Manuel Linsenmeier - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment

About

Manuel was a MPhil/PhD student in Environmental Economics. With his research Manuel seeks to improve our understanding of the impacts of climate change and adaptation using economic theory and econometric methods. Having a background in both climate science and economics, he also aims to build bridges between disciplines and fields of research.

Background

Before beginning his PhD, Manuel worked several years for a think tank and public policy consultancy on adaptation to climate change, climate change mitigation, air pollution, and sustainable consumption. In his role as project manager he coordinated a national climate impact assessment on behalf of the German government. Manuel also gained professional experience at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and worked as research assistant at climate change research institutes in Germany.

Manuel holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, a BSc and MSc in Meteorology from the Universität Hamburg, and a MSc in Sustainability (Ecological Economics) from the University of Leeds. Manuel was awarded several competitive scholarships and currently receives financial support from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Research interests

Environmental Economics
Economics of Climate Change

Research

Research - 2021

Seasonal temperature variability and economic cycles

Working paper

by Manuel Linsenmeier

on 17 December, 2021

In this paper, the author assembles a new set of quarterly and six-monthly temperature and GDP data for 98 countries and develops a new estimation strategy to attribute observed fluctuations in GDP to changes in temperature. Read more

Policy

Policy - 2022

What will climate change cost the UK? Risks, impacts and mitigation for the net-zero transition

Policy publication

by James Rising, Simon Dietz, Marion Dumas, Ritika Khurana, Jarmo Kikstra, Timothy Lenton, Manuel Linsenmeier, Chris Smith, Charlotte Taylor and Bob Ward

on 30 May, 2022

This report and brief provide improved estimates of the likely economic damages from climate change to the UK, highlighting where the greatest risks and need for adaptation are. These are translated into loss of socioeconomic welfare and reported as an equivalent loss of the UK’s GDP under two different policy scenarios – one in which current policies continue and another in which strong mitigation policies are put in place. Read more