Publications

Multinational and large national corporations and climate adaptation: are we asking the right questions? A review of current knowledge and a new research perspective

Research article by Alina Averchenkova, Florence Crick, Adriana Kocornik-Mina, Hayley Leck, Swenja Surminski on 19 May 2016

Adapting to climate change requires the engagement of all actors in society. Until recently, the predominant research focus has been on governments, communities, and the third sector as key actors … read more »

Demand for offsetting and insetting in the EU Emissions Trading System

Working paper by Misato Sato, Marta Ciszewska on 18 May 2016

International carbon offsetting can help reduce compliance costs in emissions trading schemes and at the same time support carbon mitigation projects in developing countries. A surprising observation from the European … read more »

Crop-specific seasonal estimates of irrigation-water demand in South Asia

Research article by Christian Siderius on 17 May 2016

Biemans, H., Siderius, C., Mishra, A., and Ahmad, B. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 1971-1982, doi:10.5194/hess-20-1971-2016, 2016.

Past and present biophysical redundancy of countries as a buffer to changes in food supply

Research article by Alessandro Tavoni on 17 May 2016

Spatially diverse trends in population growth, climate change, industrialization, urbanization and economic development are expected to change future food supply and demand. These changes may affect the suitability of land … read more »

The role of rainfed agriculture in securing food production in the Nile Basin

Research article by Christian Siderius on 13 May 2016

Siderius, C., Van Walsum, P.E.V., Roest, C.W.J., Smit, A.A.M.F.R., Hellegers, P.J.G.J., Kabat, P. and Van Ierland, E.C. (2016) The role of rainfed agriculture in securing food production in the Nile … read more »

UK climate change policy: how does it affect competitiveness?

Policy publication by Chris Duffy on 10 May 2016

The Committee on Climate Change has recommended that setting a target to reduce UK emissions of greenhouse gases to an average of 57 per cent below their 1990 levels during … read more »

UK climate change policy: how does it affect competitiveness?

Policy publication by on 10 May 2016

Presentation given at the UK All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group in London on 10 May 2016. read more »

Submission to the inquiry by the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee on ‘Setting the fifth carbon budget’

Policy publication by on 6 May 2016

This is a submission by the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics … read more »

The economics of adaptation and climate-resilient development: lessons from projects for key adaptation challenges

Working paper by Paul Watkiss, Federica Cimato on 4 May 2016

This working paper aims to inform the development community about the current state-of-knowledge and emerging thinking on the economics of adaptation and the application to development. The paper explores a … read more »

Cities and climate change mitigation: Economic opportunities and governance challenges in Asia

Research article by Andy Gouldson, Sarah Colenbrander, Andrew Sudmant, N. Kerr, Stephen Hall, Effie Papargyropolou on 1 May 2016

Cities are central to the fight against climate change, but the IPCC recently noted that many cities — and particularly those in the developing world — lack the institutional, financial and technical capacities needed to switch to low emission development paths. Based on detailed case studies of three Asian cities, this paper finds that the […]