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| Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy | |
|---|---|
| Name | Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy |
| Established | 2008 |
| Type | Research centre |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Parent institutions | London School of Economics and Political Science; University of Leeds |
| Director | (various) |
| Website | (official site) |
Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy The Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy is an interdisciplinary research centre focused on the intersection of climate change and public policy, based at academic institutions in the United Kingdom. It works with scholars and practitioners from diverse institutions to inform United Kingdom and international decision-making on mitigation, adaptation, and climate finance. The centre engages with European Commission, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, World Bank Group, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and national ministries to translate research into policy.
Founded in 2008 as a collaboration between the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Leeds, the centre emerged amid global dialogues following the 2007–2008 financial crisis, the Bali Road Map, and preparatory negotiations for the Copenhagen Accord. Early activities overlapped with work at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, and advisory roles for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, reflecting networks that included scholars from Oxford University, Imperial College London, and Cambridge University. Over time the centre contributed to major assessment processes such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports and collaborated with think tanks like Chatham House and Institute for Public Policy Research.
The centre's mission aligns with informing policy processes at institutions such as the UK Cabinet Office, the European Commission, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development by producing evidence for mitigation pathways, adaptation strategies, and climate-resilient investment. Objectives include generating peer-reviewed analysis for outlets like Nature Climate Change, advising bodies such as the Committee on Climate Change, and training researchers connected to programmes at the African Climate Policy Centre and Asian Development Bank.
Workstreams address mitigation discourse found in Paris Agreement negotiations, adaptation economics relevant to Small Island Developing States, carbon pricing mechanisms including emissions trading schemes like the European Union Emissions Trading System, and integrated assessment modelling used by groups around Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Programs examine finance flows linked to the Green Climate Fund, resilience topics in partnership with the World Resources Institute and the International Institute for Environment and Development, and urban climate policy intersecting with projects from the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
The centre operates within academic governance structures at institutions including the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Leeds, with directors, research fellows, visiting scholars, and PhD cohorts affiliated with departments such as those at University College London and University of Oxford. It maintains partnerships with international organizations like the World Bank, bilateral development agencies including UK Aid (FCDO), regional bodies like the European Investment Bank, and NGOs such as World Wide Fund for Nature, Oxfam, and Friends of the Earth. Collaborative nodes have included research consortia with Grantham Institute, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, and Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.
Funding historically combined grants from research councils including the Economic and Social Research Council, philanthropic support from foundations like the Rockefeller Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for linked projects, and commissioned work from institutions such as the European Commission and multilateral banks including the International Monetary Fund. Governance structures align with university regulations at the London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Leeds, and oversight has engaged advisory boards with members from HM Treasury, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and international agencies like the United Nations Development Programme.
Researchers have published in leading journals including Nature, Science, Nature Climate Change, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and authored policy reports for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the World Bank Group, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Outputs have influenced policy instruments such as carbon pricing reforms in the European Union Emissions Trading System and guidance for the Green Climate Fund, and have contributed evidence cited by national entities like the Committee on Climate Change and international forums such as the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC.
The centre and its affiliated scholars have received recognition from institutions including awards linked to the Royal Society, prizes associated with the Econometric Society, and fellowships from bodies such as the Leverhulme Trust and European Research Council. Individual researchers have been cited in international media and policy briefings for contributions to reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and advisory roles to the United Nations Secretary-General.
Category:Climate change research institutes