Increasing influence of heat stress on French maize yields from the 1960s to the 2030s.
Hawkins, E., Fricker, T.E., Challinor, A.J., Ferro, C.A.T., Ho, C.K., and Osborne, T.M. December 2012. Global Change Biology.
Publication type: Research articles
‘Green growth’: what does it mean?
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The Economics of Climate Change: Alternative Approaches
Agarwala, M. and A. Kubursi. (2012). In Impact of Climate Change on Water Cycle and Health, edited by Velma I. Grover. Enfield, NH USA: Science Publishers.
Funding Low Carbon Cities: Local perspectives on opportunities and risks
There are compelling reasons for policy makers to be interested in the low-carbon agenda. More than half of the world’s population lives in, and more than half of the world’s economic output comes from, cities. Up to 70% of global carbon emissions can also be attributed to consumption that takes place in cities. Recent research […]
Conflicting duty for government? The UK’s new Green Investment Bank
Reference Grover, D. December 2012. Conflicting duty for government? The UK’s new Green Investment Bank. Comment to WJS Europe.
Crop biodiversity, productivity and production risk: Panel data micro-evidence from Ethiopia
Bangwayo-Skeete, P. F., Bezabih, M. and Zikhali, P. (2012). Natural Resources Forum, 36: 263–273.
The challenges of climate change and exposure growth for disaster risk management in developing countries
Reference Ranger, N., and Fisher, S. November 2012. The challenges of climate change and exposure growth for disaster risk management in developing countries. Report produced for the Government Office of Science, Foresight … read more »
Characterising the nature of household vulnerability to climate variability: empirical evidence from two regions in Ghana.
Antwi-Agyei, P., Dougill, A., Fraser, E., and Stringer, L. November 2012. Environment, Development and Sustainability.
Regulatory responses to scientific uncertainty and nanotechnology
Reference Porter, R.D., Breggin, L., Falkner, R., Pendergrass, J., and Jaspers, N. 2012. Regulatory responses to scientific uncertainty and nanotechnology. The Nanotechnology Challenge: creating law and legal institutions for uncertain risks … read more »
Reducing risks of future disasters: priorities for decision makers
Reference Ranger, N., et al. November 2012. Reducing risks of future disasters: priorities for decision makers. Final Project Report. The Government Office for Science, London.