Climate change is having a material impact on the economy which has serious implications for the long term stability of the public finances.

The fiscal watchdog, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), has been incorporating climate change impacts into its long term fiscal analysis since the publication of its 2021 Fiscal Risks report, which focused on the long term fiscal costs of climate change mitigation. This analysis has been updated in its 2024 Fiscal Risks and Sustainability report which widens the scope to estimate the potential long term impact of climate damage to the economy and public finances.

The OBR is keen to engage with environmental NGOs on these issues to inform its future work. You are invited to attend a presentation and panel discussion with OBR economists, who will present the findings of their latest report.

The panel discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A.

Speakers

• Chair: Steve Coulter, head of economy, Green Alliance
• Tom Josephs, Budget Responsibility Committee, OBR
• Alison Todd, senior analyst, energy and climate change, fiscal risks and sustainability, OBR
• Professor Swenja Surminski, Grantham Research Institute (LSE), member of the UK Committee on Climate Change, Mitigation and Adaptation Committee

A link to the event will be provided upon registration.