Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment

🌎 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟴-𝟮𝟬𝟰𝟮. 𝗦𝗼, 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽? The UK is required to set 'carbon budgets' that progressively reduce emissions to #NetZero by 2050. Here’s what you need to know about the Government's proposal for the 7th Carbon Budget... 🧵

🌡️ This week’s heatwave highlights the urgency of reaching #NetZero as quickly as possible. In this excerpt from our recent film on the UK's climate target, Emeritus Professor Joanna Haigh explains that until we stopping adding greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere, climate impacts will worsen.

⚠️⚽World Cup Heat Danger: Players and fans could face hazardous conditions New analysis from World Weather Attribution reveals that players and fans face a much higher risk of grueling heat and humidity at the 2026 World Cup compared to the 1994 tournament on the same continent 🧵 ow.ly/bStH50YZsTx

Sir David Attenborough has spent a lifetime showing us the beauty, and fragility, of the natural world. To celebrate his 100th birthday, explore 9 powerful things you can do to protect it: buff.ly/ZFk1vXx Happy Birthday, Sir David. May you continue to be an inspiration to us all. #Attenborough100

The winning design will then be transformed into a panoramic mural by artist Jeru Nomi at Imperial College London's White City campus. Here's Jeru explaining four key tips for a great art mural.

🎨We are inviting young people to enter the 2026 Grantham Climate Art Prize by designing a mural to draw attention to the climate crisis. The winning design will win a cash prize of £500 and £250 for two runner-ups. Elsy, PhD student at Imperial College London, explains more. buff.ly/3hxHCOZ

"Instead, a more nuanced position has emerged: accepting the science of climate change while contesting their responsibility for it.! 🧵

"Shell, Chevron, RWE and TotalEnergies all accept that climate change is real, human-caused and serious. The era of corporate climate denial, at least in legal proceedings, is largely over." 🧵