Publications
Observations on the role of the private sector in the UNFCCC’s loss and damage of climate change work programme
Private sector engagement, particularly in relation to public policy based action and strategy, has become a buzz word in most policy areas, but this is often … read more »
The structural shift to green services: a two-sector growth model with public capital and open-access resources
– Forthcoming in Structural Change and Economic Dynamics (Dec 2014). The expansion of the share of economic activity taking place in sectors with low or no … read more »
The Myopia of Imperfect Climate Models: The Case of UKCP09
Frigg, R., L.A. Smith, D. A. Stainforth. In: Philosophy of Science, December 2013.
Safeguarding development aid against climate change: evaluating progress and identifying best practice
Official development assistance (ODA) currently totals around $130 billion USD per year, an order of magnitude greater than international climate finance. To safeguard development progress and secure the long-term effectiveness … read more »
Disasters and development: Natural disasters, credit constraints and economic growth
Using a simple two-period model of the economy, we demonstrate the potential effects of natural disasters on economic growth over the medium to long term. In particular, we focus on the effect of such shocks on investment. read more »
Benefit–cost analysis of non-marginal climate and energy projects
Conventional benefit–cost analysis incorporates the normally reasonable assumption that the policy or project under examination is marginal. Among the assumptions this entails is that the policy or project is … read more »
Exploring beliefs about bottled water and intentions to reduce consumption: the dual-effect of social norm activation and persuasive information.
Environment and Behavior, 2013. Online. Mass consumption of bottled water is contributing to a multitude of environmental problems, including; water wastage, pollution and climate change. The aim of this study … read more »
Flood insurance and the Water Bill
Through the Water Bill, the Government is seeking powers to establish a new scheme for the provision of flood insurance. The proposed scheme, Flood Re, offers … read more »
Energy use policies and carbon pricing in the UK
Energy use policies and carbon pricing in the UK read more »
A response to Dolan
In Behavioural Public Policy, In A.J. Oliver (Ed.) (pp. 209-215). Cambridge University Press: UK.
