Balancing simplicity and complexity through corporate emissions benchmarking

Saphira Rekker, Kaya Axelsson, Anders Bjørn, Chris Greig, Richard Heede, Matthew J. Hornsey, Jacquelyn E. Humphrey, Matthew Ives, David Kampmann, Mark Roelfsema, Adrien Rose, Sue-Lyn Stubbs & Belinda Wade, Nature Climate Change 2025 Standardized quantitative emissions benchmarking is essential for corporate climate accountability, yet recent literature has critiqued this approach. We argue for structured pluralism […]

Sensitive Intervention Points: A strategic approach to climate action

Mealy, P., Barbrook-Johnson, P., Ives, M.C., Srivastav, S., Hepburn, C., (2023). ‘Sensitive Intervention Points: A strategic approach to climate action’, Oxford Review of Economic Policy Abstract While some countries are making progress reducing greenhouse gas emissions, few are progressing rapidly enough to be on track to reach net zero emissions by mid-century. The transition to […]

Empirically grounded technology forecasts and the energy transition

Way, R., Ives, M.C., Mealy, P., & Farmer, J. D. (2022). Empirically grounded technology forecasts and the energy transition, Joule Abstract Rapidly decarbonizing the global energy system is critical for addressing climate change, but concerns about costs have been a barrier to implementation. Most energy-economy models have historically underestimated deployment rates for renewable energy technologies and overestimated their costs. […]