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Our latest work
Strategies in Climate Negotiations: Theory and Experiments
Papers from the ‘Strategies in Climate Negotiations: Theory and Experiments’ session at the Fifth World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists. Session chaired by Alessandro Tavoni, London School of Economics … read more »
Climate engineering reconsidered
Stratospheric injection of sulphate aerosols has been advocated as an emergency geoengineering measure to tackle dangerous climate change, or as a stop-gap until atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are reduced. But it may not prove to be the game-changer that some imagine. read more »
Evidence on business cycles and CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions and GDP move together over the business cycle. Most climate change researchers would agree with this statement despite the absence of a study that formally analyzes the relationship between emissions and GDP at business cycle frequencies. The paper provides a rigorous empirical analysis of this relationship in a comprehensive cross-country panel by decomposing the emissions and GDP series into their growth and cyclical components using the HP filter. read more »
Long run demand for energy services: income and price elasticities over 200 years
Data Set on the Consumption of Energy and Energy Services (1300-2008). Fouquet, R. (2014) Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 8(2).
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Burden or opportunity? How UK emissions reductions policies affect the competitiveness of businesses
The ongoing review of the UK’s Fourth Carbon Budget is closely linked to the debate over the impact that domestic climate change policies can have on the competitiveness of businesses. … read more »
Climate change policies and the UK business sector: Overview, impacts & suggestions for reform
Presentation given at the 2014 World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economics in Istanbul on 1st July.
A UK ‘dash’ for smart gas poster
UK dash for shale gas poster read more »
Mobilising private-sector engagement in LEDS and NAMAs
Lessons learned from UNDP’s low emission capacity building programme read more »
Barriers in developing national mitigation strategies and actions in developing countries
The study identifies barriers to the design and implementation of low emission development strategies (LEDS) and mitigation actions (NAMAs) encountered in developing countries read more »
Grantham research fellow wins prestigious international prize
Dr Kai Monheim, visiting fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, has been awarded a prestigious prize for his PhD thesis The ‘power of process’: … read more »
China sees growth in a cleaner environment
China — currently the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide — is emerging as a global leader in climate policy as it seeks to build a cleaner and more efficient economy. read more »
Green hypocrisy at Northcliffe House
Bob Ward on how staff at the Daily Mail recently marked Green Week. read more »
Climate adaptation must be backed by communication
Bob Ward calls on newly appointed Environment Secretary Liz Truss to deliver a more coherent approach to climate adaptation read more »
George Osborne defeated in attempt to weaken UK carbon budget
The Guardian, 22 July 2014
Hot topics
Decarbonising electricity
How will the UK and Europe make the transition to a low-carbon power sector at the lowest cost?
Green growth
Can environmental policies deliver increased economic growth and prosperity?
China
How will China make the shift to low-carbon growth?
Economic competitiveness
Are environmental policies a threat to economic competitiveness?
EU ETS reform
What will successful reform look like for the world’s largest carbon market?
