New approaches to addressing climate change in the UK and Japan

The summer of 2018 saw scorching temperatures recorded globally, and the UK and Japan were no exceptions. In central Tokyo, temperatures reached over 40°C – 12 degrees higher than the average temperature for summer months; and in the UK, the Met Office confirmed this summer as the hottest-ever recorded, with records broken in both temperature and rainfall. While global temperatures continue to rise as fast as double the rate predicted by climate modelling, industrialised nations keep committing to meeting the 2-degree target of the Paris Accord, despite President Donald Trump’s announcement that the USA intends to withdraw from the agreement. The economic, social and environmental consequences of an increasing global temperature and rising sea level resulting from climate change, could be devastating for modern economies including Japan and the UK. Therefore, adopting adequate policies is essential.

In this seminar, Professor Sam Fankhauser from LSE’s Grantham Research Institute and Dr Takeshi Kuramochi of the New Climate Institute will outline the current patterns and impacts of climate change. They will also discuss the most important changes in policy being recently implemented by the governments of the UK and Japan, as well as explore other necessary measures to effectively tackle global warming and climate change.

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