Policy publication by Joana Setzer, Catherine Higham on 7 Sep 2022
Government framework litigation cases are becoming increasingly common, with litigants challenging governments’ policy responses to climate change. This report explores the significant impacts this has had, and will continue to have, on national policymaking and climate action.
Policy publication by Misato Sato, Luca Taschini, Josh Burke on 6 Sep 2022
This submission to the UK ETS Authority consultation on ‘Developing the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)’ provides evidence on implementing a net zero consistent ETS cap, Free Allocation policy, the expansion of the UK ETS to additional sectors, and incorporating greenhouse gas removal into the scheme.
Policy publication by Sabrina Muller, Nick Robins on 23 Aug 2022
This report explores how financial institutions can support the ‘just nature transition’: a shift to a net zero economy that delivers decent work, social inclusion and the eradication of poverty while delivering biodiversity goals.
Policy publication by Josh Burke, Esin Serin on 16 Aug 2022
Greenhouse gas removal technologies will play an important role in the UK’s net zero pathway, but it is unclear how they can be funded fairly. We assess four policy options and compare how the costs will fall to UK households.
Research article by Misato Sato, Raphael Calel on 1 Aug 2022
This paper analyses the evolution of the EU ETS from a political economy perspective, emphasizing the interaction of economic principles and political interests at pivotal moments, and showing how each compromise changed the scope for future design choices.
Policy publication by Jens Van ‘T Klooster on 18 Jul 2022
This report draws attention to some of the important lessons learned from the past few decades regarding the economic pre-conditions for price stability, as contained in the ECB’s 2021 strategy.
Policy publication by Dimitri Zenghelis, Charlotte Taylor, Nicholas Stern on 11 Jul 2022
With the macroeconomic environment shifting rapidly in the past year, posing serious challenges for policymakers, this paper aims to set out a stable and prudent course for macroeconomic policy.
Research article by Sara Mehryar on 7 Jul 2022
The authors of this paper offer a critical review and an assessment of approaches to climate and disaster resilience measurement with a particular focus on three issues: (1) the consideration of compounding socioeconomic and climatic risks in approaches to resilience measurement; (2) the methodological and technical aspects of resilience measurement; and (3) the application and practicability of resilience measurement across various contexts to reliably inform decision-making processes.
Policy publication by Joana Setzer, Catherine Higham on 30 Jun 2022
This latest edition of our annual report on global trends in climate change litigation takes stock of developments over the period May 2021 to May 2022, and draws on a number of recent case studies from around the world. It also identifies areas where climate litigation cases are likely to increase in the future.
Research article by Kate Elizabeth Gannon, Elena Castellano, Shaikh Eskander, Mamadou Diop, Declan Conway, Elizabeth Sprout on 15 Jun 2022
The authors of this paper conduct a systematic review to synthesize existing knowledge on differential vulnerability of female entrepreneurs in Africa to climate risk, in relation to their sensitivity to extreme climate events and their adaptive capacity.
