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.

What do the Appendices to the Copenhagen Accord tell us about global greenhouse gas emissions and the prospects for avoiding a rise in global average temperature of more than 2°C?

Policy publication by Nicholas Stern, Chris Taylor on 1 Mar 2010

This paper sets out an assessment of the latest targets and intended actions for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, which have been submitted by countries to the Appendices of the … read more »

Getting a deal on climate change: Obama’s flexible multilateralism. Obama Nation? US foreign policy one year on

Research article by on 19 Jan 2010

‘It will be as different as night from day’, is how Senator John Kerry described the impact of Barack Obama’s election victory on America’s stance in international climate politics. … read more »

An issue of trust: state corruption, responsibility and greenhouse gas emissions

Research article by Cameron Hepburn on 18 Jan 2010

Climate change is increasingly seen to raise difficult normative issues. To date, cumulative emissions have been disproportionately from the developed world, while the consequences of climate change are anticipated … read more »

Deciding our future in Copenhagen: will the world rise to the challenge of climate change?

Policy publication by Nicholas Stern on 1 Dec 2009

Nicholas Stern The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen begins on 7 December and we can see the outline of a global agreement emerging. However, the crucial specifics of … read more »

Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: the science and economics of future paths for global annual emissions

Policy publication by Alex Bowen on 1 Dec 2009

Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: the science and economics of future paths for global annual emissions read more »

Action and ambition for a global deal in Copenhagen

Policy publication by Nicholas Stern on 1 Dec 2009

This paper sets out an assessment of the latest national positions regarding emission reduction targets and actions going into the forthcoming negotiations in Copenhagen. These targets and intentions are quantified … read more »

A new deal on climate change in Copenhagen?

Research article by Jouni Paavola on 4 Nov 2009

Paavola, J. November 2009. Environmental Values, v.18, pp.393-396.

A global deal on climate change: the challenges between now and December in Copenhagen

Policy publication by Nicholas Stern on 1 Nov 2009

A summary of presentations at a symposium in the House of Lords on 27 October 2009. read more »

Managing climate change and overcoming poverty: facing the realities and building a global agreement

Policy publication by Nicholas Stern on 1 Sep 2009