Working paper by Sander Chan, Robert Falkner, Harro van Asselt, Matthew Goldberg on 23 Nov 2015
This report provides the first progress assessment of climate actions launched at the 2014 UN Climate Summit in New York. It considers the distribution and performance of climate actions along … read more »
Working paper by Oliver Bettis, Simon Dietz, Nick Silver on 17 Nov 2015
How large a risk is society prepared to run with the climate system? One perspective on this is to compare the risk that the world is running with the climate … read more »
Working paper by Gerald Yiran, Lindsay Stringer, Emmanuel Attua, Andrew Evans, Andy Challinor, Edwin Gyasi on 17 Nov 2015
This paper presents an analysis of the spatial dimension of vulnerabilities by mapping vulnerability of sectors that support livelihood activities at a single snapshot in time, using the Upper East Region of Ghana as a case study.
Working paper by Luca Taschini, Matteo Bonato on 10 Nov 2015
Commodity markets have experienced a surge in participation by financial investors over the past decade. This notable uptick highlighted the potential effect of financialization as one of the causes of … read more »
Working paper by Maria Waldinger on 22 Oct 2015
Recent studies have consistently found important economic effects of year-to-year weather fluctuations. This paper studies the economic effects of long-term and gradual climate change, over a period of 250 years, … read more »
Working paper by Julius Andersson on 15 Oct 2015
Is a carbon tax effective in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, and thereby mitigating climate change? I estimate the reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the transport sector … read more »
Working paper by Stefania Lovo, Marcella Veronesi on 15 Oct 2015
Malnutrition is recognized as a major issue among low-income households in developing countries with long-term implications for economic development. Recently, crop diversification has been recognized as a strategy to improve … read more »
Working paper by Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Caterina Gennaioli, Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls, Thomas Stoerk on 15 Oct 2015
Does climate change policy lead companies to shift the location of production, thereby creating carbon leakage? We examine the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on … read more »
Working paper by Swenja Surminski on 30 Sep 2015
Adapting to climate change requires the engagement of a wide range of stakeholders, including the private sector. However, little is still known about if and how corporations, particularly those operating … read more »
Working paper by Roger Fouquet on 28 Sep 2015
This paper sought to draw lessons from long run trends in energy markets for energy and climate policy. An important lesson is that consumer responses to energy markets change with … read more »
