Publications

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 »

Climate change perception and system of rice intensification (SRI) impact on dispersion and downside risk: a moment approximation approach

Working paper by Mintewab Bezabih, Remidius Ruhinduka, Mare Sarr on 17 Nov 2016

This article assesses the consequential risk impacts of the recent system of rice intensification (SRI) implemented in the Morogoro region of Tanzania, one of the largest Semi-Arid regions, using household … read more »

Climate policy in China, the European Union and the United States: Main drivers and prospects for the future

Policy publication by Alina Averchenkova, Keith J. Benes, Fergus Green, Augustin Lagarde, Isabella Neuweg, Georg Zachmann on 17 Nov 2016

China, the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) are responsible for the majority of global emissions of greenhouse gases, and produce about half of global GDP. … read more »

Assessing the consistency of national mitigation actions in the G20 with the Paris Agreement

Policy publication by Alina Averchenkova, Sini Matikainen on 17 Nov 2016

This study uses the ‘Paris consistency monitor’ to assess whether the past and present action by G20 countries on climate mitigation is consistent with meeting the key requirements … read more »