Our focus is on addressing climate change, one of the biggest threats facing the planet. We have identified some priority areas for our work, grouped into broad research themes.
What are we working on?
Explore our research
Meet Felix Creutzig, Bennett Chair and Professor of Innovation & Policy Acceleration introducing two of our strategic research themes: Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability and Urban Sustainability.
Changing behaviours
and practice
Developing climate policies targeting household consumption and behavioural decisions in areas like transport, food and shelter.
Net-zero
industry
Exploring the potential of decarbonisation in production and manufacturing processes to power a green transformation in industry.
Energy and
climate justice
Policies that enable a global transition towards energy democracy between groups, geographies, species and future generations.
Climate interventions,
tools and technology
Examining the effectiveness of technologies (including AI) for adaptation, mitigation and reversal of climate change.
Investment
and finance
Arming central banks, finance ministries, investors and the media with innovative tools to work with nature-related financial risk.
Natural
resources
Empowering governments, companies, and organisations to develop and use natural capital accounts to improve decision-making.
What works?
Analysing which solutions are the most effective, developing a unified policy acceleration framework, and boosting the political feasibility of climate policies.
