A new paradigm of development for the next century (2009)
Two of the key concepts of the modern era have been development and economic growth. From the early very close identification between the two has emerged the concept of human development, which...
A new paradigm of development for the next century (2009)
Two of the key concepts of the modern era have been development and economic growth. From the early very close identification between the two has emerged the concept of human development, which...
Environmental decision-making, like economic decision-making, often involves trade-offs. Decision-makers need techniques with which to compare the costs and benefits involved. For some environmental...
Environmental decision-making, like economic decision-making, often involves trade-offs. Decision-makers need techniques with which to compare the costs and benefits involved. For some environmental...
An illustrative application of the CRITINC framework to the UK (2003)
This paper sets out an illustrative application to the UK of a new framework for identifying critical natural capital (CNC). This involves classifying the characteristics of natural capital and the...
Ekins, Paul, Simon, Sandrine, Deutsch, Lisa, Folke, Carl, De Groot, Rudolf
This paper develops a methodology for identifying that natural capital—called critical natural capital (CNC)—the maintenance of which is essential for environmental sustainability. By...
This paper sets out and applies a new methodology for determining whether or not economic activity is environmentally sustainable. By comparing current environmental impacts with standards of...
Economic instruments to improve UK home energy efficiency without negative social impacts
The research examined how to use economic instruments to reduce carbon emissions from the UK housing sector without causing negative impacts on the poorest households. Carbon taxes would worsen the...
Competitiveness and Exemptions From Environmental Taxes in Europe
A number of European countries have introduced a variety of environmental taxes. A common characteristic of their implementation is the inclusion of exemptions and tax relief, in particular for (some...
Rethinking the costs related to global warming: A survey of the issues
One approach to the economic analysis of global warming seeks to balance the costs of damage from or adaptation to it with the costs of mitigating it. The costs of adaptation and damage have been...
The concept of sustainable development needs to be based on a clear definition of sustainability and how it is to be measured. This paper defines environmental sustainability as the maintenance of...
Costs, benefits and sustainability in decision-making, with special reference to global warming
Environmental decision-making, like economic decision-making, often involves trade-offs. Decision-makers need techniques with which to compare the costs and benefits involved. For some environmental...
Climate change and fuel poverty
The research examined the possible effects of rapid climate change on fuel poverty (needing to spend more than 10% of income to maintain a satisfactory level of warmth and other energy services in...
The concept of sustainable development needs to be based on a clear definition of sustainability and how it is to be measured. This paper defines environmental sustainability as the maintenance of...
Costs, benefits and sustainability in decision-making, with special reference to global warming
Environmental decision-making, like economic decision-making, often involves trade-offs. Decision-makers need techniques with which to compare the costs and benefits involved. For some environmental...
The impact of EU policies on energy use in and the evolution of the UK built environment
Energy use in buildings is influenced by a variety of factors in complex ways. Historically, in the UK the efficiency of energy use in buildings has not been a major consideration in their design....
Mander, Sarah. L., Bows, Alice, Anderson, Kevin. L., Shackley, Simon, Agnolucci, Paolo, Ekins, Paul
The Tyndall decarbonisation scenarios project has outlined alternative pathways whereby a 60% reduction in CO2 emissions from 1990 levels by 2050, a goal adopted by the UK Government, can be...
The Tyndall decarbonisation scenarios--Part II: Scenarios for a 60% CO2 reduction in the UK
Anderson, Kevin L., Mander, Sarah L., Bows, Alice, Shackley, Simon, Agnolucci, Paolo, Ekins, Paul
This paper describes the Tyndall decarbonisation scenarios, the first to take account of CO2 emissions from the whole of the UK's energy system, including emissions from international shipping and...
Different scenarios for achieving radical reduction in carbon emissions: A decomposition analysis
Agnolucci, Paolo, Ekins, Paul, Iacopini, Giorgia, Anderson, Kevin, Bows, Alice, Mander, Sarah, ...
Abstract This paper introduces the method of decomposition analysis, and briefly discusses how it has been used in relation to patterns of energy consumption. It then uses decomposition analysis to...
The Costs of Kyoto for the US Economy
The high costs for the US economy of mitigating climate change have been cited by the Bush administration as one of the reasons for rejecting US ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. A range of cost...