Publications

Understanding China’s past and future energy demand: An exergy efficiency and decomposition analysis

Research article by Paul E. Brockway, Julia Steinberger, John Barrett, Tim Foxon on 1 Oct 2015

There are very few useful work and exergy analysis studies for China, and fewer still that consider how the results inform drivers of past and future energy consumption. This is surprising: China is the world’s largest energy consumer, whilst exergy analysis provides a robust thermodynamic framework for analysing the technical efficiency of energy use. In […]

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An integration of net imported emissions into climate change targets

Research article by Kate Scott, John Barrett on 1 Oct 2015

There is an international divide between net emissions importers and net emissions exporters, with industrialised nations mainly falling into the former and emerging economies the latter. Integrating emissions transfers into climate policy, so as not to disadvantage export-intensive countries, has been suggested to increase participation in international emissions reduction commitments. Consumption-based scenarios are presented for […]

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Impacts of aquaculture on social networks in the mangrove systems of northern Vietnam

Research article by Lindsay Stringer, Claire Quinn on 1 Oct 2015

Orchard SE; Stringer LC; Quinn CH (2015) Ocean and Coastal Management, 114: 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.05.019

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Conflicts about water in Lake Chad: Are environmental, vulnerability and security issues linked?

Research article by Uche Okpara, Lindsay Stringer, Andy Dougill on 1 Oct 2015

Progress in Development Studies. October 2015 vol. 15 no. 4 308-325. Earlier working paper version of this article.  

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Does it matter what you call it? Reflections on how companies voluntarily disclose their adaptation activities

Working paper by Swenja Surminski on 30 Sep 2015

Adapting to climate change requires the engagement of a wide range of stakeholders, including the private sector. However, little is still known about if and how corporations, particularly those operating … read more »

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Microfinance and climate change adaptation: an overview of the current literature

Research article by Adrian Fenton, Jouni Paavola, Anne Tallontire on 28 Sep 2015

Abstract There is growing interest in the role microfinance could play in facilitating adaptation to climate change. This article contributes to this interest by reviewing the state of the literature on microfinance and climate change adaptation which has two key areas. The first area of the literature focuses on the potential for microfinance to facilitate […]

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Lessons from energy history for climate policy

Working paper by Roger Fouquet on 28 Sep 2015

This paper sought to draw 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 … read more »

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Hand in hand: Public endorsement of climate change mitigation and adaptation

Research article by Suraje Dessai on 24 Sep 2015

Brügger, A, Morton, TA and Rauto Dessai, S (2015). In: PLoS ONE, 10 (4). e0124843. ISSN 1932-6203

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Observations on the role of the private sector in the UNFCCC’s loss and damage of climate change work program

Research article by Swenja Surminski, Jillian Eldridge on 21 Sep 2015

Swenja Surminski and Jillian Eldridge, 2015. In: International Journal of Global Warming 2015 – Vol. 8, No.2  pp. 213 – 230

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The impact of controversy on the production of scientific knowledge

Working paper by Amelia Sharman on 18 Sep 2015

Much of the existing literature employing the framework of controversy focuses on the science-policy interface. However a clear gap exists regarding the way(s) in which controversy may fundamentally shape the … read more »

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