Richard Perkins
Richard is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geography at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Background
Richard joined LSE in 2006, having previously lectured at the University of Plymouth.
He received his PhD in Geography (‘Environmental Leapfrogging in India’) from the University of Cambridge in 2002.
Research interests
- Economic globalisation and environmental change;
- Environmental policy implementation and compliance;
- Innovation diffusion and convergence;
- Corporate environmentalism;
- Geopolitics of ‘ethical’ foreign policy.
Research
Research - 2019
Abstract The past two decades have witnessed a proliferation of transnational networking initiatives aimed at addressing climate change. Previous work... Read more
Research - 2012
This article examines the impact of environmental regulation within countries, as well as regulatory distance between countries on international technology transfer. Read more
Research - 2009
Working Paper 8 Abstract Although there is evidence that CO2-efficiency enhancing innovations in one country diffuse into other countries to... Read more