Our Work

Below is a small selection of the work that we’ve carried out. Click on a topic to see relevant projects.

RSPB: Economic benefits of nature-based climate solutions

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Nature-based solutions (NBS) are natural processes which remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it for a long time, providing a ‘natural’ way to mitigate climate change. The RSPB commissioned Cambridge Econometrics to assess the ability of NBS to achieve nature and clima...

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Deforestation: assessing the impact of different regulatory options

An EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation is a European added value assessment (EAVA) for the European Parliament. The study quantifies the impacts of different policy options that could be applied to reduce, or even end, global deforestation cause...

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Working towards a climate neutral Europe: jobs and skills in a changing world

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Working towards a climate neutral Europe: jobs and skills in a changing world is a flagship publication by CLG Europe.  CLG Europe, a membership group of leading businesses including Sky, Coca-Cola and Unilever, whose secretariat is provided by the University of Cambridge Insti...

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What do our economic models tell us about green growth?

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Is it really possible to keep on consuming more and more, while still respecting societal and environmental boundaries? Will the future be one of green growth (the economy grows while resource use falls) or degrowth (economic growth is constrained in order to reduce environment...

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The valuation of ecosystem services: a key tool in the fight against climate change

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In the past, the natural environment has not typically been a key public policy consideration. However, with increased public pressure on politicians to address climate change and limit the impact of the human population on the natural environment, policymakers are seeking new t...

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7 Things to Know About the New Climate Economy 2018 Report

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Blog by Michael I. Westphal, Dora Fazekas and Leonardo Garrido originally posted on the World Resources Institute website here. The world is vastly underestimating the benefits of acting on climate change. Recent research from the Global Commission on the Economy and Clim...

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The end of energy as we know it

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Jean-Francois is lead author of  Macroeconomic impact of stranded fossil fuel assets, published in Nature Climate Change last week. The report highlights the significant macroeconomic and geopolitical consequences of continued investment in fossil fuels.  He is our guest blogg...

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Where does the environment fit in Cambridge Econometrics’ modelling?

This blog post is the result of a Twitter discussion started by the SIM4NEXUS EU research project and including the economist Kate Raworth, the author of the recently published book 'Doughnut Economics'. On the thread there was general agreement that mainstream neoclassical econ...

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Developing and piloting a UK natural capital stress test

Based on ground-breaking analysis by Cambridge Econometrics and AECOM Infrastructure & Environment ‘Developing and Piloting a UK Natural Capital Stress Test’ highlights the impact of events such as heatwaves, drought and floods on the UK economy. Developing & Pil...

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