Publications

Ecological modernisation and the governance of carbon: a critical analysis

Working paper by Ian Bailey, Andy Gouldson, Peter Newell on 1 Jul 2010

Abstract of Working Paper 26 We use insights derived from a critical evaluation of ecological modernisation (EM) theories to examine the origins and influence of new, market-based forms of carbon governance. Focusing on two key examples of these, namely emissions trading in Europe and the global market in offsets, we argue that EM theories can […]


A Lockean defence of grandfathering emission rights

Research article by Luc Bovens on 19 Mar 2010

Reference Bovens, L. 2010. A Lockean defence of grandfathering emission rights (forthcoming). The Ethics of Global Climate Change [Denis Arnold (ed.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.







Climate change mitigation policy: an overview of opportunities and challenges

Working paper by Tim Foxon on 1 Nov 2009

Abstract of Working Paper 11 We provide a broad overview of the opportunities and challenges facing global climate change mitigation policy ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009. Our paper begins with a brief review of the technological options for mitigating climate change by reducing, and substituting for, the use of […]