Publications

Seizing sustainable growth opportunities from zero emission passenger vehicles in the UK

Policy publication by Sam Unsworth, Anna Valero, Ralf Martin, Dennis Verhoeven on 13 Feb 2020

The UK needs to adopt a strategic approach to decarbonisation and the transition to net-zero economic growth. This report focuses on the goods and services related to passenger vehicles, identifying the multiple areas in which the UK could be competitive: opportunities lie in diverse goods and services across value chains and stages of innovation. read more »

Green revenues, profitability and market valuation: Evidence from a global firm level dataset

Working paper by Tobias Kruse, Myra Mohnen, Peter Pope, Misato Sato on 23 Jan 2020

This paper examines how diversifying and specialising production towards environmental goods and services is associated with the profitability and market valuation of firms. read more »

The impact of energy prices on socioeconomic and environmental performance: Evidence from French manufacturing establishments, 1997–2015

Working paper by Giovanni Marin, Francesco Vona on 17 Dec 2019

In evaluating the responses of French manufacturing firms to large increases in energy prices, which the authors use as a proxy for stringent environmental policy, they find that costs in terms of job losses and competitiveness are smaller by an order of magnitude than the benefits in terms of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. read more »

Characterising the water-energy-food nexus in Kuwait and the Gulf region

Research article by Christian Siderius, Declan Conway on 12 Dec 2019

Economic challenges as a result of the recent fluctuations in oil prices have exposed unprecedented risks to Kuwait and the other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, including securing long-term sustainable … read more »

National laws and policies on climate change adaptation: a global review

Policy publication by Michal Nachmany, Rebecca Byrnes, Swenja Surminski on 9 Dec 2019

This global review of adaptation laws and policies has been undertaken to understand how adaptation to climate change is governed at the national level. It highlights the common areas of focus and also apparent gaps in these laws and policies, making recommendations for policymakers and further research. read more »

Understanding decisions and disasters: A retrospective analysis of Hurricane Sandy’s ‘focusing power’ on climate change adaptation policy in New York City

Working paper by Samantha McCraine, Swenja Surminski on 18 Nov 2019

Disasters such as hurricanes can open a window of opportunity when these act as ‘focusing events’ on the policy agenda. This paper explores the ‘focusing power’ of Hurricane Sandy in the context of New York City during 2012 and beyond. read more »

Inequality aversion and the environment

Working paper by Frank Venmans, Ben Groom on 18 Nov 2019

In this paper the authors provide experimental evidence to illustrate that aversion to environmental inequality is as pronounced as aversion to income inequality and varies across different types of environmental quality. read more »

Financing climate change and sustainable growth

Policy publication by Nicholas Stern on 7 Nov 2019

Presentation given by Nicholas Stern at the Pledging Conference for GCF’s First Replenishment 24–25 October 2019. In the presentation Professor Lord Nicholas Stern outlines how well designed sustainable infrastructure can be pro growth, pro poor, and pro climate. read more »

Adding fuel to fire? Social spillovers in the adoption of LPG in India

Research article by Suchita Srinivasan, Stefano Carattini on 29 Oct 2019

This paper focuses on the Indian context and investigates, over a relatively long time-frame, whether social spillover effects might have played a role in a household’s decision to use LPG, and how these effects varied across different sub-populations. read more »

Submission to the Environment Agency’s consultation on the Draft National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England

Policy publication by Swenja Surminski, Viktor Rözer, Sara Mehryar, Rebecca Byrnes, Bob Ward, Josh Burke on 17 Oct 2019

This submission was made to the Environment Agency’s consultation on its draft strategy for flood and coastal risk management in England, and draws on the Grantham Research Institute’s work and expertise over many years in this area. read more »