ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy - Transition Phase

CCCEP于2008年10月启动。该中心由利兹大学和伦敦政治经济学院(LSE)联合主办。它的使命是通过严谨、创新的研究推动公共和私人对气候变化的行动。我们的研究一直以影响为导向，并寻求对政策发展做出回应。从CCCEP的立场来看，今天塑造气候政策的两个关键发展是：1.联合国关于气候变化的《巴黎协定》以及在世界各地成功实施该协定的必要性；2.英国政府在英国退欧背景下追求低碳产业政策。我们的研究为这两个过程提供了丰富的证据基础。迄今取得的成就包括：a.通过在气候科学、经济学、哲学和其他社会科学等学科之间建立新的联盟，提高决策中对气候模型的理解和使用。我们在设计减少温室气体排放的经济手段方面是世界领先的权威机构，例如碳税和排放交易计划。例如，我们的工作影响了欧盟排放交易计划的改革。我们走在了将经济学中的“经验革命”带入气候变化和能源领域的前沿，极大地提高了为以下问题提供信息的证据的质量：气候政策会破坏就业吗？它们在减少排放和刺激清洁创新方面有效吗？d.我们的研究通过调查英国紧缩期间的气候政策动态，提出了关于社会转型以及政府、个人和想法在其中的作用的理论。我们对世界气候变化法的联合研究指导了联合国和世界各国立法者和谈判者的计划。我们的研究帮助形成了英国第二次国家气候变化风险评估，以及国家适应计划实施的许多方面，特别是与洪水风险和再保险有关的方面。我们开发了新的方法来支持低碳城市，帮助许多城市将低碳投资纳入其发展和再生计划。在过渡阶段，我们将优先考虑最大限度地发挥迄今进行的研究的学术和社会影响。但我们也将在知识差距限制我们产生影响的领域进行新的研究。我们针对过渡阶段的新研究项目是：1.低碳经济中的竞争力；2.挑战背景下的低碳产业战略；3.低碳、气候适应能力强的城市；4.行为变化的激励措施；5.‘气候兼容发展’的综合政策；6.可持续基础设施融资；7.气候适应能力规划。这些研究项目将优先开展最初3年(2018-21年)。然而，我们将在整个研究过程中与关键利益攸关方接触，并继续利用一系列途径产生影响。这种分级方法将使我们能够最大限度地发挥研究的影响。我们的计划建立在过去九年建立的坚实的制度基础上，包括CCCEP在伦敦证交所/利兹的职位、其管理结构和关键员工。然而，我们也计划更新团队。能力建设为了建设研究能力，我们为伦敦政治经济学院和利兹大学在本科生和研究生阶段开设新的大学课程做出了贡献，我们拥有一大批充满活力的博士生和博士后，这两所大学都有经过同行评审的工作论文系列和忙碌的研讨会系列。这些工作将持续到未来五年，我们将与大学同事密切合作，探索能力建设的新途径，例如新的或调整后的博士培训方案。

CCCEP launched in October 2008. The Centre is hosted jointly by the University of Leeds and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Its mission is to advance public and private action on climate change through rigorous, innovative research.Our research has always been impact-oriented and sought to respond to policy developments. From where CCCEP stands, the two key developments that shape climate policy today are:1. the United Nations' Paris Agreement on climate change and the imperative of implementing it successfully around the world;2. the UK government's pursuit of a low-carbon industrial policy in the context of Brexit.Our research offers a rich evidence base for these two processes. Achievements to date include:a. Improving the understanding and use of climate models in decision-making, made possible by forging new alliances between disciplines such as climate science, economics, philosophy and other social sciences.b. We are a world-leading authority on the design of economic instruments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon taxes and emissions trading schemes. For example, our work has influenced reform of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme.c. We are at the forefront of bringing the 'empirical revolution' in economics to the field of climate change and energy, greatly improving the quality of evidence informing questions such as: do climate policies destroy jobs? Are they effective in reducing emissions and stimulating clean innovation?d. Our research has advanced theory on social transitions and the role of government, individuals and ideas therein, by investigating UK climate policy dynamics during austerity.e. Our joint research on Climate Change Laws of the World has guided the plans of lawmakers and negotiators at the United Nations and at the national level around the world.f. Our research has helped to shape the UK's 2nd national Climate Change Risk Assessment, and many aspects of the implementation of the National Adaptation Programme, particularly in relation to flood risk and reinsurance.g. We have developed new approaches to enable low-carbon cities, helping many cities to integrate low-carbon investments into their development and regeneration plans.During the Transition Phase, we will prioritise maximising the academic and societal impact of research conducted to date. But we will also undertake new research in areas where knowledge gaps constrain our ability to have impact. Our new research projects for the Transition Phase are:1. Competitiveness in the low-carbon economy;2. Low-carbon industrial strategies in challenging contexts;3. Low-carbon, climate-resilient cities;4. Incentives for behaviour change;5. Integrated policies for 'climate compatible development' (CCD);6. Sustainable infrastructure finance;7. Planning for climate resilience.The research projects will be frontloaded to run for the initial 3 years (2018-21). However, we will engage with key stakeholders throughout the research process and continue to exploit a range of pathways to impact. This tiered approach will allow us to maximise the impact of our research. Our plans build on solid institutional foundations established over the last nine years, including CCCEP's position at LSE/Leeds, its management structure and its key staff. However, we also plan to refresh the team. Capacity buildingTo build research capacity, we have contributed to the establishment of new university courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels at LSE and Leeds, and we have a large and vibrant cohort of PhD students and postdocs, supported by a peer-reviewed working-paper series and busy seminar series at both universities. These will continue into the next five years, and we will work closely with university colleagues to explore new avenues to build capacity, for example new or realigned Doctoral Training Programmes.