Publications
Tall tales and fat tails: the science and economics of extreme warming
It has recently been highlighted that the economic value of climate change mitigation depends sensitively on the slim possibility of extreme warming. This insight has been obtained through a … read more »
Mapping climate change in European temperature distributions
Climate change poses challenges for decision makers across society, not just in preparing for the climate of the future but even when planning for the climate of the present … read more »
Environmental paradiplomacy: the Brazilian participation in the international climate regime
Rei, F., Cunha, K. and Setzer, J. (2013). In: Brazilian Journal of Environmental Law, v. 71:265-286 (Portuguese).
Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests
We report above-ground biomass (AGB), basal area, stem density and wood mass density estimates from 260 sample plots (mean size: 1.2 ha) in intact closed-canopy tropical forests across 12 … read more »
Isolating warm glow in charitable auction giving
We use a novel experimental design to isolate warm glow and measure its extent in an auction that contributes the revenues by highest bidders to a … read more »
Reconciling conflicting evidence on the origins of comparative development: a finite mixture model approach
In this paper, I revisit the controversy over the fundamental sources of comparative development. In contrast to much of the previous literature, my focus is on … read more »
The contribution of non-use values to inform the management of groundwater systems: the Rokua Esker, Northern Finland
Rokua in Northern Finland is a groundwater dependent ecosystem very sensitive to climate change and natural variability. As such, the water level of most of the … read more »
A micro-econometric approach to deriving use and non-use values of in-situ groundwater: The Vosvozis case study, Greece
The present study attempts to estimate the shadow price of unextracted groundwater in the Vozvozi aquifer. In the context of this study, we model the production … read more »
Promoting resilient economies by exploring insurance potential for facing coastal flooding and erosion: evidence from Italy, Spain, France and United Kingdom
Insurance against natural perils such as flooding can be considered a significant element in coastal management. It can offer not only much-needed support to accelerate economic … read more »
The Climate Change Act
The Climate Change Act received Royal Assent on 26 November 2008 and set an overarching target to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 per cent by … read more »
