Publications

Critical minerals today and in 2030: an analysis of OECD countries

Policy publication by Renaud Coulomb, Simon Dietz, Maria Godunova on 18 Nov 2015

The purpose of this report is to perform for the first time an analysis of critical minerals for the OECD countries as a whole. In addition, this is done not only today, as previous reports have done, but also in 2030, in order to form an initial picture of how possible trends in economic development will affect which minerals are critical in the long-run future. read more »

North-South partnerships for sustainable energy: Knowledge-power relations in development assistance for renewable energy

Research article by Lena Kruckenberg on 17 Nov 2015

Drawing on a case study of a North–South partnership between non-governmental organisations (NGOs), this paper examines knowledge–power relationships in partnerships for sustainable energy.

The risk of climate ruin

Working paper by Oliver Bettis, Simon Dietz, Nick Silver on 17 Nov 2015

How large a risk is society prepared to run with the climate system? One perspective on this is to compare the risk that the world is running with the climate … read more »

Spatial mapping of vulnerability to multi-hazards in the savanna ecosystem in Ghana

Working paper by Gerald Yiran, Lindsay Stringer, Emmanuel Attua, Andrew Evans, Andy Challinor, Edwin Gyasi on 17 Nov 2015

This paper presents an analysis of the spatial dimension of vulnerabilities by mapping vulnerability of sectors that support livelihood activities at a single snapshot in time, using the Upper East Region of Ghana as a case study.

The Role of Land Certification in Reducing Gaps in Productivity between Male- and Female-Owned Farms in Rural Ethiopia

Research article by on 17 Nov 2015

Mintewab Bezabih , Stein Holden , Andrea Mannberg. 2015. In: The Journal of Development Studies

Exploring the applications of carbon footprinting towards sustainability at a UK university: Reporting and decision making

Research article by John Barrett on 16 Nov 2015

Campus greening is often the first step universities take towards sustainability. In order to infer the current level of environmental performance and the progress being made it is imperative that universities measure and report their campus greening efforts. This paper shows that sustainability reporting can be a simple task and is of significant value for […]

Exploring the applications of carbon footprinting towards sustainability at a UK university: reporting and decision making