Adaptation in the UK: a decision-making process
Climate change is one of the most significant challenges we face. It will impact the UK population, environment and economy in many ways; including health, water supplies, food, … read more »
Publication type: Policy publications
Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: is it possible to limit global warming to no more than 1.5°C?
The Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are contemplating a range of goals for limiting the rise in global average temperature that is … read more »
Development in a More Hostile Climate – Integration and trade
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) (Contributor) International Finance and Investment for Climate Change, Volume 14, Jan-June 2010 – External link to publication
Infrastructure for development: meeting the challenge
Amar Bhattacharya, Mattia Romani and Nicholas Stern
The Climate Competitiveness Index 2010
UNEP/Accountability (Contributor) May – External link to publication
The Climate Competitiveness Index 2010
UNEP/Accountability (Contributor) May – External link to publication
Low-carbon innovation in the UK: evidence from patent data
UK policy makers increasingly see new technologies related to the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a potential source of income growth for the UK economy. In this study, … read more »
The outcomes of Copenhagen: The negotiations and the Accord
UNDP Environment & Energy Group climate Policy series, March 2010 – Download report from external website (PDF)
Prosperity Without Growth
Sustainable Development Commission’s Publication, 2010 (Contributor) – External link to publication
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?
This paper sets out an assessment of the latest targets and intended actions for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, which have been submitted by countries to the Appendices of the … read more »