Other papers about the Stern Review
Wilfred Beckerman and Cameron Hepburn (2007). Ethics of the discount rate in the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change. World Economics, volume 8, number 1, pages 187 – … read more »
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Is the United States leading by example on climate change?
There has been much confusion ahead of the next round of international negotiations on climate change, which start at the end of this month, over whether the United States has shifted … read more »
Uncertain times call for strong voices
Arthur Petersen: Chief scientist at the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and visiting professor at CCCEP and the Grantham Research Institute Experts charged with assessing the scientific evidence on global … read more »
International climate change politics: challenges and opportunities
Evidence presented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows that the human impact on the planet over the past two centuries led to environmental degradation and atmospheric alteration … read more »
Why is Boris Johnson promoting climate change “sceptics”?
On Thursday, Boris Johnson will host the second of the Mayor of London 2012 Debates, which he claims are “London’s intellectual contribution to the [Olympic] Games”, and “will help define … read more »
Climate change in India: what role for insurance and the private sector?
LSE’s research staff argue that the commercial viability of crop insurance must be considered before private insurance companies can play an effective role in climate change adaptation. read more »
The BBC is sacrificing objectivity for impartiality on climate change
It is now more than a year since the BBC Trust published a seminal report on the impartiality of the broadcaster’s coverage of science, but there is clear evidence that … read more »
Climate confusion
‘A responsible and effective approach to managing the risks of climate change requires action in advance’ Sir, Matt Ridley’s rather silly attack on the Met Office (“The forecast said warm. … read more »
Carbon price floor crucial to its aims
While the political noise around the carbon laws continues, we risk losing sight of the fact that a minimum carbon price floor guards against the policy becoming a toothless tiger … read more »