The three-phases of research and engagement (2008–2023) of the ESRC-funded Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) ended in December 2023. All CCCEP publications are available on this legacy website. Any new outputs will be uploaded to the site between 2024 and 2028.
In the context of an evolving voluntary carbon standards market, standards organisations are collaborating and competing in order to come up with new tools, rules and marketing strategies which could facilitate the certification of more pro-smallholder and pro-community carbon projects. One particular package is the concept of “fair carbon” projects, and “fairly traded” carbon credits. […]
Shale gas has become an energy policy priority in the United Kingdom in light of profitable extraction activities in the United States. Since 2012 the Coalition Government has created key economic drivers to encourage shale exploration, whilst growing activism in affected site communities has stirred significant media and academic commentary. This study examines the growing […]
Reducing climate changing emissions associated with residential property continues to be a significant challenge. Five case studies of different domestic energy technology schemes in England highlight the influence of advisers and installers in householders’ decisions to adopt low carbon technologies. Many of these advisers and installers are micro-enterprises working in connected groups in particular geographic […]
Despite the international significance attached to climate change adaptation, there remains a lack of understanding of the key barriers that impede the effective implementation of adaptation strategies by households across sub-Saharan Africa. Better understanding of the vulnerability of agriculture-dependent households to climate variability requires exploration of the barriers that constrain the implementation of adaptation strategies. […]
Foxon, T.J; Hall, S. (2014) In: Brown, A; Robertson, M (Eds); Economic evaluation of systems of infrastructure provision: concepts, approaches, methods, iBUILD/Leeds Report
Presentation given at the 10th Academic Conference of the British Institute of Energy Economics (BIEE): ‘Balancing Competing Energy Policy Goals’, held in Oxford in September 2014
Companies are hugely important actors in modern society and clearly have a critical role to play if we are to make the transition to a more sustainable economy and society. To some extent, it is hoped that their contribution to such a transition will be motivated by their commitments on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Such […]
We review the historical and legal role of International River Boundaries highlighting the paradox that exists between the stability needed for a boundary and the dynamism of fluvial landscapes in a changing climate. read more »
Working paper by Andrea Mannberg, Eyerusalem Siba on 16 Sep 2014
Land tenure security has long been touted as key to increased performance of the agricultural sector in developing countries. This paper utilizes household level panel data to analyse the impact … read more »
