Publications
Thinking through the climate change challenge
In October 2010, a group of leading thinkers on environmental policy met at the Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University of Manchester for a conference in honour of Nobel … read more »
The Economics of Climate Change
Alex Bowen and James Rydge, 2011. Chapter in: The Governance of Climate Change: Science, Politics and Ethics Link to publisher
Spending adaptation money wisely
The discussions about adaptation finance have mostly been about process: how money should be raised and how adaptation spending should be governed and monitored. This paper … read more »
The ‘surrender charge’ on international units in the Australian ETS
Cameron Hepburn, Sarah Chapman, Baran Doda, Chris Duffy, Samuel Fankhauser, James Rydge, Kathryn Smith, Luca Taschini and Alessandro Vitelli
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 … read more »
The survival of the conformist: social pressure and renewable resource management
This paper examines the role of other-regarding behavior as a mechanism for the establishment and maintenance of cooperation in resource use under variable social and environmental … read more »
Inequality, communication and the avoidance of disastrous climate change
Paper 34 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 free-riding … read more »
A macroeconomic plan for a green recovery
A unique green opportunity has arisen for policy makers to create viable newmarkets, boost private investment and innovation, and stimulate the economy without requiring large public expenditure. By sending a … read more »
Financing low carbon investment in developing countries: Public-private partnerships for implementation of NAMAs
KPMG, 2010 External link to report
Climate Change The New Economy’
Published at COP 16 in Cancun. p22: December 2010 – External link to report
