Climate Policy
In this category of articles, we examine governments’ attempts to solve the problem of climate change using legislation, either attempting to encourage the development of… Read More »Climate Policy
Climate Policy
Behaviour Change & Nudge
According to policy recommendations to the UK government published by the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC), between 53 and 62 per cent of the UK’s… Read More »Behaviour Change & Nudge
Consumer Rationing & Dynamic Pricing
Critics of green policy have argued that renewable energy is a departure from the understanding that society and a robust economy requires energy to be… Read More »Consumer Rationing & Dynamic Pricing
Emissions Reduction Targets
The UK government was one of the first to implement a ‘legally-binding’ emissions reduction target. In 2008, the Climate Change Act committed the country to… Read More »Emissions Reduction Targets
Emissions-Trading Schemes & Carbon Taxes
According to environmental economics, global warming and its consequences are an ‘externality’ – a cost incurred by society, which is not included in the price… Read More »Emissions-Trading Schemes & Carbon Taxes
Energy Subsidies
One of the most controversial aspects of climate policy has been the use of producer subsidies to drive the decarbonisation of the UK’s power sector.… Read More »Energy Subsidies
Financial regulation, ESG
In recent years, green campaigners have attempted to use financial markets to accelerate the decarbonisation of the economy. In the view of campaigners, this does… Read More »Financial regulation, ESG