Synopsis: Join Tiago Domingos, Assistant Professor at IST, University of Lisbon and Robert Ayers (from INSEAD in France) as they discuss linkages between energy and economic growth, and the implications for a sustainable economy. Tiago will present evidence for linkagesbetween energy and economic growth, and the implications for a sustainable economy. Tiago will present evidence […]
Synopsis: Talk 1: New Framing of (same old) Environment-Development Problems: Climate Compatible Development – Prof Andy Dougill (SRI) Talk 2: Characterising constraints, barriers and limits to climate adaptation – Jami Dixon & Rachel Berman (SRI) Talk 3: The politics of expertise in Tanzanian community based forest management – Dr Kathryn Green (SIID, University of Sheffield) […]
Synopsis: In order for science to be valued as impactful evidence and to inform good practice, it needs to be useful (relevant), usable (accessible), and used (disseminated). During her secondment, Julie contributed to the development of the interdisciplinary scientific evidence-base for 2014 Flooding Response, the Heatwave Plan for England, and the National Adaptation Programme’s understanding […]
Chair: Suraje Dessai, Professor of Climate Change Adaptation at the Sustainability Research Institute Abstract For this presentation, I will discuss the application of Classic Glaserian Grounded Theory methodology to the phenomenon of drought, when viewed from the perspective of household water users in southern England. To establish a clear separation between the emergence of substantive […]
‘The future of climate science and policy’ Chair: Jouni Paavola, Professor of Sustainability Research & Director of the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics & Policy Expert Panel of IPCC Authors: John Barrett, Professor in Ecological Economics; Andy Challinor, Professor of Climate Impacts; Suraje Dessai, Professor of Climate Change Adaptation; Piers Forster, Professor of Physical […]
Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy Spring Lecture Leo Hickman, editor of CarbonBrief.org and former Guardian journalist, will compare media coverage of climate change in 2015 to 2009. Both years feature key UN summits aimed at securing a global climate deal but a lot has happened in between. Has the media’s attitude to reporting […]
Abstract A good question to start with is whether we think we are winning the argument or not. On the one hand, carbon emissions look like they are beginning to fall. On the other hand, they are not falling fast enough, and it looks like Paris will be a struggle. Is that surprising? No. Action […]
