Publications

Unpacking livelihood challenges and opportunities in energy crop cultivation: perspectives on Jatropha curcas projects in Mali

Working paper by Nicola Favretto, Lindsay Stringer, Andy Dougill on 7 Apr 2013

Abstract of Working Paper 132 Nicola Favretto, L.C. Stringer and A.J. Dougill This study contributes to global debates on biofuels and rural development: it provides insights to the future of Jatropha curcas (Jatropha) promotion to fight global poverty and promote sustainable energy. Jatropha energy crop investments have proliferated as a means to substitute imported oil, […]

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Handbook on Energy and Climate Change

Book by Roger Fouquet on 3 Apr 2013

Fouquet, R. 2013. Edward Elgar Publications. Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, MA, USA.

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The Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy

Book by on 1 Apr 2013

The Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy presents an authoritative and comprehensive overview of global policy on climate and the environment. It combines the strengths of an interdisciplinary team of experts from around the world to explore current debates and the latest thinking in the search for global environmental solutions. read more »

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Disaster resilience and post-2015 development goals: the options for economics targets and indicators

Policy publication by Swenja Surminski on 1 Apr 2013

In 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire. Detailed discussions are already underway to inform the post-2015 development goals. This paper seeks to inform discussions around appropriate economics … read more »

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Decarbonising electricity generation

Policy publication by Chris Duffy on 1 Apr 2013

The power sector is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the UK and must be largely decarbonised by 2030 if the Government is … read more »

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Incorporating climate change and growth into the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction

Policy publication by on 1 Apr 2013

The economic costs of natural disasters have continued to rise since the early 1980s and are expected to rise further given the challenges of climate change and population … read more »

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Discounting under disagreement

Working paper by Antony Millner, Geoffrey Heal on 1 Apr 2013

NBER Working Paper. A group of agents disagree about the appropriate inter temporal preferences to use when exploiting a common productive resource. read more »

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Predicting agricultural impacts of large-scale drought: 2012 and the case for better modeling

Working paper by Lenny Smith, Joshua Elliot, Michael Glotter, Neil Best, Ken Boote, Jim Jones, Jerry Hatfield, Cynthia Rozenweig, Ian Foster on 1 Apr 2013

The 2012 growing season saw one of the worst droughts in a generation in much of the United States and cast a harsh light on the … read more »

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Economy-wide impacts of REDD when there is political influence

Working paper by Charles Palmer, Timothy Laing on 30 Mar 2013

National-level strategies for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation(REDD), financed by international transfers, have begun to emerge. A three-sector model is developed to explore the economy-wide … read more »

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On welfare frameworks and catastrophic climate risks

Research article by Antony Millner on 29 Mar 2013

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Recent theoretical work in the economics of climate change has suggested that climate policy is highly sensitive to ‘fat-tailed’ risks of catastrophic outcomes (Weitzman, 2009). read more »

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