Publications
Investigating fishers’ preferences for the design of marine Payments for Environmental Services schemes
We determine the effects of various management restrictions on adoption rates of marine PES schemes. Choice experiments are used in order to determine how fisher participation … read more »
The “advancedness” of knowledge in pollution-saving technological change with a qualitative application to SO2 cap and trade
This paper investigates the extent to which ‘advanced’ knowledge and technology is likely to play a role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission in future by … read more »
Knowledge versus technique in SO2-saving technological change: A comparative test using quantile regression with implications for greenhouse gas compliance
Greenhouse gas emission limits are a major source of technical and policy uncertainty for electric power industry professionals. This paper tries to reduce some of this … read more »
Crop biodiversity, productivity and production risk: Panel data micro-evidence from Ethiopia
Bangwayo-Skeete, P. F., Bezabih, M. and Zikhali, P. (2012). Natural Resources Forum, 36: 263–273.
The challenges of climate change and exposure growth for disaster risk management in developing countries
Reference Ranger, N., and Fisher, S. November 2012. The challenges of climate change and exposure growth for disaster risk management in developing countries. Report produced for the Government Office of Science, Foresight … read more »
Do market-based instruments really induce more environmental R&D? A test using US panel data
This paper was updated in January 2013 National governments are considering increasing spending on greenhouse gas mitigation R&D by billions of dollars per year at a … read more »
Ambiguity and insurance: robust capital requirements and premiums
Many insurance and reinsurance contracts are contingent on events such as hurricanes, terrorist attacks or political upheavals whose probabilities are not known with precision. There is … read more »
Who should pay for climate? The effect of burden-sharing mechanisms on abatement policies and technological transfers
Recent international environmental negotiations have highlighted the importance of establishing a commonly agreed approach to attribute climate change responsibilities. In this paper we investigate how choices … read more »
Regulatory responses to scientific uncertainty and nanotechnology
Reference Porter, R.D., Breggin, L., Falkner, R., Pendergrass, J., and Jaspers, N. 2012. Regulatory responses to scientific uncertainty and nanotechnology. The Nanotechnology Challenge: creating law and legal institutions for uncertain risks … read more »
Reducing risks of future disasters: priorities for decision makers
Reference Ranger, N., et al. November 2012. Reducing risks of future disasters: priorities for decision makers. Final Project Report. The Government Office for Science, London.
