Publications

Energy in low carbon cities and social learning: A process for defining priority research questions with UK stakeholders.

Research article by Chris J. Martin, Peter Taylor, Paul Upham, Golnoush Ghiasi, Catherine S.E. Bale, Hannah James, Alice Owen, William F. Gale, Rebecca J. Slack, Simon Helmer on 1 Feb 2014

Chris J. Martin, Peter G. Taylor, Paul Upham, Golnoush Ghiasi, Catherine S.E. Bale, Hannah James, Alice Owen, William F. Gale, Rebecca J. Slack, Simon Helmer. Sustainable Cities and Society. 10, 149-160.

Time-series analysis of policies and market prices for provisioning ecosystem services in Botswana’s Kalahari rangelands

Research article by Nicola Favretto, Lindsay Stringer, Andy Dougill, J.S. Perkins, J.R. Atlhopheng, Mark Reed, A. Thomas and K. Mulale on 1 Feb 2014

Favretto, N., L.C. Stringer, A.J. Dougill, J.S. Perkins, J.R. Atlhopheng, M.S. Reed, A. Thomas and K. Mulale. 2014. Report for the Economics of Land Degradation Initiative. Leeds, UK.

Non-economic losses in the context of the UNFCCC work programme on loss and damage

Policy publication by Sam Fankhauser, Simon Dietz on 1 Feb 2014

Sam Fankhauser, Simon Dietz and Phillip Gradwell

Seasonal differences in soil CO efflux and carbon storage in Ntwetwe Pan, Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana.

Research article by Andrew David Thomas, Andy Dougill, David R Elliott, Helen Mairs on 24 Jan 2014

Andrew David Thomas, Andrew J Dougill, David R Elliott, Helen Mairs (2014) Geoderma. 219-220, pp72-81.

Policy indexes as tools for decision makers – the case of climate policy

Research article by Swenja Surminski on 23 Jan 2014

The last two decades have witnessed an explosion in the publication of country indexes that measure and rank the relative national policy performances of governments. To illustrate the challenges … read more »

What’s sustainable supposed to mean? Financialisation as discursive construction, based on the example of banks’ sustainability reporting

Research article by Marian Feist on 20 Jan 2014

Feist, M. and Fuchs, D. 2013. In: M. Heires and A. Nölke (eds.): Politische Ökonomie der Finanzialisierung [The political economy of financialisation]. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 225–240. (peer-reviewed)

In praise of a green stimulus

Research article by Dimitri Zenghelis on 19 Jan 2014

Macroeconomic conditions make this a relatively favorable time to kick-start investments necessary to transition to a resource-efficient economy read more »

In praise of a green stimulus

Policy publication by Dimitri Zenghelis on 19 Jan 2014

Macroeconomic conditions make this a relatively favorable time to kick-start investments necessary to transition to a resource-efficient economy. There is no lack of private money, just a perceived lack of opportunity. Resource costs are low and the potential to crowd out alternative investment and employment is greatly reduced. It is often argued that the short-term macroeconomic merit of an investment, in terms of what constitutes a good economic stimulus, can be judged against established criteria. These include tests on whether an investment is timely, temporary, and targeted. Although these are important, the evidence presented here suggests that a more important criterion for a sustainable economic impact is the ability to generate private sector confidence in profitable and enduring new markets. The world is likely to transition to a resource-efficient, low-carbon economy over this century and managing this transition has early pay-offs. Clear and credible green policies have the potential restore confidence and generate growth. Providing credible early incentives to invest in resource-efficiency could generate investment and growth in the long and the short run. read more »

Thinking Aloud Tackling Climate Change Can the cities lead?

Policy publication by Dimitri Zenghelis on 19 Jan 2014

With Philipp Rode Center for Urban Green Spaces Vol. 1 No. 4, January 2014

The GLOBE climate legislation study

Research article by Michal Nachmany, Carolina B Pavese, Philip Schleifer on 18 Jan 2014

A review of climate change legislation in 66 Countries Michal Nachmany, Sam Fankhauser, Terry Townshend, Murray Collins, Tucker Landesman, Adam Matthews, Carolina Pavese, Katharina Rietig, Philip Schleifer and Joana Setzer