Finance

Imperial College Business School researchers find the move would save 1.2 per cent of current world GDP every year until the end of the century

Professor David Miles looks at debt, taxes and spending in the UK during an era of seismic fiscal shocks 

A toolkit to help investors, lenders and regulators address the financial implications of climate change

A Western break from Russian oil and gas could also mean a break from fossil fuels altogether – but there are challenges

The failure of financial institutions to keep up with the rise of the intangible economy has led to economic disappointment across the developed world. So, why has this happened, and what do we do now?

There may be some business leaders who still refute climate change and the fact that it will at some point impact their business. For those who want to be a part of the solution, there are some obvious ways to address this

We can use nature to protect agriculture from the negative effects of climate, but such solutions come with significant challenges

Analysis by Imperial’s Centre for Climate Finance & Investment shows how renewable energy has benefitted from technological improvements, policy support and lower financing costs 

How rising temperatures impact business performance, and why it’s vital that we understand the effects of climate change on a macroeconomic level

With opioid addiction reaching crisis point in the US, Dr Cláudia Custódio and Moritz Wiedemann consider the impact on the economy, and what the link between opioid use and house prices can tell us.

Climate change models suggest temperatures will gradually rise, but the agriculture sector is not prepared for the acute risk of extreme weather events

Economic growth theory supplies a useful tool for thinking about how actions in the past affect the future