We are pleased to announce that
Farhana Yamin has taken over the role of Chair at Climate Strategies as of 1st
May 2012. Farhana is a renowned international environmental lawyer with twenty
years’ experience of climate negotiations, is an expert on linkages between
climate and development policy, has written several books on climate policy,
and teaches at University College London.
In addition, following the Durban conference, Farhana Yamin has been appointed as Special Adviser to Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner for Climate Action, focusing particularly on advice relating to international climate negotiations and building links between the EU and developing countries.
Please make Farhana welcome in her new role!
Our recently published reports focus on:
- ‘Competitiveness and Leakage’ issues;
- ‘Sectoral Approaches’ in the steel sector in China, India and Japan;
- ‘Climate Innovation Centres’ on the concept of a network of climate technology innovation and diffusion centres and analyse tangible implementation issues;
- ‘Carbon pricing for low-carbon investment’;
- A paper series on ‘Analytic Support for Target-Based Negotiations’ for interpreting and comparing post-Copenhagen mitigation targets and mechanisms;
- A landmark study examining the case for the EU to set more ambitious 2020 emissions reductions targets.
 More about Our Network |
Climate Strategies has a network structure that brings together top research institutions from around the world to address specific policy questions. We have worked with many governments including Australia, Japan, France, UK and Germany on the development of international policy responses to climate change. We have published reports and projects with over 95 research institutions and over 175 researchers. Our unique structure allows Climate Strategies to deliver the highest calibre research on a wide range of topics, faster than normal academic cycles. Through working in collaboration with well-respected institutions in many different countries, we are able to guarantee intellectual objectivity and political credibility. |
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About Climate Strategies
Climate Strategies is a leading, independent, not-for-profit, international research organisation based in Cambridge. It is a global network of academic experts which bridges the gap between academia and policy-makers to provide unrivalled analysis for international decision-makers in the field of climate change and energy policy. It is funded through a broad spectrum of national governments and generous donations from businesses and foundations.
News and Events
Latest Climate Strategies report: 'Strengthening the EU ETS'
Europe faces the twin problems of debt and economic uncertainty and these challenges are reflected in the state of its climate and energy policy - particularly the EU Emissions Trading System. The right policy responses on this could also enhance European prospects for economic stabilisation, investment and recovery.
But what are the right policy responses , how politically feasible are they, what are the timescales and are they ambitious enough? The latest CS research on 'Strengthening the EU ETS - Creating a stable platform for EU energy sector investment’, discusses options to intervene in the EU ETS against a backdrop of falling EUA prices and the associated loss of a meaningful financial driver for longer-term investment in low carbon infrastructure.
This report presents options available to policymakers, arguing that a single measure such as set-aside is unlikely on its own to deliver long-term policy certainty and price outcomes.
The final report is now available to download from the report page.
Our Impact
Climate Strategies has a record of delivering reports and publications that have a major impact with policy-makers and businesses. Climate Strategies directly influences policy at the highest level. For example, our work on allocation issues in the EU ETS provided essential input to the EC decisions on Phase II allocation. Our long-standing engagement on this subject generated wide press coverage of our report on ‘Role of Auctioning’ of emissions allowances in October 2008, the day before the EU Parliamentary Committee voted in support of the EU post-2012 package. A number of other research projects have provided important input to the design proposals of Phase III EU ETS, the wider debate about competitiveness and carbon leakage and debate about the international Kyoto project mechanisms.
Featured Reports
Raising Climate Finance from International Transport Sectors - Working Paper
03 May 2012. Author: raising-climate-finance
Modelling the Allowance Allocation Method of the EU ETS - Cement - Working Paper
03 May 2012. Author: Philippe Quirion (CIRED), Katja Schumacher (Öko-Institut) & Sean Healy (Öko-Institut)
Strengthening the EU ETS - Final Report
12 Mar 2012. Author: Michael Grubb
Decarbonizing the EU Power Sector - Final Report
01 Dec 2011. Author: Thomas Spencer, Céline Marcy, Michel Colombier, Emmanuel Guérin (IDDRI)
