Licensing and Certification to Increase Skills Provision and Utilization Amongst Low Carbon SMEs
Nick Jagger, Timothy Foxon, Andy Gouldson, 2014. Chapter in: Greener Skills and Jobs. External link to publisher
Topic: Low carbon business
Licensing and certification to increase skills provision and utilization amongst low carbon SMEs
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 […]
The economics and financing of city-scale retrofits
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
Nachmany, Michal, 2014. Environmental Values 23(3), pp. 371-372.
Technology and learning in a global MAC curve: evidence from the phase-out of ozone depleting substances
I estimate a marginal abatement cost (MAC) curve using detailed, project-level data from the global phase-out of ozone depleting substances (ODSs) across 145 low-income countries, including … read more »
Observations on the role of the private sector in the UNFCCC’s loss and damage of climate change work programme
Private sector engagement, particularly in relation to public policy based action and strategy, has become a buzz word in most policy areas, but this is often … read more »
Climate change policies and the UK business sector: overview, impacts and suggestions for reform
The UK has a complex system of energy taxes which affect the business sector. Overlaps between taxes mean that carbon prices are uneven across sectors and fuels, and … read more »
Ten years of corporate action on climate change: What do we have to show for it?
A significant proportion of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed, directly or indirectly, to corporate activities. An increasing number of companies have set targets and have adopted initiatives to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, raising the question of what sorts of outcomes can realistically be expected from corporate action on climate change? This […]
Long-term corporate climate change targets: what could they deliver?
Gouldson, A., and Sullivan, R. March 2013. Environmental Science & Policy, v.27, pp.1-10.
Increasing participation in climate policy implementation: a case for engaging SMEs from the transport sector in the city of São Paulo
In a number of cities around the world the adoption of climate policies has been driven by partnerships between multiple actors from the private sector, NGOs, and academia. With this … read more »