Barriers to climate action: transitional costs, distributional issues and politics | LSE

Despite the potential in production of abundant green energy, global warming is on track to exceed 2.5°C this century. Multiple economic and political barriers are preventing fast emissions reduction, and in order to overcome them, we must first understand them. Join Adair Turner in the second lecture of this special public lecture series for a deep dive into the economic and political backdrop in the fight against climate change: https://www.lse.ac.uk/global-school-o... Catchup on the series: Lecture 1: https://www.youtube.com/live/ohAvw0XK... Lecture 3:    • Keeping global warming below 2°C: a feasib...   Launched in 2025, the Global School of Sustainability at LSE (GSoS) is the centre of social science expertise for sustainability impact at LSE. We work in partnerships across the LSE community and beyond to advance pioneering sustainability research and global policy engagement: https://www.lse.ac.uk/global-school-o... #Climate #Sustainability