Policy papers
Policy papers are aimed at a broad readership of decision-makers in the public, private and third sectors, UK and overseas, based on research carried out by members of the Centre.
These documents may involve collaborations with other individuals or organisations (such as the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment| or the Sustainability Research Institute|). Each paper is reviewed by at least two internal referees before being published.
As policy papers seek to address newly emerging issues in a timely manner, they are published without being professionally typeset. Policy papers also include contributions by CCCEP members to reports published by policymakers, businesses and other organisations.
2011
December
Building effective and sustainable risk transfer initiatives in low- and middle-income economies: what can we learn from existing insurance schemes?
August
Climate change policy in the United Kingdom
Alex Bowen and James Rydge
June
Open questions about how to address 'loss and damage' from climate change in the most vulnerable countries: a response to the Cancún Adaptation Framework
Nicola Ranger, Swenja Surminski and Nick Silver
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March
How can decision-makers in developing countries incorporate uncertainty about future climate risks into existing planning and policymaking processes?
Nicola Ranger and Su-Lin Garbett-Shiels
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January
A macroeconomic plan for a green recovery
Dimitri Zenghelis
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2010
November
China's growth, China's cities, and the new global low-carbon industrial revolution
This is a slightly different document to the one below.
Nicholas Stern
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October
China's growth, China's cities, and the new global low-carbon industrial revolution
Nicholas Stern
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April
Low-carbon innovation in the UK: evidence from patent data
Antoine Dechezleprêtre and Ralf Martin
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March
What do the Appendices to the Copenhagen Accord tell us about global greenhouse gas emissions and the prospects for avoiding a rise in global average temperature of more than 2°C?
Nicholas Stern and Christopher Taylor
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February
From adaptation to climate-resilient development: the costs of climate-proofing the Millennium Development Goals in Africa
Samuel Fankhauser and Guido Schmidt-Traub
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The allocation of adaptation funding
Rhona Barr, Samuel Fankhauser and Kirk Hamilton
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2009
December
Action and ambition for a global deal in Copenhagen
Nicholas Stern
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November
A global deal on climate change: the challenges between now and December in Copenhagen
A summary of presentations at a symposium in the House of Lords on 27 October 2009.
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October
The implications of the economic slowdown for greenhouse gas emissions and targets
Alex Bowen, Piers M Forster, Andrew Gouldson, Klaus Hubacek, Ralf Martin, Daniel W O'Neill, Alexandru Rap and James Rydge
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September
Managing climate change and overcoming poverty: facing the realities and building a global agreement
Nicholas Stern
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July
Climate change, internationalism and India in the 21st Century
Nicholas Stern
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March
The economic crisis and the two great challenges of 21st century
Nicholas Stern
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