Publications

Steering the climate system: an extended comment

Working paper by Linus Mattauch, Richard Millar, Frederick van der Ploeg, Armon Rezai, Anselm Schultes, Frank Venmans, Nico Bauer, Simon Dietz, Ottmar Edenhofer, Niall Farrell, Cameron Hepburn, Gunnar Luderer, Jacquelyn Pless, Fiona Spuler, Nicholas Stern, Alexander Teytelboym on 4 Jan 2019

The authors of this comment respond to a recent argument put forward by Lemoine and Rudik (2017), that it is efficient to delay reducing carbon emissions because there is substantial inertia in the climate system. Mattauch et al. show that there is no such inertia, which means there is no lag between carbon emissions and warming. read more »

The impacts of energy prices on industrial foreign investment location: evidence from global firm level data

Working paper by Misato Sato, Aurélien Saussay on 11 Dec 2018

The results of this paper show that upon deciding to invest, firms are attracted to regions that have lower energy prices. This supports arguments for better targeting leakage prevention measures to complement carbon pricing for energy-intensive industrial activities. read more »

Consultation response: ‘Cost of Energy Review’

Policy publication by Bob Ward, Sini Matikainen on 8 Jan 2018

This is a submission by the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of … read more »

Decarbonising the European Union credibly, effectively and acceptably

Policy publication by Maria Carvalho, Baran Doda, Sam Fankhauser on 5 Dec 2017

This brief summarises the final findings and recommendations from the Statkraft research programme exploring key issues in the EU’s transition to a low-carbon economy, focusing on the power sector and sectors that fall outside the EU emissions trading system. read more »

How to make carbon taxes more acceptable

Policy publication by Stefano Carattini, Maria Carvalho, Sam Fankhauser on 5 Dec 2017

Taxing carbon is one of the best ways to incentivise the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions but is often faced with opposition. This report explores practical ways through which carbon taxes can be made more politically attractive. read more »

Credible, effective and publicly acceptable policies to decarbonise the European Union: Final report

Policy publication by Maria Carvalho, Baran Doda, Sam Fankhauser on 5 Dec 2017

This report investigates the extent to which current policies and institutional arrangements are fit for purpose for the new decarbonisation phase into which the EU is entering. It summarises the main findings from the Statkraft research programme. read more »

Energy policy and the power sector in the long run

Working paper by Baran Doda, Sam Fankhauser on 26 Sep 2017

This paper simulates the distributional consequences of alternative carbon emission reduction policies on power producers and finds that that a carbon tax outperforms all other instruments and does not reduce the profits of carbon-free generators. read more »