Publications
Do climate targets work?
It is only a small exaggeration to say that climate change policy is dominated by targets. Internationally, the emission reduction commitments of industrialized countries are the cornerstone of the … read more »
Addressing the risks of nanomaterials under United States and European Union Regulatory Frameworks for Chemicals
Reference Breggin, L., Falkner, R., Porter, R., Pendergrass, J., and Jaspers, N. September 2011. Addressing the risks of nanomaterials under United States and European Union Regulatory Frameworks for Chemicals. Assessing Nanoparticle Risks … read more »
Legislating climate change on a national level
Reference Townshend, T., Fankhauser, S., Matthews, A., Feger, C., Liu, J., and Narciso, T. September 2011. Legislating climate change on a national level. Environment, v.53, pp.5-16.
On cooperation
In this essay I discuss the role of cooperation in the process of innovation. I argue for a reorientation of the way we conceptualize economic behavior, taking account of … read more »
The influence of academics as insider-nongovernmental actors in the Post-Kyoto Protocol Climate Change Negotiations: a matter of timing, network and policy-entrepreneurial capabilities
Nongovernmental actors influence negotiations with insider or outsider strategies. Academics are valued by government delegates for the neutrality and expertise they can provide as policy advisors … read more »
Inequality, communication and the avoidance of disastrous climate change in a public goods game
International efforts to provide global public goods often face the challenges of coordinating national contributions and distributing costs equitably in the face of uncertainty, inequality, and freeriding incentives. In … read more »
Raising finance to support developing country action: some economic considerations
This article explores the principles that should guide efforts to raise finance for climate action in developing countries. The main conclusions are that, first, there is an important role … read more »
Emerging markets and climate change: Mexican standoff or low-carbon race?
Schelling (1995) stressed the importance of correctly disaggregating the impacts of climate change to understand how individual interests differ across space and time. This paper considers … read more »
Trade in ‘virtual carbon’: empirical results and implications for policy
The fact that developing countries do not have carbon emission caps under the Kyoto Protocol has led to the current interest in high income countries in border taxes on … read more »
Self-interested low-carbon growth in G-20 emerging markets
This article suggests that some or all G-20 Emerging Markets (GEMs = Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, and Turkey) could seize the climate policy agenda … read more »
