Lea Reitmeier

This paper reports on a critical two-day Roundtable convened at the London School of Economics (27th and 28th September 2024),... Read more

This report outlines the key outcomes from an LSE roundtable discussion convened on 27-28 September 2024. Read more

The Green Strategy Progress Report of the Bank of Albania (May 2023 – May 2024) outlines the achievements and challenges... Read more

To guide policymakers as they face the challenge of taking financial and economic policy decisions for the net zero transition, this CETEx report develops a design approach based on ‘building blocks’. Read more

This CETEx report aims to enhance understanding of sovereign catastrophe bonds, a type of insurance-linked security, as a tool in comprehensive disaster risk reduction. Read more

The three-year GHC project aims to strengthen the capacity of public officials from finance ministries and relevant line ministries in the Western Balkans who are working on their countries’ sustainable agendas to lead the green transformation and transition to a sustainable economy. Read more

The services provided by the ocean and marine ecosystems are pivotal to sustaining life on Earth and underpin vital interactions between the climate, economy and human wellbeing. But the ocean and marine ecosystems are under threat from climate change and the impacts of harmful economic activities. Read more

This response consists of a written submission by CETEx to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) consultation on a disclosure framework for climate-related financial risk (CRFR). Read more

This news article looks at recent advances in deep-sea mining technology, particularly in relation to the extraction of resources considered important in the green energy transition. Read more

This CETEx commentary explains how the EU Omnibus Simplification Package as currently proposed risks weakening corporate accountability, increasing uncertainty and penalising the early adopters in the sustainability transition. Read more

Lea Reitmeier and Agata Makowska-Curran provide their perspective on why the Cali Fund agreement is groundbreaking and outline the contributions made by a multi-disciplinary team from LSE during its negotiation at COP16. Read more

In this CETEx commentary Lea Reitmeier provides a summary of the issues covered by the film Cobalt Rush – The Future of Going Green, which was screened and discussed by an LSE panel, including the film’s director, on 28 November 2024. Read more

The gap in adaptation finance to support developing countries poses particular challenges for highly-vulnerable Small Island Developing States, who might turn to environmentally-damaging alternatives such as deep-sea mining as a result, this commentary explains. Read more

Lea Reitmeier, a sustainable finance analyst at the London-based Grantham Research Institute, proposes that Germany and other signatory states could introduce a requirement for non-contributing companies to provide evidence that they do not use genetic resources or biological data. Read more

This article reports on recent efforts to establish a global deal to limit plastic pollution as well as the COP29 climate summit and COP16 Biodiversity summit. Read more

This article reflects on the discussions taking place at COP16 about digital sequence information. The article includes reference to an... Read more

This news article considers some of the main topics under discussion at the COP16 United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Columbia. Read more

The Biodiversity COP16 conference will be critical to advancing comprehensive ocean biodiversity conservation efforts. Ambitious commitments are needed – especially... Read more

The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations, including on climate change, into banks’ decision-making processes has been given more importance over the last few years, predominantly driven by regulatory pressures – especially in the EU. Read more

This commentary captures the discussion on blue finance at the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona in April 2024. Read more

This commentary examines the ‘why, how and what’ of risks to the real economy and financial system deriving from damage to ecosystem services and habitats. Read more