The carbon tax introduced in British Columbia, Canada in 2018 is found to have had positive impacts on air quality. However the health co-benefits have been greatest in less polluted, less densely-populated and better-off neighbourhoods – highlighting that a carbon tax can exacerbate existing variations in pollution and health, where poorer areas are worse affected.
This working paper explores the effectiveness of identity-based messages on reductions in household energy consumption in Doha, Qatar.
This working paper analyses the impacts of applying different constraints to climate model cost-effectiveness analysis on optimal carbon prices, emissions and human welfare.
This working paper explores environmental behaviour change through social norm nudges, specifically whether deciding not to eat meat can increase willingness to do more for the environment.
This working paper examines the potential of climate change to be drawn into populist politics.
This working paper aims to shed light on the practical issues involved in policing carbon markets, such as new regulators with narrow authority and lack of legal precedent.
This working paper considers how the geographical expansion of Ethiopia’s social protection programme can address climate related risks in an adaptive way.
Despite the acceleration of electrification in India, many communities still suffer from the direct and indirect effects of energy poverty. This paper investigates whether access to liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and consumption expenditure can be used as measures of energy poverty in India, with a particular focus on gender equality.
This paper investigates the climate impact of central bank refinancing operations, with a focus on the European Central Bank’s Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (TLTRO) III programme.
This working paper presents evidence that litigation reduces firm value. This means that climate litigation should be considered a relevant financial risk by lenders, financial regulators and governments.
