Countries can move faster towards a carbon tax
On 13 November, Thomas Sterner and his American colleagues published the article "Policy sequencing toward decarburization", in the prestigious journal Nature Energy . "This is a carefully nuanced…
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Global classroom under construction to teach next generation of climate experts
With the goal to “teach climate change to our future leaders,” Francisco Alpízar of Costa Rica and Erik Sterner Erik Sterner, doctoral candidate at Chalmers University, Sweden, introduced EfD’s…
Clean and reliable energy is the key to sustainable development
Clean and reliable energy is a “golden thread” in sustainable development, according to experts who gathered at the EfD Policy Day Workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on October 26, 2017. Kicking off…
Coffee sector and research meet at EfD-Central America Policy Day
Turrialba, Costa Rica. This past 22nd of August, the EfD policy interaction workshop gathered host researchers, practitioners and decision-makers from the coffee sector, to present EEfD research and…
Jorge Dresdner from EfD Chile will participate in Workshop on Vulnerability to Climate Change of Chilean Salmoniculture
It is an interdisciplinary meeting to elaborate a methodological proposal to evaluate the vulnerability to climate change of salmon farming in Southern Chile. The objective is to create a…
Chilean EfD center is organizing Workshop on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics and Short Course to Policy Makers
Research Nucleus in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at the University of Concepción is organizing the Fifth Workshop on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, 5 th and 6 th October…
Thomas Sterner and American colleagues challange Trump´s claims on social cost of carbon
A new publication by prominent economists and lawyers argues that the current value is the “best estimate” of climate change’s costs. Despite the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the…
First annual conference on Ethiopia’s Green Development Path
On April 25th opened the first Annual Conference on Ethiopia’s Green Development Path. The aim of the annual conference is to create an effective forum for policy makers, researchers, and…
EfD-CA facilitates adaptation to climate change of Central American producers.
Researchers from EfD-CA and Conservation International publish a series of training guides on climate change and ecosystem-based adaptation for agriculture. In the framework of the project “Ecosystem…
Francisco Alpizar featured on the climate change panel of the 2017 Hanway Lecture
A panel discussion on climate change featuring renowned scholars and advocates will headline Loyola University Maryland’s fifth Hanway Lecture in Global Studies on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at 7 p.m…