Cross-University Initiatives
The University of Cambridge is home to many different research and policy groups with significant activities in the area of climate change, energy and economics. There are four communities here that are particularly relevant to our work because they are pieces of the puzzle to reducing the risks of climate change. Each has been coordinated at the University through initiatives and programmes that bring that collective expertise to bear on some of the most pressing challenges facing societies worldwide. They are in:
We collaborate with these communities of scholars regularly, as well as with the other organisations you will find listed below. To learn more about any of them, follow the links to their websites. If you are in a research group or other organisation with an interest in collaborations in studying the links between energy, economic and environmental systems as these relate broadly to climate change, please contact us and we will add you to the list below.
From Education to Policy
Our mission is to stimulate and inform climate change policies that lead to decarbonisation of the global economy. To prepare the next generation of leaders in this area of study and application, we have formed a strategic alliance with, and actively support, two organisations:
The Zero Carbon Society, which is the principal student organisation at the University of Cambridge offering an avenue through which students can engage with the research activities of 4CMR and the larger Cambridge Climate community, and with the policy and business communities. The Zero Carbon Society provides events, training, information, etc aimed at preparing students for dissertation research and future careers in climate science, policy and action.
The E3 (Energy-Economy-Environment) Foundation, which provides a venue through which early and mid-stage researchers can gain experience in providing advice to the world of policy. E3 draws in part on the research findings of 4CMR, and uses this and other research to design policies, strategies and action plans for a range of environmental issues that touch on energy and economies (amoungst these being climate change).
From within the University of Cambridge
Electricity Policy Research Group has a core discipline of economics and conducts its research through "collaboration between experts from... business, policy, engineering, political science and law."
Centre for Sustainable Development is a "research community covering sustainable development issues in the fields of water, waste, sustainable communities, assessment methodologies and fragile nation states".
Centre for Science and Policy "cultivates stronger relationships between policymakers and experts in science and engineering", organised around Centre Interest Groups and consultation meetings with Associates and other policymakers.
Cambridge Environmental Initiatives facilitates and supports interdisciplinary environmental research on a broad range of topics, and provides a forum for discussion and debate on environmental topics.
Nationally and Globally
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research "brings together scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists...working to develop sustainable responses to climate change through trans-disciplinary research and dialogue".
Cambridge Econometrics is an "independent consultancy that applies economic modelling and data analysis techniques to the needs of clients in business and government".
Real Climate Economics is a project of Economics for Equity and the Environment Network and Ecotrust, and develops rigorous economic support for immediate, large-scale policy responses to minimize the risks of climate change.
E3 Foundation is a think-tank based in Cambridge, England. They develop policy solutions to the interconnected economic, energy and environmental problems that threaten future global prosperity, and provide a venue for students and other early-stage researchers to gain experinece translating their advanced research into policy-relevant information.
Climate Strategies is "...an international organisation that convenes networks of leading academic experts around specific climate change policy challenges. From this it offers rigorous, independent research to governments and the full range of stakeholders, in Europe and beyond".
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