How to write an award-winning thesis
What’s the secret behind writing an award-winning thesis? What are the criteria? What does it take? The chair of EfD’s Research Committee, Vic Adamowicz, knows the answers. He will announce this year…
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“We can open doors to policy makers”
Urvashi Narain is a Lead Economist at the World Bank in Washington DC. According to her, EfD and the World Bank can benefit greatly from working closer together. Meet one of four prominent keynote…
Environment for Development Unveils New Website
Environment for Development (EfD) is pleased to announce the release of its new website providing decision-makers, researchers and the general public easy access to the latest research findings on the…
Karl Göran Mäler in memoriam
EfD and the World of environmental economics has lost a great mind and a great friend. Karl-Göran Mäler passed away a few days ago. He died peacefully in a retirement home in Stockholm. As the…
How to resist coal’s growth promise: How emerging economies can grow climate friendly
The German and European debate on the end of the era of coal fired power plants should not blind us to a pressing fact: Other parts of the world are investing heavily in this particularly climate…
Climate policy in a polarized world
Around the world, societies are torn by discussions about the economic effects of climate policy measures. The fight against climate change can only be won if the international community takes…
How carbon prices could ensure equitable sustainable development
Effective climate change mitigation measures, such as carbon pricing or reforming fossil fuel subsidies, are often perceived to undermine inclusive economic development and are, thus, rejected. These…
Prof. Thomas Sterner and Thomas Kåberger on the climate crisis in times of Covid-19
Thomas Sterner and Thomas Kåberger published a letter to the editor in Financial Times (FT) where they discuss the climate crisis in times of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the article at FT's website or…
COVID response: Use public finances to support change
Earth Day is turning 50 years this year, celebrated with the theme of "Climate Action". At the same time the world is in lock-down to slow down the spread of COVID-19 - and the climate debate has…
EfD Impact Stories 2019
EfD aims to support a new generation of engaged researchers based in the Global South. In this magazine you will find stories of the work carried out at our EfD centers across the world. First: In…