Publications
Invention and transfer of climate change mitigation technologies on a global scale: a study drawing on patent data
Our paper uses the EPO/OECD World Patent Statistical Database(PATSTAT) to provide a quantitative description of the geographic distribution of inventions in thirteen climate mitigation technologies since 1978 and their international diffusion on a global scale. read more »
Environment policy and the economic downturn
We consider how environmental policies should respond to macroeconomic downturns. We first explore the implications of the global economic downturn of 2008-2009 for environmental policies, focusing, … read more »
Getting a deal on climate change: Obama’s flexible multilateralism. Obama Nation? US foreign policy one year on
‘It will be as different as night from day’, is how Senator John Kerry described the impact of Barack Obama’s election victory on America’s stance in international climate politics. … read more »
The economics of the CDM levy: revenue potential, tax incidence and distortionary effects
A levy on the Clean Development Mechanism and other carbon trading schemes is a potential source of finance for climate change adaptation. An adaptation levy of 2% is currently … read more »
An issue of trust: state corruption, responsibility and greenhouse gas emissions
Climate change is increasingly seen to raise difficult normative issues. To date, cumulative emissions have been disproportionately from the developed world, while the consequences of climate change are anticipated … read more »
Why is the USA so energy intensive? Evidence for US multinationals in the UK
At present the USA is, in per capita terms, the top greenhouse gas polluter among the world’s major economies. This is mirrored by the high-energy intensity … read more »
What drives the international transfer of climate change mitigation technologies? Empirical evidence from patent data
Using patent data from 66 countries for the 1990–2003 period, we characterise the factors that promote or hinder the international diffusion of climate-friendly technologies on a global scale read more »
From efficiency to justice: utility as the informational basis of climate change strategies, and some alternatives
The aim of this paper is to consider, from an ethical point of view, the role that economics should play in evaluating climate change strategies. Economics has … read more »
Investigating the potential for marine resource protection through environmental service markets: an exploratory study from La Paz Mexico
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have long been advocated as effective management vehicles for promoting long-term conservation of marine resources and biodiversity. However MPAs are failing in their conservation goals, … read more »
