Publications

Barriers and opportunities for robust decision making approaches to support climate change adaptation in the developing world

Research article by Ajay Gajanan Bhave, Declan Conway, Suraje Dessai, David Stainforth on 29 Sep 2016

Abstract Climate change adaptation is unavoidable, particularly in developing countries where the adaptation deficit is often larger than in developed countries. Robust Decision Making (RDM) approaches are considered useful for supporting adaptation decision making, yet case study applications in developing countries are rare. This review paper examines the potential to expand the geographical and sectoral […]

Domestic politics and the formation of international environmental agreements

Research article by Carmen Marchiori, Simon Dietz, Alessandro Tavoni on 25 Sep 2016

We investigate the effect of domestic politics on international environmental policy by incorporating into a classic stage game of coalition formation the phenomenon of lobbying by special-interest groups. In … read more »

Asset accounting, fiscal policy and the UK’s oil and gas resources, past and future

Working paper by Giles Atkinson, Kirk Hamilton on 23 Sep 2016

The UK has been an exception to the trend of channelling revenues arising from the depletion of subsoil assets into a resource fund. In this paper, we construct an asset … read more »

Submission to the inquiry by the Energy and Climate Change Committee inquiry on ‘Leaving the EU: implications for UK climate policy’

Policy publication by Baran Doda, Luca Taschini on 22 Sep 2016

This submission outlines the latest research evidence from the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment focusing on the … read more »

Emissions trading systems with cap adjustments

Research article by Sascha Kollenberg, Luca Taschini on 15 Sep 2016

Emissions Trading Systems (ETSs) with fixed caps lack provisions to address systematic imbalances in the supply and demand of permits due to changes in the state of the regulated economy. … read more »

Reserves and trade jointly determine exposure to food supply shocks

Research article by Alessandro Tavoni on 14 Sep 2016

While a growing proportion of global food consumption is obtained through international trade, there is an ongoing debate on whether this increased reliance on trade benefits or hinders food … read more »

The Economics of Climate-Resilient Development

Book by Sam Fankhauser, Tom McDermott on 8 Sep 2016

Some climate change is now inevitable and strategies to adapt to these changes are quickly developing. The question is particularly paramount for low-income countries, which are likely to be most … read more »

Lessons from energy history for climate policy: Technological change, demand and economic development

Research article by Roger Fouquet on 3 Sep 2016

This paper draws lessons from long run trends in energy markets for energy and climate policy. An important lesson is that consumer responses to energy markets change with economic … read more »

Beliefs, politics, and environmental policy

Research article by Antony Millner, Helene Ollivier on 23 Aug 2016

Experts and the general public often perceive environmental problems differently. Moreover, regulatory responses to environmental issues often do not coincide with consensus expert recommendations. These two facts are mutually … read more »

Exploring power and procedural justice within Climate Compatible Development design: whose priorities are being considered?

Research article by Ben Wood, Lindsay Stringer, Andy Dougill, Claire Quinn on 17 Aug 2016

Climate compatible development (CCD) is gaining traction as a conceptual framework for mainstreaming climate change mitigation and adaptation within development efforts. Understanding whether and how CCD design processes reconcile different stakeholder preferences can reveal how the concept contends with patterns of sociocultural and political oppression that condition patterns of development. We, therefore, explore procedural justice […]