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Dr Richard Martin gives evidence to Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights

Dr Richard Martin gave oral evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on 15 April 2026, at the opening of its inquiry ...
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Dr Mona Paulsen gives evidence at House of Lords' International Agreements Committee

Dr Mona Paulsen joined Sam Lowe and Holger Hestermeyer to deliver oral evidence to the House of Lords' International ...
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LSE submission on right to jury trials cited in House of Commons committee

Dr Federico Picinali (LSE Law) and Dr Lewis Ross (Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method) recently submitted a ...
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LSE historic success in Jessup international round

Last week, LSE represented the UK at the International Round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition ...
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LSE at the Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot 2026

The LSE Law team of Marius Veiss, Joel Verma and Seraphine Lai participated in the Oxford International Intellectual Property ...
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The Reform UK party’s approach to climate change and net zero in local councils

In May 2025 Reform UK won majorities in 10 of 23 councils up for election in England. Among the party’s election promises were to “scrap net zero to cut your energy bills”. With the party likely to ...
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Science in the courtroom: evidentiary needs in climate litigation

This guide, the first in a new series from the Grantham Research Institute at LSE and the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, explores and reflects on the role of scientific research in ...
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Kicking away the green ladder: the asymmetric sovereign risk from nature degradation

Evidence shows that climate change is having severe economic impacts. However, far less is known about the economic consequences from severe and rapidly increasing nature degradation, particularly on ...
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What direct risks does AI pose to the climate and environment?

Training AI models requires vast computational resources, with computing power usage increasing tenfold between 2018 and 2022. With fossil fuels still providing over 60% of total global electricity ...
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Institute responds to International Court of Justice advisory opinion

The following statements were issued in response to the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the obligations of states in relation to climate change: Joana Setzer, Associate Professorial ...
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The innovation race on geological carbon removal: who is best placed to lead?

This report analyses innovation activity represented by patenting data for two carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies — bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) and direct air carbon ...
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Climate litigation increasingly reaching the highest courts around the world, report finds

Climate litigation, including those challenging fossil fuel projects, is more often reaching the highest courts around the world, according to analysis published today (25 June 2025) by the Grantham ...