Increased flood risk is a major challenge for Ireland, due to climate change and socio-economic trends such as changing land-use practices. This is putting pressure on existing strategies … read more »
This policy brief outlines the opportunities and threats to trade in low-carbon goods and services in the UK. Headline issues UK firms must be able to compete in the low-carbon … read more »
This paper was submitted in response to the UK Government’s industrial strategy green paper: ‘Building our industrial strategy‘.
This policy brief outlines how the public sector can crowd in private finance to support low-carbon growth and innovation in the UK government’s Industrial Strategy. Headline issues Funding the UK’s … read more »
These are the annotated notes to accompany an oral presentation on 1 February 2017 to the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology.
Headline issue Scaling up investment in low-carbon infrastructure is of paramount importance for limiting global warming to 2°C and for the EU to meet its 2030 emissions targets. The annual global investment required for infrastructure in a low-carbon scenario amounts to trillions of euros; this is not being met. This paper examines the role that […]
Surminski, S. (2017). Washington, DC, Resources for the Future. External link to publication
This submission to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s inquiry on Leaving the EU: negotiation priorities for energy and climate change policy focuses on the following questions: Which aspects … read more »
Presentation given at the LSE Conference ‘Britain and Europe: Towards Brexit?’ in Brussels on 8th December 2016. read more »
China, the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) are responsible for the majority of global emissions of greenhouse gases, and produce about half of global GDP. … read more »
