Publications
Innovation, risk and government: perspectives and principles from the social sciences
The interplay between innovation and risk, and the social interactions between public and private sectors, are critical in fostering innovation and determining its effectiveness. read more »
The impacts of environmental regulations on competitiveness
Report shows that environmental regulations have only a a marginal impact on competiviveness and that the benefits often outweigh the costs read more »
Annual Status Report on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) 2014, Mitigation Momentum, November 2014
This report begins with an overview of the latest statistics on NAMA (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions) development, drawing from the UNFCCC NAMA Registry and the Ecofys NAMA Database.The second section … read more »
“This time is different”: The prospects for an effective climate agreement in Paris 2015
COP21, to be held in Paris at the end of 2015, presents an important opportunity for governments to negotiate a new international climate agreement. A question of central importance to preparations for COP21 is: what sort of policy architecture is most likely to generate sufficiently ambitious action to reduce global emissions? read more »
Submission to the inquiry by the House of Commons Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change on ‘Linking Emissions Trading Systems’
Paper looks at what are the main challenges to linking emissions trading systems and what are the consequences of failing to address them adequately. read more »
Steel Report: Carbon Control Post 2020 in Energy Intensive Industries
Study demonstrates how a portfolio of low-carbon opportunities exists which can modernize the steel industry and achieve climate benefits at the same time. The study concludes that the European steel industry has to be highly energy-efficient and innovative to secure its future and that low-carbon transformation offers such a perspective. read more »
A UK dash for ‘smart’ gas
Presentation given at the 10th Academic Conference of the British Institute of Energy Economics (BIEE): ‘Balancing Competing Energy Policy Goals’, held in Oxford in September 2014
Burden or opportunity? How UK emissions reductions policies affect the competitiveness of businesses
The ongoing review of the UK’s Fourth Carbon Budget is closely linked to the debate over the impact that domestic climate change policies can have on the competitiveness of businesses. … read more »
Mobilising private-sector engagement in LEDS and NAMAs
Lessons learned from UNDP’s low emission capacity building programme read more »
Barriers in developing national mitigation strategies and actions in developing countries
The study identifies barriers to the design and implementation of low emission development strategies (LEDS) and mitigation actions (NAMAs) encountered in developing countries read more »
