Publications

Labeling opinions in the climate debate: a critical review

Research article by Amelia Sharman, Candice Howarth on 19 Feb 2015

This paper critically reviews the literature on climate opinion labels, and the efforts taken within an academic context to categorize differences, create new taxonomies of more detailed sub‐labels, or create or argue for the use of new labels such as denier or contrarian. read more »





Innovation, risk and government: perspectives and principles from the social sciences

Policy publication by Nicholas Stern, Fergus Green, Rodney Boyd, Reuben Finighan on 19 Nov 2014

Chapter 1 in: Innovation: managing risk, not avoiding it – The Government Chief Scientific Adviser’s annual report for 2014. Government Office for Science. – Download the full report – Download the Executive Summary Headline Issue The infrastructure created by humans and the natural infrastructure of the planet are both vital for our survival and wellbeing. […]


Climate change mitigation as catastrophic risk management

Research article by Simon Dietz on 18 Nov 2014

Since Nicholas Stern published his influential ‘Review on the Economics of Climate Change’ for the British government in 2006, economists have become increasingly interested in how the value of climate policy, especially the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at the global level, depends on risk and uncertainty. New lines of research make the case that mitigating climate change is above all an exercise in catastrophic risk management. read more »