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Net zero portfolio targets for development finance institutions (DFIs): challenges and solutions
New report focusing on how DFIs could to align their activities with the objectives of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Developed in partnership with Climate Compatible Growth (CCG)
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We are interested in the transition to net zero emissions and sustainable development. Progress towards sustainability will require not just thoughtful government intervention but also major shifts in the behaviour of households, workers and firms. Our research extends across the economic system to identify the crucial points where small actions can generate large-scale positive change. Our goal is to help policy makers implement the fast and comprehensive shifts necessary for establishing environmentally sustainable development pathways.
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Oxford University announces the Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics
The Smith School and New College, University of Oxford, are delighted to announce the creation of a new professorship in environmental economics. The post will be held by Cameron Hepburn and is named in recognition of philanthropic support from Mr Humphrey Battcock.
Better economic modelling can unlock a faster and fairer clean energy transition
Peter Barbrook-Johnson, Departmental Research Lecturer in the Economics of Environmental Change, details a new report which demonstrates how better economic modelling can help governments reduce emissions while boosting jobs and growth.
Inside climate activists’ uneasy relationship with ‘net-zero’
Grist explores criticisms of net zero pledges, with comment from Professor Sam Fankhauser. "Global net-zero is nonnegotiable if you’re serious about climate targets," he said. Where things start to skew, however, is when individual countries and businesses adopt net-zero targets for themselves. “That’s where you leave the science and get into the realm of policy and opinion.”