Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment

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Highlights

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Spotlight: The path to a low-carbon future

The Grantham Institute is working with policymakers, business leaders and researchers to evaluate decarbonisation pathways and help make the transition to a low-carbon future. Find out more

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Competition: Grantham Art Prize 

The Grantham Art Prize, run in collaboration with  the Royal College of Art (RCA), is designed to create a conversation about climate change and environment issues in a visual way, and kick start collaborations between Imperial College London and students from other universities. Find out more


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Spotlight: Our planet's atmosphere 

Understanding our planet’s atmosphere is fundamental to predicting future changes in the climate and the environment humans inhabit. Researchers at the Grantham Institute measure and monitor our atmosphere, to better understand our interactions with it. Find out more

News

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Evenings of discovery return with new Imperial Lates series
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Evenings of discovery return with new Imperial Lates series

15 August 2018

14 August 2018

Heatwaves, 'Hothouse Earth' and putting the heat on governments

13 August 2018

Cycling is the healthiest way to get around cities

10 August 2018

Portraits of eminent Imperial women unveiled

10 August 2018

Ancient worms and toxic impacts: News from the College

Events

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Health and Wellbeing on a Changing Planet
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27 September 2018, 10:30 – 16:30

Health and Wellbeing on a Changing Planet

South Kensington Campus

14 November 2018, 13:00 – 18:00

Conference Meeting a global temperature goal of 1.5°C
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Are you a climate optimist? We asked leading figures in the climate change and the environment community about why the next 10 years are critical to take meaningful action on climate change.
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The Grantham Institute 10th anniversary Outlook 2017-18 shows how innovative people here at Imperial are advancing our vision for a sustainable, resilient, zero-carbon society.
Affiliates working together

Meet the wider community of academic staff at Imperial who are working in the areas of climate change and the environment.
Expect the Unexpected Repsort Cover

Read our latest briefing papers and publications.
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Explore Grantham Institute research into energy storage technologies.
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Explore our research into the planet’s atmosphere.

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Explore our work on the transition to a low-carbon future.
People

Climate & environment at Imperial blog

Comment and opinion from staff and students across Imperial working in climate and environment related areas

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Our work themes

Atmosphere

Earth systems: variability and change

Understanding the oceans, atmosphere and other systems underpinning our climate is fundamental to developing accurate models of future change.
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Impacts and adaptation

Assessing the potential impacts of environmental change across the globe, this research informs decisions on how we can best adapt to this change and use resources sustainably.
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Mitigation

This programme focuses on identifying the key actions and technologies needed to reduce the magnitude of climate and environmental change.