Publications
Post-2020 climate agreements in the major economies assessed in the light of global models
Integrated assessment models can help in quantifying the implications of international climate agreements and regional climate action. This paper reviews scenario results from model intercomparison projects to explore different possible … read more »
Climate change: The necessary, the possible and the desirable. Earth League climate statement on the implications for climate policy from the 5th IPCC Assessment.
The development of human civilisations has occurred at a time of stable climate. This climate stability is now threatened by human activity. The rising global climate risk occurs at a … read more »
How to price carbon in good times… and bad
Responsive cap-and-trade systems and carbon taxes can improve climate change policy by allowing higher greenhouse gas emissions during times of economic expansions and lower emissions during recessions. read more »
Taming the beasts of ‘burden-sharing’: an analysis of equitable mitigation actions and approaches to 2030 mitigation pledges
Countries are now seeking to reach a new international agreement on climate change, to be signed in Paris in December 2015. A key element of the international negotiations … read more »
Low-carbon future: A case for concerted action by national and local authorities
Presentation at the Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the UN Climate Change Conference organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Congress of the Republic of Peru on 8 December read more »
Growth, climate and collaboration: towards agreement in Paris 2015
Paper explores 4 key elements on which an agreeement at the COP21 – Paris 2015 Climate Change talks could be based read more »
Changing role of national legislation on climate change: Recent developments
Presentation give at the GLOBE COP20 Legislators Summit on 7 December 2014 in Lima. read more »
The conservation versus production trade-off: does livestock intensification increase deforestation? Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon
More cattle, less deforestation? Land use intensification in the Amazon is an unexpected phenomenon. Theories of hollow frontier, speculative behaviour and boom-bust all share the prediction that livestock production will … read more »
How subnational governments are rescaling environmental governance: the case of the Brazilian state of São Paulo
Setzer, J. (2014). In: Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning. November 2014. DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2014.984669
Managing the climate commons at the nexus of ecology, behaviour and economics
Academic contributions to climate change policy have been constrained by methodological and terminological differences, so we discuss how programmes aimed at cross-disciplinary education and involvement in governance may help to unlock scholars’ potential to propose new solutions. read more »
