showing what sustainability in action looks like.
Our Launch Report is out now ⬇️
From hosting global thought leaders to launching interdisciplinary research projects and supporting the changemakers of tomorrow, GSoS is showing what sustainability in action looks like.
Our Launch Report is out now ⬇️
Launch Report published by the Global School of Sustainability at LSE (GSoS)
Find out how the Global School of Sustainability at LSE is harnessing the social sciences to accelerate sustainability impact.
www.lse.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Super proud to have been part of the team. Take a read of what we have been up to at LSE's @gsos-lse.bsky.social Global School of Sustainability. Sustainability in Action!
And defo worth following @gsos-lse.bsky.social (yes, of course I am biased!)
And defo worth following @gsos-lse.bsky.social (yes, of course I am biased!)
Exciting opportunities to work with LSE's @gsos-lse.bsky.social Global School of Sustainability
* Comms & Events Coordinator
* Student Experience Officer
* Assistant Prof in Biodiversity Economics, Dept of Geog & Env
* Assistant Prof of Philosophy, Dept of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
* Comms & Events Coordinator
* Student Experience Officer
* Assistant Prof in Biodiversity Economics, Dept of Geog & Env
* Assistant Prof of Philosophy, Dept of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
📢 We have a number of job roles currently advertised across GSoS and our partners - work with us to advance sustainability impact through the social sciences.
Work with the Global School of Sustainability at LSE
Explore the latest job opportunities from the Global School of Sustainability and our partners
www.lse.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Exciting opportunities to work with LSE's @gsos-lse.bsky.social Global School of Sustainability
* Comms & Events Coordinator
* Student Experience Officer
* Assistant Prof in Biodiversity Economics, Dept of Geog & Env
* Assistant Prof of Philosophy, Dept of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
* Comms & Events Coordinator
* Student Experience Officer
* Assistant Prof in Biodiversity Economics, Dept of Geog & Env
* Assistant Prof of Philosophy, Dept of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Reposted by Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson
Good morning with good news: An historic energy milestone is reached. Renewables globally produced more electricity than coal for the first time on record in the first half of 2025!
How?
Solar skyrocketed 31%
Wind rose 7.7%
Coal FELL in China & India!
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
How?
Solar skyrocketed 31%
Wind rose 7.7%
Coal FELL in China & India!
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
October 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Good morning with good news: An historic energy milestone is reached. Renewables globally produced more electricity than coal for the first time on record in the first half of 2025!
How?
Solar skyrocketed 31%
Wind rose 7.7%
Coal FELL in China & India!
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
How?
Solar skyrocketed 31%
Wind rose 7.7%
Coal FELL in China & India!
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
Always good to be reminded and to remind.
“We’ve only known this would happen for 113 years, let our kids figure it out!”
October 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Always good to be reminded and to remind.
Reposted by Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson
7. Renewable energy investment dominates globally with $2.2 trillion, while fossil fuel investment flounders.
The days of fossil fuels are over:
The days of fossil fuels are over:
ICYMI
Global investment in energy likely to hit about $3.3 trillion (£2.4tn) this year
More than $1tn of the total is still likely to flow into fossil fuels
But double that amount – about $2.2tn – expected for low-carbon energy
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global investment in energy likely to hit about $3.3 trillion (£2.4tn) this year
More than $1tn of the total is still likely to flow into fossil fuels
But double that amount – about $2.2tn – expected for low-carbon energy
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024 despite Trump rollback
Growth rate slightly lower than previous first-half years but sector still strong and resilient, experts say
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
7. Renewable energy investment dominates globally with $2.2 trillion, while fossil fuel investment flounders.
The days of fossil fuels are over:
The days of fossil fuels are over:
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"Two million people evacuated"
Background: 12-month running mean heating above preindustrial (Sep 2024-Aug 2025) +1.52ºC
425.65 CO2 ppm (2025 to date)
www.theguardian.com/...
#Ragasa
Background: 12-month running mean heating above preindustrial (Sep 2024-Aug 2025) +1.52ºC
425.65 CO2 ppm (2025 to date)
www.theguardian.com/...
#Ragasa
Typhoon Ragasa live: Two million people evacuated in southern China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines
Schools and businesses closed in Hong Kong and Guangdong as powerful winds and rain set to hit after destruction across Taiwan and Philippines
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
"Two million people evacuated"
Background: 12-month running mean heating above preindustrial (Sep 2024-Aug 2025) +1.52ºC
425.65 CO2 ppm (2025 to date)
www.theguardian.com/...
#Ragasa
Background: 12-month running mean heating above preindustrial (Sep 2024-Aug 2025) +1.52ºC
425.65 CO2 ppm (2025 to date)
www.theguardian.com/...
#Ragasa
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Good morning with good news: EVs have ~11% energy loss, so "most of the energy that goes into the car ends up turning the wheels."
Oil burning autos waste ~"80% of the energy that gets pumped into their gas tanks."
Electrostate for the win!
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/01/elec... #energysky
Oil burning autos waste ~"80% of the energy that gets pumped into their gas tanks."
Electrostate for the win!
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/01/elec... #energysky
September 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Good morning with good news: EVs have ~11% energy loss, so "most of the energy that goes into the car ends up turning the wheels."
Oil burning autos waste ~"80% of the energy that gets pumped into their gas tanks."
Electrostate for the win!
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/01/elec... #energysky
Oil burning autos waste ~"80% of the energy that gets pumped into their gas tanks."
Electrostate for the win!
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/01/elec... #energysky