India
Wasteland energy-scapes: A comparative energy flow analysis of India’s biofuel and biomass economies
Event Type: Grantham WorkshopWe expose the benefits and limitations of the Bayesian Network approach, weather index insurance as an adaptation measure and climate simulations as a source of quantitative predictive information. Current climate model output is shown to be of limited value and difficult to use by index insurance practitioners. The method presented, however, is shown to be an effective tool for testing pricing assumptions and could feasibly be employed in the future to incorporate multiple sources of climate data. Read more

Working Paper 143 Abstract This paper examines the unintended effects of the 2006 reform of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)... Read more

Working Paper 89 Abstract Climate change adaptation is an increasingly important field and will involve a range of actors from... Read more

LSE’s research staff argue that the commercial viability of crop insurance must be considered before private insurance companies can play an effective role in climate change adaptation. Read more

Rich countries must stop lecturing developing countries and accelerate their own efforts to cut emissions. There is no shortage of... Read more

Working Paper 83 Abstract Climate justice is a well-used concept within the international climate debate yet it has often remained... Read more

Abstract With this paper I consider the role of diffuse nonstate and subnational actors working together in networks in Indian... Read more
