News & commentaries

India’s approach to adaptation: A good start but lacks a strong long-term focus
Ajay Bhave analyses India’s climate adaptation proposals as outlined in its ‘intended nationally determined contribution’ (INDC) submission to the Paris climate summit. read more »

The great tamasha of India’s environmental politics
Maria Carvalho writes that India can meet environmental targets and reduce poverty at the same time, but it must overcome significant hurdles to do so. read more »

Climate Change Education – getting the message across
David Saddington makes the case for transforming Climate Change Education in order to focus more on the social and economic impacts. As we count down the days to COP21, it … read more »

Is going ‘green’ hurting British steel?
Chris Beauman, Senior Advisor at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Advisory Group member for the Centre for Climate Change Economics looks at the impact of climate change policies on the UK steel industry. read more »

Current events in Europe show how quickly a migrant and refugee crisis can escalate
Does a new study on the effects of climate change on migration patterns in developing countries have any implications for the current refugee crisis in Europe? read more »
The economic impacts of climate change – Richard Tol
Richard Tol responds to a previous commentary about his work on the economic impacts of climate change. read more »

Flawed analysis of the impacts of climate change
Bob Ward (Policy and Communications Director) questions the analysis made by Richard Tol in a blog post where the later suggsted that the overall economic impacts of climate change might be positive. read more »

Climate resilience and economic resilience go hand in hand
Developing countries should tackle the twin opportunities of climate resilience and economic resilience together argue Adriana Kocornik-Mina and Samuel Fankhauser. read more »

Climate is critical in southern Africa’s water-energy-food nexus
Professorial Research Fellow, Declan Conway, writes about the recent upsurge in research and policy interest in natural resource scarcity, particularly in relation to the water-energy-food nexus. read more »



