Policy publication by Nicholas Stern on 8 Jun 2015
Study shows that China has entered a new phase of economic development – continuing to promote economic growth while driving down its GHG emissions. read more »
Working paper by Luca Taschini, Charles Palmer, Wolf Heinrich Reuter, Sabine Fuss, Johanna Wehkamp on 27 May 2015
REDD (Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation), broadened to REDD+, has recently emerged as a potentially important component of the global policy mix to mitigate climate change. In this … read more »
Research article by Matthew Agarwala on 21 Apr 2015
Agarwala, M., Atkinson, G., Palmer Fry, B., Homewood, K. Mourato, S. Rowcliffe, J.M., Wallace, G., and Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2014) In: Conservation and Society 12(4): 437-449. Abstract Focusing on the most … read more »
Research article by Hayley Leck on 22 Mar 2015
Simon, D. and Leck, H (2015). In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Working paper by Timothy Laing on 9 Mar 2015
This paper examines the impact of electoral cycles and the introduction of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) policy upon the holding of small-scale mining property rights in Guyana. … read more »
Research article by Hayley Leck on 27 Feb 2015
Municipal or local government climate governance has attracted much research attention with a proliferation of literature investigating institutional enablers and barriers to climate action. This paper addresses a gap in this literature through considering critically the role of informal/shadow systems and spaces; the significant inner social workings that constitute what we call the ‘invisible aspects’ of municipal institutions for learning and decision-making processes. read more »
Research article by Sam Fankhauser on 13 Feb 2015
Eyckmans, J., S. Fankhauser, and S. Kverndokk (2015). In Environmental and Resource Economics
Research article by on 10 Feb 2015
The decision of whether to retain forest or convert to another land use is affected by uncertainty over future land use returns. This paper examines the design of conservation payments to landowners under uncertainty. Payments are either indexed to the returns from deforestation (agriculture), or to a market value associated with forest nonuse benefits. Payment size depends on the degree of correlation between payments and agricultural returns, and their relative volatility. Market-based payments for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) are simulated for Brazilian soybean growers. Payments indexed to carbon prices are larger than those indexed to international soybean prices. (JEL Q23, Q24) read more »
Working paper by Charles Palmer, Christian Hilber on 19 Dec 2014
Study examines air pollution concentration in 75 urban areas between 2005 and 2011. Focuses specifically on the impacts of changes in the urban environment and transportation mode on pollution. A … read more »
Research article by Sam Fankhauser on 24 Nov 2014
Fankhauser, S. and D.W. Pearce (2014). Book chapter in: G. Atkinson, S. Dietz, E. Neumayer and M. Agarwala, eds. Handbook of Sustainable Development. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
