Publications

‘I prefer 30°’: business strategies for consumer messages to reduce carbon emissions; an empirical coevolutionary analysis

Working paper by Elizabeth Morgan, Tim Foxon, Anne Tallontire on 14 Dec 2016

A series of voluntary business initiatives have been taken in Western Europe since 1997 to persuade consumers to wash their clothes in cooler water. This would contribute to reducing carbon emissions, as well as saving money for consumers, but these initiatives have had limited success. This paper uses a coevolutionary framework (Murmann 2003, 2013; Foxon, […]

How green are green economists?

Research article by Stefano Carattini, Alessandro Tavoni on 7 Dec 2016

This paper analyzes the decision of “green” economists to participate in the carbon offset market, and how this decision is related with the views that these experts hold on offsets. … read more »

Carbon offsets out of the woods? The acceptability of domestic vs. international reforestation programmes

Working paper by Andrea Baranzini, Nicolas Borzykowski, Stefano Carattini on 5 Dec 2016

Following the entry into force of the Paris Agreement in November 2016, governments around the world are now asked to turn their nationally determined contributions into concrete climate policies. Economic … read more »

The Role of Microfinance in Household Livelihood Adaptation in Satkhira District, Southwest Bangladesh

Research article by Adrian Fenton, Jouni Paavola, Anne Tallontire on 4 Dec 2016

There is increasing interest in the potential of microfinance to foster climate change adaptation. However, existing literature over-relies upon theoretical arguments rather than empirical evidence, and until now the emphasis has been on potential positive linkages. We address these weaknesses by empirically examining the role of microfinance in adaptation, drawing from household-level quantitative and qualitative […]

Investigating the risk reduction potential of disaster insurance across Europe

Research article by Swenja Surminski on 2 Dec 2016

Surminski, Swenja (2016) Investigating the risk reduction potential of disaster insurance across Europe. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Issues and Practice . ISSN 1018-5895 (In Press)

The ‘power of process:’ how negotiation management influences multilateral cooperation

Research article by Kai Monheim on 2 Dec 2016

The management of a multilateral negotiation has frequently played a crucial role in developing global regimes but is often ignored in International Relations theory. The long-awaited UN climate summit … read more »

Global population growth, technology and Malthusian constraints: a quantitative growth theoretic perspective

Research article by Bruno Lanz, Simon Dietz, Tim Swanson on 2 Dec 2016

Lanz, Bruno, Dietz, Simon and Swanson, Tim (2016) Global population growth, technology and Malthusian constraints: a quantitative growth theoretic perspective. International Economic Review . ISSN 0020-6598 (In Press)

How green are green economists?

Research article by Stefano Carattini, Alessandro Tavoni on 30 Nov 2016

Abstract The market for voluntary carbon offsets has grown steadily in the last decade, yet it remains a very small niche. While 10% of greenhouse gas emissions generated by transportation are related to civil aviation, the use of offsets in this industry remains marginal for both leisure and business traveling. This paper exploits a unique […]

What role for climate negotiations on technology transfer?

Research article by Matthieu Glachant, Antoine Dechezleprêtre on 25 Nov 2016

Little progress has been made in climate negotiations on technology since 1992. Yet the diffusion of climate change mitigation technologies to developing countries (non-Annex I) has increased dramatically over … read more »

Effective and geographically balanced? An outputbased assessment of non-state climate actions

Research article by Sander Chan, Robert Falkner, Matthew Goldberg, Harro van Asselt on 21 Nov 2016

Climate actions by non-state and subnational actors are an important complement to the multilateral climate regime and the associated contributions made by national governments. Although such actions hold much potential, … read more »