energy

Tyndall Alumni shortlisted for Climate Week Award

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Tyndall Centre and UK Energy Research Centre partners awarded £4.5million on infrastructure transitions

A consortium of Tyndall Centre and UK Energy Research Centre partners, led by Jim Hall of the Tyndall Centre at Newcastle University, has been awarded £4.5million by EPSRC for a five year programme on infrastructure transitions.

Is Economic Volatility Detrimental to Global Sustainability?

Huang, Y.. Is Economic Volatility Detrimental to Global Sustainability? In Tyndall Working Paper 142., 2010.

The Governance of Clean Development: CDM and Beyond

Analysis of which features of the actors, institutions, and policy-making processes involved in clean development are resulting in effective climate action and development benefits, which are not, and why.

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Jon Phillips
Lucy Baker
Peter Newell

Sustainability Meta Labelling: A Discussion of Potential Implementation Issues

Dendler, L.. Sustainability Meta Labelling: A Discussion of Potential Implementation Issues In Tyndall Working Paper 145., 2010.

Using sustainable wood could hold the key to lowering harmful greenhouse gases

UK’s shipping emissions six times higher than expected says new report

Carbon dioxide emissions produced by UK shipping could be up to six times higher than currently calculated, according to new research from The University of Manchester.(Full report, pdf)

Book Review, Environment & Planning C. “Factor Five: Transforming the Global Economy through 80% Improvements in Resource Productivity. By Weizsäcker, Hargroves, Smith, Desha & Stasinopoulos. London & Sterling, VA: Earthscan.”

Wilson, C.. Book Review, Environment & Planning C. “Factor Five: Transforming the Global Economy through 80% Improvements in Resource Productivity. By Weizsäcker, Hargroves, Smith, Desha & Stasinopoulos. London & Sterling, VA: Earthscan.”., 2010.

Historical Scaling Dynamics in Energy Technologies

Wilson, C.. Historical Scaling Dynamics in Energy Technologies In E-letter to the Editor, Science., 2010.

Financial mechanisms for sustainable forestry

Wilson, C., P. Moura Costa, J. Salmi, and M. Simula. Financial mechanisms for sustainable forestry. New York: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) & Inter-governmental Forum on Forestry (IFF), 1999.