Research article by Simon Dietz, Cameron Hepburn on 21 Nov 2013
Conventional benefit–cost analysis incorporates the normally reasonable assumption that the policy or project under examination is marginal. Among the assumptions this entails is that the policy or project is … read more »
Research article by Suraje Dessai on 8 Nov 2013
Moss RH; Meehl GA; Lemos MC; Smith JB; Arnold JR; Arnott JC; Behar D; Brasseur GP; Broomell SB; Busalacchi AJ; Dessai S; Ebi KL; Edmonds JA; Furlow J; Goddard L; Hartmann HC; Hurrell JW; Katzenberger JW; Liverman DM; Mote PW; Moser SC; Kumar A; Pulwarty RS; Seyller EA; Turner II BL; Washington WM; Wilbanks TJ […]
Research article by Swenja Surminski on 21 Oct 2013
Reference Surminski, S. October 2013. Private-sector adaptation to climate risk. Nature Climate Change, v.3, pp.943-945.
Research article by Swenja Surminski on 21 Oct 2013
Risk transfer, including insurance, is widely recognized as a tool for increasing financial resilience to severe weather events such as floods. The application of this mechanism varies widely across … read more »
Research article by Suraje Dessai on 5 Oct 2013
Kirchhoff CJ; Lemos MC; Dessai S (2013). Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 38, pp.393-414. doi: 10.1146/annurev-environ-022112-112828
Policy publication by Bob Ward, Naomi Hicks on 1 Oct 2013
The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the most comprehensive assessment of the physical science basis of climate change that has ever been written. … read more »
Working paper by Simon Dietz, Anca N. Matei on 1 Oct 2013
Many investments involve both a long time-horizon and risky returns. Making investment decisions thus requires assumptions about time and risk preferences. In the public sector in … read more »
Working paper by Simon Dietz, Anca N. Matei on 1 Oct 2013
Economic evaluation of climate policy is notoriously dependent on assumptions about time and risk preferences, since reducing greenhouse gas emissions today has a highly uncertain pay-off, … read more »
Policy publication by Swenja Surminski on 26 Sep 2013
Chartered Insurance Institute, Centenary Future Risk Series: Report 3. Chartered Insurance Institute, London, UK. – Link to publisher
Research article by David Stainforth, Simon Dietz on 21 Sep 2013
It has recently been highlighted that the economic value of climate change mitigation depends sensitively on the slim possibility of extreme warming. This insight has been obtained through a … read more »
