Publications

Licensing and certification to increase skills provision and utilization amongst low carbon SMEs

Research article by Nick Jagger, Tim Foxon, Andy Gouldson on 13 Feb 2014

Green skills, that is, skills needed in a low-carbon economy, will be required in all sectors and at all levels in the workforce as emerging economic activities create new (or renewed) occupations. Structural changes will realign sectors that are likely to decline as a result of the greening of the economy and workers will need […]

Addressing needs in the search for sustainable development: A proposal for needs-based scenario building

Research article by Catherine Jolibert, Jouni Paavola, Felix Rauschmayer on 1 Feb 2014

Jolibert, Catherine; Paavola, Jouni; Rauschmayer, Felix. (2014). Environmental Values. 23 (1), 29-50.

Transitions in pathways of human development and carbon emissions.

Research article by Julia Steinberger, A Bows-Larkin, G P Peters, J T Roberts, F R Wood on 15 Jan 2014

W F Lamb, J K Steinberger, A Bows-Larkin, G P Peters, J T Roberts and F R Wood. (2014). Environmental Research Letters. 9(1) 1-10.

The economics and financing of city-scale retrofits

Book, Research article by on 1 Jan 2014

As concerns over climate change and resource constraints grow, many cities across the world are trying to achieve a low carbon transition. Although new zero carbon buildings are an important part of the story, in existing cities the transformation of the current building stock and urban infrastructure must inevitably form the main focus for transitioning […]

Book Review: Regulation Theory and Sustainable Development: Business Leaders and Ecological Modernization

Research article by Michal Nachmany on 1 Jan 2014

Nachmany, Michal, 2014. Environmental Values 23(3), pp. 371-372.

REDD policy networks in Brazil: constraints and opportunities for successful policy making.

Research article by Maria Fernanda Gebara, Leandra Fatorelli, Peter May, Shaozeng Zhang on 1 Jan 2014

Gebara, M. F., Fatorelli, L., May, P., & Zhang, S. (2014). Ecology and Society, 19(3): 53.

Safeguarding development aid against climate change: evaluating progress and identifying best practice

Working paper by Nicola Ranger, Alex Harvey, Su-Lin Garbett-Shiels on 29 Nov 2013

Official development assistance (ODA) currently totals around $130 billion USD per year, an order of magnitude greater than international climate finance. To safeguard development progress and secure the long-term effectiveness … read more »

Unpacking livelihood challenges and opportunities in energy crop cultivation: perspectives on Jatropha curcas projects in Mali.

Research article by Nicola Favretto, Lindsay Stringer, Andy Dougill on 28 Oct 2013

Favretto, N., L.C. Stringer and A.J. Dougill. 2013. The Geographical Journal. doi: 10.1111/geoj.12053

Advancing climate compatible development: lessons from southern Africa.

Research article by Lindsay Stringer, Andy Dougill, Katharine Vincent, Florian Fritzsche, Julia Leventon, Mario Paulo Falcão, Pascal Manyakaidze, Stephen Syampungani, Philip Powell, Gabriel Kalaba on 19 Sep 2013

Lindsay Stringer, Andrew J. Dougill, Jen C. Dyer, Katharine Vincent, Florian Fritzsche, Julia Leventon, Mario Paulo Falcão, Pascal Manyakaidze, Stephen Syampungani, Philip Powell, Gabriel Kalaba. April 2014. Regional Environmental Change. Volume 14, Issue 2, pp 713-725

Development aid and climate finance

Working paper by Sam Fankhauser, Johan Eyckmans, Snorre Kverndokk on 1 Aug 2013

This paper discusses the implications of climate change for official transfers from rich countries (the North) to poor countries (the South). The concern is no longer … read more »