Posted by: Jen Dicks
Publish date: 19th January, 2022 | 12:20pm19/1/2022
Project Manager Jen Dicks calls for a joined-up Government approach that tackles the fuel poverty and cost-of-living crisis whilst also achieving levelling up and net zero commitments. Jen argues that 2022 presents a unique opportunity for the UK to manage a green economic recove…
Posted by: Phil Summerton
Publish date: 11th January, 2022 | 10:10am11/1/2022
As we enter 2022, there are many questions about how this year will fare compared to the last two years of a global pandemic, unemployment, political instability, increasingly frequent and intense natural disasters, and other climate change-induced socio-economic impacts.
Here…
Posted by: János Hidi
Publish date: 18th November, 2021 | 3:54pm18/11/2021
Sustainable Investment Manager János Hidi argues that if the finance sector is to successfully respond to the needs of the climate transition and decarbonisation policies laid out by COP26, investors must start broadening their horizons and shift away from short-term views of th…
Richard Lewney, Andrew Sentance and Jon Stenning share their response to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review. They argue that the OBR reveals the truth of the British economy, projecting poor macroeconomic performance, and that the latest energy tax measures give little confide…
After almost twenty years at Cambridge Econometrics, our Chief Economist Hector Pollitt is moving on to take on a new role at an international organisation. We took the opportunity to sit down with Hector and ask him about economic thinking, how it has developed and changed, and …
Posted by: Richard Lewney
Publish date: 12th October, 2021 | 9:34am12/10/2021
With days to go until COP26, Chair of Cambridge Econometrics Richard Lewney calls for more ambitious decarbonisation targets and a Just Transition. Richard shares top scenario analysis insights using our global macroeconomic model E3ME.
Existing Nationally Determined Contribut…
Dan Hodge is Cambridge Econometrics’ new Executive Vice President in the U.S. following the company’s merger with Hodge Economic Consulting this month.
Here Dan tells us more about how the merger came about, what’s planned for the coming months and what he’s most excit…
Posted by: Phil Summerton
Publish date: 21st September, 2021 | 5:00pm21/9/2021
CEO Phil Summerton warns that rising energy prices will affect the poorest households in Britain this winter, as they face the challenge of increasing energy and food prices as well as the spread of Covid-19 and seasonal influenza. Phil highlights three options for the Government…
Posted by: Zsófi Kőműves
Publish date: 24th August, 2021 | 10:12am24/8/2021
The IPCC report has issued a code red, calling for immediate climate policy action. But what are the macroeconomic consequences of climate policy inaction, or action? Economist Zsófi Kőműves unpacks this question, using analysis from Cambridge Econometric’s Sustainable Investm…
Posted by: Jon Stenning
Publish date: 18th August, 2021 | 8:40am18/8/2021
In the latest article in partnership with ECONorthwest and Hodge Economic Consulting, Head of Environment Jon Stenning addresses the current lack of a detailed roadmap for the US to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Policymakers are faced with various challenges, including e…