Commentary: China Pledges to Set Up Landmark Emissions Trading Scheme
Jakarta Globe, 26 September
Topic: International negotiations and agreements
Nicholas Stern: “Sul clima non possiamo permetterci di aspettare”
L’Unita, 15 September
Moral case to tackle climate change overwhelming, says Lord Stern
Guardian, 10 September
Tony Abbott and Naomi Klein agree: we can’t beat climate change under capitalism
Guardian, 3 September
Multi-level environmental governance: exploring the economic explanations
Multi-level environmental governance (MLEG) has become commonplace, yet few attempts have been made to explain in economic terms why it should have emerged. This article examines four economic explanations for MLEG. The first considers it as a solution for overcoming collective action challenges when a large number of actors are involved. The second explanation is […]
An ethical approach to assessing the risks of climate change will help countries to both overcome poverty and develop sustainably
Countries can make the transition to low-carbon economic growth, overcome poverty and raise living standards, if they both recognise the great opportunities available and embrace an ethical approach to managing climate change, says Nicholas Stern in an address to catholic leaders in Rome. read more »
Network Economics and the Environment: Insights and Perspectives
Sergio Currarini, Carmen Marchiori, Alessandro Tavoni. September 2015. In Environmental and Resource Economics, DOI 10.1007/s10640-015-9953-6
The political economy of passing climate change legislation: evidence from a survey
This paper reviews the main domestic factors that drive legislation on climate change. read more »
“Ramped-up” commitments needed to overcome carbon emissions gap: study
Xinhua, 1 September
Metas de redução de emissões são insuficientes, revela estudo
31 August, Estado de Minas