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This study quantifies net losses of wetland area under the US Clean Water Act compensatory mitigation program, which is the most extensive and longest-running environmental offsetting program in the world.

The talk will focus on the result of a study that examined public support for water-energy-nature (WEN) nexus policies in Kuwait, specifically exploring the impact of moral incentives and eco-Islamic values

Using a stated preference study of individual option prices, this study links individuals’ subjective distribution of beliefs about the future harms of microplastics to their willingness to pay for mitigation measures

Using a reduced-form model of economic growth, this paper tests whether, historically, trade openness has lessened the impact of temperature shocks on productivity.

Emily McKenzie takes us through the first TNFD Recommendations

With Ellen McHarg and Dr Barnaby Andrews, Cefas

Gaetano Grilli & Samuel Barker, CSERGE

How do the public perceive serious declines in biodiversity, and increasing risks from species extinctions?

Exploring connection between cultural values and ethical values through the results of a choice modelling study undertaken at Belsay Hall.

In this talk, Sanchayan will outline a new behavioural toolkit, NUDGE+. Nudge+ is a modified behavioural public policy that encourages people to think alongside nudges

Christopher talks through research conducted to estimate the optimal international agreement for abating plastic pollution

Sam Alvis, Head of Economy at Green Alliance, discusses how economic research can be leveraged to influence policy

Dr Sinha explores the enablers and challenges for SMEs to adopt circular, sustainable, and regenerative business models and ways of working

Prof Paul Ekins OBE, Tom Burke CBE, and Ece Ozdemiroglu discuss how economics can be useful in a cost of living and energy crisis

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) ‘Values Assessment’ is arguably the most comprehensive assessment of the diverse values and valuation of nature to date. IPBES Co-Chair, Mike Christie, takes us through it.

How this study found that the value of landings is worth £240 million more after 60 years than it would be if the Sandeel fishery remained open

This study examines the drivers and obstacles to innovation by smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a special focus on cultural and behavioural aspects

This webinar will present the interdisciplinary research findings of the recently published paper: “Valuing the contribution of blue carbon to small island developing states' climate change commitments and Covid-19 recovery”

Dr Tobias Börger will take us through this study, which examines empirically the importance of equity preferences for the formation of international environmental agreements (IEA) for transboundary pollution control

Communicating technical research to a non-specialist audience can be a challenge. In this session with two communicators from the independent Climate Change Committee, we delve into some of the do's and don'ts when it comes to getting your message across

Sanchayan Banerjee takes us through his systemic comparison of nudge, boost, think, and nudge + methods in influencing consumer decisions to reduce emissions from their food consumption

This webinar will present the science, policy, and evaluation behind sustainable alternatives to extensive cattle ranching through a case study in Valle del Cauca, Colombia

This paper studies the effects of Chinese import competition on innovation in solar cell technology using firm-level patent counts alongside country-level trade and production data in 15 European countries

This study assesses the ability of new Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes to plug the income gap left by the removal of Basic Payment Schemes (BPS) post-Brexit

Emily McKenzie takes us through the Independent Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity

With Brexit, the UK government has the opportunity to change agri-environmental scheme design in a way which both enhances its environmental delivery, and which improves its cost-effectiveness. We argue that research by economists is helpful in thinking about what these kinds of enhancements might look like.

Our speakers will give a brief introduction to standards and talk about standards available that are relevant to environmental economics. This includes the forthcoming BSI 8632 on Natural Capital Accounting, led by Ece Ozdemiroglu

Following the pandemic, are we more willing to change our behaviours or support conservation efforts?