Policy publication by Maria Waldinger, Sam Fankhauser on 19 Oct 2015
This paper informs the development community about the effects of climate change on migration patterns within and out of developing countries. It concentrates on the economic aspects of migration and … read more »
Working paper by Julius Andersson on 15 Oct 2015
Is a carbon tax effective in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, and thereby mitigating climate change? I estimate the reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the transport sector … read more »
Working paper by Stefania Lovo, Marcella Veronesi on 15 Oct 2015
Malnutrition is recognized as a major issue among low-income households in developing countries with long-term implications for economic development. Recently, crop diversification has been recognized as a strategy to improve … read more »
Working paper by Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Caterina Gennaioli, Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls, Thomas Stoerk on 15 Oct 2015
Does climate change policy lead companies to shift the location of production, thereby creating carbon leakage? We examine the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on … read more »
Research article by Alex Bowen, Emanuele Campiglio, Sara Herreras Martinez on 12 Oct 2015
This study employs a number of Integrated Assessment Models to determine what the optimal financial transfers between high-income and developing economies would be if climate mitigation effort, measured as mitigation costs as a share of gross domestic product, were to be divided equally across regions through a global carbon market. read more »
Research article by Thomas Wiedmann, John Barrett on 12 Oct 2015
Cities are thought to be associated with most of humanity’s consumption of natural resources and impacts on the environment. Cities not only constitute major centers of economic activity, knowledge, innovation, and governance—they are also said to be linked to approximately 70% to 80% of global carbon dioxide emissions. This makes cities primary agents of change […]
Research article by Susanne Lorenz, Suraje Dessai, Jouni Paavola on 12 Oct 2015
This paper explores the complexities of tailoring through an online survey conducted with 162 local adaptation practitioners in Germany and the UK.
Research article by Suraje Dessai on 11 Oct 2015
Taylor, AL, Dessai, S and Bruine de Bruin, W (2015). In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. ISSN 0080-4614 (In Press)
Research article by Dabo Guan, Andy Gouldson, Q. Zhang on 8 Oct 2015
Following a series of extreme air pollution events, the Chinese government released the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan in 2013 (China’s State Council 2013). The Action Plan sets clear goals for key regions (i.e. cities above the prefecture level, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Province, the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta) and establishes near-term […]
Research article by Peter Taylor on 7 Oct 2015
Giesekam J, Barrett JR, Taylor P (2015). In: Building Research and Information. Abstract As is the case in a number of countries, the UK construction industry faces the challenge of expanding production whilst making ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions. Embodied carbon constitutes a growing proportion of whole-life carbon emissions and accounts for a significant share […]
