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Principles and features of a good adaptation strategy
This brief sets out key principles and features for a good adaptation strategy, based on an international review of adaptation...
Examples of ‘no-regret’, ‘low-regret’ and ‘win-win’ adaptation actions
No-regret actions are cost-effective now and under a range of future climate scenarios and do no involve hard trade-offs with...
The impact of introducing a carbon tax for Scotland
Most economists regard a carbon tax as the most efficient way to reduce carbon emissions. In this perspective it is...
Future climate variability and unpredictability in Scotland
Understanding how the climate will be affected on a local and regional level is important in building resilience to the...
Greenhouse gas accounting
The UN climate change meetings in Cancun (2010) and Durban (2011) discussed changes to greenhouse gas emissions accounting rules and...
Flexible adaptation pathways
‘Flexible adaptation pathway(s)’ is a relatively loose term used to look at how building flexibility in to adaptation can help...
Review of Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change
The Scottish Government asked ClimateXChange to conduct a comparative review of strategies for adapting to climate change in other countries....
How does expertise affect risk perception and opinion? A case study on the topic of shale gas
Transitioning to a low carbon economy requires making important decisions about how we get energy. There are various technologies available...
Household energy efficiency programme evaluation: does it tell us what we need to know?
Dr Joanne Wade, Association for the Conservation of Energy Presentation by Dr Joanne Wade, providing a summary of recent, peer...
