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| FT.Com | Has a Climate Capital section to browse relevant news, a climate graphic and climate explainers. Or try the Climate Game |
| The Economist |
View their latest coverage of climate change. Or use their Banana Index to gauge the climate impact of certain foods. |
| Project Syndicate | Look at the content area labelled: Sustainability. No so much news as commentary and analysis - Project Syndicate's exclusive content come from world wide prominent political leaders, policymakers, scholars, business leaders, and civic activists. |
| Factiva | Our database of global news, newswires and trade and professional titles. Use either keywords or their subject indexing. They have an ESG category which you can combine with geographic or source type indexing. |
| Business Source Premier | This includes numerous business titles. Notably it includes Bloomberg.com which provides useful short business focussed insights. Use the following syntax: JN "Bloomberg.com" and "net zero" |
Read journal articles to keep up with the latest research.
The database Science Direct is very good for energy, not just science but also from a policy, economic and business angle.
As the impact of climate change and the issue of sustainability, is covered in so many disciplines we suggest you:
SSRN - Web resource
Social Science Research Network is an open access collection of working papers/research paper providing early access to content. It has an:
Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is a unique, independent extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world providing access to over 13,500 fee-free journals.
Marketline provides global market research and also a wide range of global (downloadable) country statistics.
Go to the Statistics tab > Countries. Pick the sub-tab Data Download and then filter for country and metrics. It has for example:
Statista
Statista covers a wide range of statistics from a range of international sources. Just search by keyword. Here are some examples
ESG
See our separate guide to ESG listing our wide range of subscriptions.
Web Sources
Global Carbon Project
Is an organisation that seeks to quantify global greenhouse gas emissions and their causes. It wast was established in 2001 by a shared partnership between the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and Diversitas. This partnership constituted the Earth Systems Science Partnership (ESSP) which subsequently evolved into Future Earth.
SDG Global Database
UN Data on more than 210 SDG indicators for countries across the globe by indicator, country, region or time period.
World Bank - SDG data
This dataset is classified as Public under the Access to Information Classification Policy. Users inside and outside the Bank can access this dataset. Relevant indicators drawn from the World Development Indicators, reorganized according to the goals and targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These indicators may help to monitor SDGs, but they are not always the official indicators for SDG monitoring.
World Resources Institute
They supply data sets, data products and data-based tools, freely available through their commitment to open data.
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The Library has a growing number of print books and even more e-books covering climate change, the environment, sustainability, ESG, and related issues. To find a book simply search the Library catalogue using a keyword, author or subject. Click on some example subjects below this will show both print and e-books.
See our guide to Market Research Resources for full details of our market research databases.
IBISWorld
Covers UK USA Global and some European Countries. ESG industry scores are included in the UK reports. Some examples:.
Technavio
Technavio covers many niche market areas here a just a few examples:
Forrester
Forrester needs prior registration. It specialises in internet and communications technologies, consumer behaviour, marketing and business strategy. Some examples:
Investext is our key resource for city analysts' research.
Simply search for keyword in title. Searching for net zero finds, for example:
Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy
The ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) brings together some of the world’s leading researchers on climate change economics and policy, from many different disciplines. It was established in 2008 and its third phase began on 1 October 2018. The Centre is also a member of the Place-based Climate Action Network (P-CAN), which was launched on 31 January 2019.
The Center for Climate and Security
This is a research institute focused on tackling systemic climate and ecological security risks.
Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)
A service from the EU which provides authoritative information about the global climate and weather. Its offering is under the headings: Climate Intelligence,Climate Data Store,C3S Atlas,Data in action.
FIRES
UK FIRES is a 5-year research programme funded by £5m of UKRI support and the subscriptions of an active and growing industrial consortium. It is a collaboration of the universities of Cambridge, Oxfored, Nottingham, Bath and Imperial College London. UK FIRES is uncovering the lowest risk path to zero emissions prosperity in the UK by 2050 by: Optimizing current industrial techniques with new decision making tools; uncovering gaps in the business space to be filled in by entrepreneurship, finance and policy; extensive public engagement through innovative communication channels.
Grantham Research Institute
Established by the LSE in 2008 to create a world-leading multidisciplinary centre for policy-relevant research and training on climate change and the environment.
The Tyndall Centre
The Tyndall Centre was founded in 2000 to conduct cutting edge, interdisciplinary research, and provide a conduit between scientists and policymakers. With nearly 200 members ranging from PhD researchers to Professors, the Tyndall Centre represents a substantial body of the UK’s climate change expertise from across the scientific, engineering, social science and economic communities.
Ecologic Institute
Ecologic Institute conducts inter-and transdisciplinary environmental research.