Policy publication by Nick Robins, Vonda Brunsting, David Wood on 6 Dec 2018
This guide has also been translated into French and Spanish. A ‘just transition’ for workers and communities as the world’s economy responds to climate change was included as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. This guide sets out how investors can address the social dimension of climate change and pursue the goal […]
Policy publication by Alina Averchenkova, Sam Fankhauser, Jared Finnegan on 1 Oct 2018
This policy brief provides a summary assessment of the role of the independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC) in shaping UK climate policy. read more »
Policy publication by Alina Averchenkova, Sam Fankhauser, Jared Finnegan on 1 Oct 2018
10 years on from its establishment, this report assesses the role of the independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC) in shaping UK climate policy, drawing out lessons for international and domestic policymakers. read more »
Working paper by Greer Gosnell on 12 Jun 2018
This paper explores the potential for environmental information and dissonance-inducing messaging to encourage resourceful behaviour, following a study of customers of a renewable energy provider in the UK. read more »
Policy publication by Sam Fankhauser, Alina Averchenkova, Jared J. Finnegan on 6 Apr 2018
This policy brief is a condensed version of our report on the Climate Change Act, summarising lessons for the UK and other countries, on how climate change legislation is best structured to be effective. read more »
Policy publication by Sam Fankhauser, Alina Averchenkova, Jared J. Finnegan on 30 Mar 2018
This report summarises lessons from the Climate Change Act, for the UK and other countries, on how climate change legislation is best structured to be effective. read more »
Research article by Andrew Sudmant, Joel Millward-Hopkins, Andy Gouldson, John Barrett, Kate Scott on 1 Mar 2018
Meeting the commitments made in the Paris Agreement on climate change will require different approaches in different countries. However, a common feature in many contexts relates to the continued and sometimes increasing significance of the carbon footprints of urban centres. These footprints consider both production or territorial (i.e. Scope 1 and 2) emissions, and consumption […]
Working paper by Elizabeth Baldwin, Yongyang Cai, Karlygash Kuralbayeva on 19 Jan 2018
To achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, the use of fossil fuels must peak and then rapidly decline. This research investigates the impact of climate change policy on capital invested in fossil fuel power plants, especially coal – so-called ‘dirty’ assets. read more »
Policy publication by Daire McCoy on 9 Jan 2018
This paper provides responses to selected questions in the UK government’s call for evidence on ‘Building a market for energy efficiency’. read more »
Working paper by Daire McCoy, John Curtis on 18 Dec 2017
To make the transition away from carbon-intensive energy towards cleaner alternatives policy and technological improvements must go hand-in-hand. Historical information which maps out the timescale of transition from traditional fuels … read more »
