Blogs: Climate

Climate change is a major global concern whose impacts are felt locally. Our expertise can help you understand the impact of climate policies.

A Diet Green New Deal: Relief, Recovery, and Transformation?

Although he might still be insisting otherwise, Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. Joe Biden secured a victory with a record-breaking popular vote and the necessary electoral college votes to safely secure the presidency. Biden won the presidency,&nb…

Net-zero China: millions of workers will be affected

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Principal Economic Modeler, Unnada Chewpreecha, takes a look at what China’s net zero pledge means for jobs in the country.

Two weeks ago, President Xi of China announced that China intended to peak its CO2 emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality (net-zero CO2 emis…

The risks of extending the EU Emissions Trading System

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The European Commission is currently running a public consultation on extending the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to include road transport and the heating of buildings.

Jon Stenning explores the issue, drawing on technology diffusion and macroeconomic a…

What do our economic models tell us about green growth?

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Is it really possible to keep on consuming more and more, while still respecting societal and environmental boundaries?
Will the future be one of green growth (the economy grows while resource use falls) or degrowth (economic growth is constrained in order to reduce environmenta…