Second 2010 UKNEE Seminar: Cutting Carbon Spending
June 2010
The second UKNEE seminar of 2010 took place on Monday, 28th June at the Department for Energy and Climate Change, 3 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2AW.
The guest speaker was Chris Hewett , an Associate with Green Alliance and freelance consultant, was previously head of climate change with the Environment Agency for England and Wales, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research.
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Experimental Design for Stated Choice in Venice
27th September - 1st October 2010
The Venice Foundation offers a one week long (September 27th-October 1st, 2010) advanced course in principles of applied experimental design for stated choice and recent advances in choice modeling. The hands-on part of the course will be based on Nlogit and Ngene. While Nlogit is an extended version of the well-known econometric package Limdep, Ngene is a new software specifically designed for experimental design of stated choice.
The instructors will be:
William Greene, Stern Business School, New York University (USA);
John Rose, University of Sydney (Australia);
Michiel Bliemer, Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands);
Riccardo Scarpa, University of Waikato (New Zealand).
If you want to know more please go to: http://tiny.cc/hewng
Registration forms are available from this link: http://tiny.cc/3tcug
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Lectureship/Senior Lectureship/Readership in Ecological Economics in the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI), School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
May 2010
The Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) is seeking to appoint a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Reader in Ecological Economics or in closely related area.
We expect you will have expertise in quantitative research and in particular in economic modelling. You should have a strong publications record in Ecological Economics or related topics and relevant teaching experience. This exciting post will strengthen our innovative research and teaching programmes relating to ecological economics, environment and sustainability.
For further details see: http://www.cccep.ac.uk/Research/Vacancies/Leedsvacancies_April2010.aspx
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Environmental Economist position at Cefas
April 2010
The purpose of this job is to contribute to the provision of advice and science related to the economics of the marine environment. The post-holder will draw on existing activities in Cefas which make use of the results of economic analysis and valuation of economic services, and will develop the integration of socio-economic considerations into the advisory process to support our government customers. This is of strategic importance to Cefas and the post holder will support a growing area of study in marine environmental science.
Closing date for applications is 2nd May.
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PhD Opportunity on Valuing wetland agro-ecosystem services: strategies for sustainable use under environmental change
April 2010
This project is a timely proposal to address the lack of quantitative data about the ecosystem services associated with marginal land and their potential loss as a consequence of environmental change.
Applications have to be submitted by 7th May.
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Two postdoctoral research openings on the economics of Climate Change
March 2010
The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, in conjunction with the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and its associated Munich Re Programme, is pleased to invite applications to the above posts, which are at the postdoctoral level.
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Job announcement - Ofgem
March 2010
Ofgem (The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets) is looking for a Partner of the Sustainable Energy Policy team to join them.
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The University of Stirling: Announcement and call for papers, Well-being, Happiness and the Environment workshop
8-th April 2010, Stirling
The University of Stirling ( Division of Economics) and the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) are pleased to announce the Well‐being, Happiness and the Environment workshop.
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CERE: Stated Preference Methods, State-of-the-art Modelling
May 3 – 7th, 2010, Umeå, Sweden
The Centre for Environmental and Resource Economics (CERE) is offering, free of charge, an intensive week on stated preference methods.
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First 2010 UKNEE Seminar: Economics of Offsets and Habitats Banking
February 2010
The first UKNEE seminar of 2010 took place on Tuesday, 16th February in room 808, Nobel House, London 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR (Defra).
The guest speakers were Alexandra Vakrou, European Commission, Helen Dunn, a Senior Economist in the Natural Environment Economics team in Defra, James Vause, also in the Natural Environment Economics team in Defra and Ian Dickie, a Senior Consultant at eftec.
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Consultant economist position at eftec
January 2010
We are looking to recruit an environmental economist to fill a Consultant position within our in-house team. Based in our London office, you will work in project teams with colleagues from eftec and partner organisations in the four areas above, taking individual responsibility for both technical and project management roles.
You must have a post-graduate degree in environmental economics or a related economics-discipline and have a sound understanding of the principles of economic analysis and econometrics. At least three years of economic analysis related work experience is preferable. A background in the application of economic valuation, cost-benefit analysis and interest in environmental policy is highly desirable.
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UKNEE Seminar: Meeting carbon budgets - the need for a step change and the opportunity to use a mix of instruments
November 2009
The third UKNEE seminar of 2009 took place on 3rd November in room H102 of Connaught House at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
The guest speakers were Adrian Gault, Chief Economist in the secretariat of the Committee on Climate Change and Jessica Coria, a Research Fellow at the Environmental Economic Unit, University of Gothenburg. Jessica demonstrated her work modelling the consequences for investment in new and advanced abatement technologies when a mixed-instrument policy is employed. Adrian’s presentation provided a UK context for Jessica’s model by outlining the approach and recommendations of the first annual progress report of the Committee on Climate Change. Mallika Ishwaran, Deputy Director of Environment and Growth Economics at Defra, made a response to both speakers with reference to recent Defra/DECC (2009) work, which maintains that selecting the appropriate mix of instruments for UK climate change policy can deliver a more efficient and effective reduction in emission than any single instrument alone.
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The Fourth World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists (WCERE)
June - July 2010
The Fourth World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists will be held in Montreal, Canada, June 28 to July 2, 2010, on the campus of the Université du Québec à Montréal. The congress is a joint initiative of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE). Detailed information is available at the congress website: www.wcere2010.org/. The deadline for the Call for Papers is January 31, 2010. You are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers in all areas of environmental and natural resource economics for presentation at the world congress.
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Green Budget Europe Events
July 2009
Two Events on Environmental Fiscal Reform in Europe Environmental Tax Reform in Europe will take place July 15 and 16, followed by the Green Budget Europe Annual Conference on July 17. Both will be held at King's College London.
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UKNEE Seminar: Green Growth: Rhetoric or Reality? Perspectives from Europe and Asia
July 2009
The second UKNEE seminar of 2009 took place on 2nd July in room 2.06 of the New Academic Building at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
The guest speakers were Paul Steele of the United Nations Development Programme and Sam Fankhauser of LSE. They respectively presented an Asian and European perspective on the rhetoric and action towards green growth, looking at the focus on low-carbon growth and how that may affect other issues such as proper ecosystem management and social issues.
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Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland)
Climate Change Research Programme (CCRP) Fellowship Call
May, 2009
The Irish Environmental Protection Agency under their Climate Change Research Programme has published a call for Climate Change research fellowships on the website (www.epa.ie /researchandeducation) on the 15th May. The deadline for applications is Thursday 18th June.
The Climate Change Research Programme covers the science of climate change, notably GHG emissions, sinks and mitigation, Impacts and adaptation, Socio-economics, Technologies and Trans boundary air pollution.
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Creating a New Prosperity: Fresh approaches to ecosystem services and human well-being
September, 2009
Registration will soon be open for this one-day seminar taking place on 4 September at the Royal Geographical Society in London. The seminar is the last in a series designed to better understand the challenges of managing ecosystem services for a new era of environmental and social prosperity. The series is organised by the University of Nottingham, University of Exeter and Defra in coordination with ESRC and NERC. For more information, see the link
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Training Course on Benefit Transfer
May, 2009
This one week training course will take place 13-17 May in As, Norway with the support of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and EUROFOREX. Registration has been extended to May 1, but the number of participants is restricted, so earlier registration is recommended. There is no cost of attendance to the course and students get a flat fee of Euro 600 to cover expenses from the COST office (European Science Foundation). For more information see the link
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17th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resources Economists (EAERE)
June 2009
EAERE 2009 will take place in Amsterdam and is being organised by the Department of Spatial Economics of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in cooperation with the Institute for Environmental Studies, both of the Vrije Universiteit (VU University Amsterdam).
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Discrete Choice Modelling Summer School
June-July 2009
The University of Bologna is hosting a two week summer school on discrete choice modelling and its applications to environment, landscape, transportation and marketing. Applications will be accepted from consultants, graduate students, academics, and other practitioners with at least a master degree or equivalent in agriculture, economics, statistics, or other relevant field. Some reduced fees are available for full-time students based on merit and need.
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UKNEE Seminar: Managing Without Growth: Slower by Design, Not Disaster
March 2009
The guest speaker will be Dr. Peter Victor, Professor of Environmental Studies at York University (Canada) and author of the recent book Managing Without Growth: Slower by Design, Not Disaster. The seminar will be chaired by Chris Hewett, Head of Climate Change at the Environment Agency and currently on a year-long secondment as an Associate to Green Alliance.
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UKNEE Seminar: Equity and the Environment: Distributional Perspectives on Environmental Quality
November 2008
The Seminar will be chaired by Keiron Stanley, the Environment Agency’s Principal Social Scientist. Steve Pye (a principal consultant at AEA Energy and Environment, London) and Dr Roger Salmons (Visiting Research Fellow at the Policy Studies Institute) will be guest speakers.
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Job announcement - Ofwat
October 2008
Ofwat (the Water Services Regulation Authority) is looking for a Principal Economist to join their Network Regulation Quality Enhancement team.
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Job announcement - Entec UK
October 2008
Entec is currently looking for an Associate Director Environmental Economist. For a full description, please visit the link below.
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UKNEE Seminar:The Economics of Environmental Emissions (organised with Irish Environmental Economists Network)
October 2008
Prof. Richard Tol (ESRI): "Environmental Emissions in the Republic of Ireland: past and future", Brendan Forde (DoE(NI)): "Northern Ireland Greenhouse Gas Emissions: the policy context" and Dr. Giles Atkinson (LSE): "Policy Uses of Green Accounts: How far have we come?" will be speakers at AFBI - Economics, Belfast, 10th October 2008, 10.30am.
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The UK Energy Research Centre is collaborating with NESTA to organise Carbon Crucible, a career development programme - Fellowship Call
September 2008
The UK Energy Research Centre has published a call for energy researches in the UK on the website.
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UKNEE Seminar: Mandatory Carbon Reporting: Costs, Benefits and Implications for Policy Development
June 2008
Chris Tuppen (Director of Sustainable Development with British Telecom) and Dr Craig MacKenzie (Director of the Carbon Benchmarking Project at the University of Edinburgh Business School) were guest speakers at Nobel House, Defra, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR.
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envecon 2008: Downloadable papers and presentations
February 2008
The papers and presentations from this year's Applied Environmental Economics Conference are now available online.
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