Working paper by Paul Watkiss, Federica Cimato on 4 May 2016
This working paper aims to inform the development community about the current state-of-knowledge and emerging thinking on the economics of adaptation and the application to development. The paper explores a … read more »
Research article by Andy Gouldson, Sarah Colenbrander, Andrew Sudmant, N. Kerr, Faye McAnulla, Stephen Hall, Effie Papargyropolou on 1 May 2016
Cities are central to the fight against climate change, but the IPCC recently noted that many cities — and particularly those in the developing world — lack the institutional, financial and technical capacities needed to switch to low emission development paths. Based on detailed case studies of three Asian cities, this paper finds that the […]
Policy publication by Swenja Surminski on 30 Apr 2016
Surminski, S. et.al (2016)
Book by Mark Reed, Lindsay Stringer on 26 Apr 2016
Although much is known about the processes and effects of land degradation and climate change, little is understood about the links between them. Less still is known about how these processes are likely to interact in different social-ecological systems around the world, or how societies might be able to adapt to this twin challenge. This […]
Policy publication by Bob Ward on 22 Apr 2016
Letter to the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, in relation to the exemption for universities and research institutes from the UK Government’s new ‘anti-lobbying’ clause.
Research article by Declan Conway on 18 Apr 2016
Rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations ([CO2]) are expected to enhance photosynthesis and reduce crop water use. However, there is high uncertainty about the global implications of these effects for future … read more »
Research article by Suraje Dessai on 15 Apr 2016
Abstract Reducing the psychological distance of climate change has repeatedly been proposed as one strategy to increase individuals’ motivation to respond to climate change. From the perspective of construal level theory, decreasing psychological distance should not itself influence people’s willingness to act but change the processes that underlie individual decision-making. We conducted two experiments in […]
Research article by Amelia Sharman, Candice Howarth on 11 Apr 2016
Public perceptions of the climate debate predominantly frame the key actors as climate scientists versus sceptical voices; however, it is unclear why climate scientists and sceptical voices choose to participate … read more »
Working paper by Simon Dietz, Frank Venmans on 5 Apr 2016
It has recently been shown that, when discounting future improvements in the environment, relative prices matter. However, we argue relative prices are not the whole story. Not only is the … read more »
Research article by Simon Dietz, Alex Bowen, Charlie Dixon, Philip Gradwell on 4 Apr 2016
Investors and financial regulators are increasingly aware of climate change risks. So far, most of the attention has fallen on whether controls on carbon emissions will strand the … read more »
