policy instruments

The authors of this paper identify three risks associated with using carbon markets as the sole, or main, policy lever to encourage the deployment of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) techniques. Read more

The Climate Change Act was passed in the UK in November 2008 with an overwhelming majority across political parties. It... Read more

Headline issue The UK Government is reviewing the fourth carbon budget for the period  2023-27. The Committee on Climate Change... Read more

The UK is an international leader in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, but is not acting alone, according to a new... Read more

Briefing Note Headline issue Through the Water Bill, the Government is seeking powers to establish a new scheme for the... Read more

Headline issue The UK has a complex system of energy taxes which affect the business sector. Overlaps between taxes mean... Read more

Briefing note The Climate Change Act received Royal Assent on 26 November 2008 and set an overarching target to reduce UK... Read more

Overview The Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change and the Environment and the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) have... Read more

Abstract Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is now an urgent priority. Systems control theory, and in particular feedback control, can be... Read more