Working paper by Jared Finnegan on 9 Apr 2019
This paper focuses on the role of political institutions, particularly electoral rules, and state–business relationships, to ask why some countries take strong action to address long-term problems like climate change while others do very little. read more »
Working paper by Lutz Sager on 4 Apr 2019
This paper estimates the global distribution of the costs to consumers from carbon pricing, finding that some policies may be considered regressive for their burden on poorer consumers – but that the benefits from mitigating climate change may weaken or reverse the regressive effect. read more »
Policy publication by Nicholas Stern on 28 Mar 2019
Nicholas Stern contends that embarking on a path of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth can deliver the zero-carbon economy and the Sustainable Development Goals, and that such a strategy both requires, and can help create, a new internationalism. This is an extended version of a lecture by Professor Stern delivered in February 2019 at the University of Cambridge. read more »
Working paper by Greer Gosnell, John List, Robert Metcalfe on 28 Mar 2019
This paper draws on the findings of a field experiment with Virgin Atlantic Airways which showed that changes to the behaviour of pilots brought about through monitoring, target setting and small incentives helped bring about fuel savings and, as a result, large cuts in carbon dioxide emissions. read more »
Working paper by Stefano Carattini, Eli Fenichel, Alexander Gordan, Patrick Gourley on 22 Mar 2019
This paper describes the benefits of a game created as an active learning method to teach current and future decision-makers about the ‘cap and trade’ system, one of the most innovative policy options developed by environmental economists. read more »
by Alina Averchenkova on 19 Mar 2019
This paper aims to inform policy experts, legislators and decision makers on recent trends in climate change policy-making around the world and draws on the lessons learnt in relation to … read more »
Policy publication by Nick Robins, Vonda Brunsting, David Wood on 14 Mar 2019
En esta guía se indica cómo los inversores pueden alcanzar el objetivo de una transición justa en el marco de sus prácticas operativas fundamentales. (Spanish translation of ‘Climate change and the just transition: A guide for investor action’.) read more »
Policy publication by Nick Robins, Vonda Brunsting, David Wood on 14 Mar 2019
Ce guide présente les leviers d’action dont disposent les investisseurs en vue de poursuivre l’objectif d’une transition juste dans le cadre de leurs pratiques opérationnelles. (French translation of ‘Climate change and the just transition: A guide for investor action’.) read more »
Policy publication by Swenja Surminski on 7 Mar 2019
Surminski and Täger: Nachhaltigkeit in der Versicherungswirtschaft, Zeitschrift fuer das Versicherungswesen, 04/2019.
Working paper by Baran Doda, Simon Quemin, Luca Taschini on 27 Feb 2019
A patchwork of emissions trading systems (ETSs) currently operate in several jurisdictions, including the EU, Switzerland, South Korea and several US states and Canadian provinces. China has also been experimenting with emissions trading in seven provinces and cities and is setting up a national system that will be much larger than the current largest system, […]
