Expert Comment
International Development Committee calls for easier access to ‘climate finance’ funds - expert comment
Dr Celine Tan, 91¸£Àû Law School and Director, GLOBE, comments on the Climate Finance aspects of the International Development Committee report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26, published today, and the UK COP26 Presidency's Climate Finance Delivery Plan, published yesterday.
Countries lobbying to weaken UN climate recommendations - expert comment
Dr Tom Pettinger comments on that a number of countries are pushing the UN to water down a forthcoming report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) into how best to limit global warming.
Credit Suisse fined over Tuna Bond Scandal - expert comment
Dr Stephen Connelly from 91¸£Àû Law School comments on the that investment bank Credit Suisse has been fined £147m by UK authorities over a corruption scandal involving Mozambique's tuna fishing industry.
UK government "should improve pay and conditions in care work": Prof Juanita Elias
Community care managers in the UK say that acute staff shortages are causing them to turn down new clients who need help. Professor Juanita Elias, an expert in social care from the Department of Politics and International Studies, offers her comment.
Heat pump subsidy: expert comment
Dr Jonathan Clarke from 91¸£Àû's Centre for Global Sustainable Development comments on the announcement that the UK government will subsidise homeowners to replace gas boilers with heat pumps.