Valuing Environmental Impacts: Practical Guidelines for the Use of Value Transfer Policy and Project Appraisal
March 2010
Defra has recently published the outputs from this eftec project which provide practical guidelines for valuing environmental impacts via ‘value transfer’.
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Upland Ecosystem Services: Valuation Methods
March 2010
Natural England has recently published the final report from this research project, in which the total economic value and ecosystem services associated with different land use scenarios due to upland management interventions and policies at a wide range of scales are presented.
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Chelsea Thomson joins eftec’s core team
Chelsea Thomson joined eftec as a researcher in late 2009. Her work has included a project pertaining to inshore fisheries for Defra and a project which applies an ecosystems services framework to estimate the economic value of the Forestry Commission estate.
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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 will take place on 3rd November in room H102 of Connaught House at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
The guest speakers will be 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. Adrian will summarise the approach and recommenations of the first annual progress report of the Committee on Climate Change, while Jessica will speak about the unintended consequences of the use of multiple policy instruments.
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Zara interviewed for Edinburgh University Science podcast about recent WWF and WDCS report on Whaling
August 2009
An interview with eftec researcher Zara Phang.
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Report on the economics of whaling for WWF and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)
July 2009
eftec’s report analysing the economic viability of the whaling industry in Norway and Japan provided the basis for a summary report by WWF and WDCS released at the 61st International Whaling Commission Meeting.
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Dr Camille Bann and Mr Paul Metcalfe join eftec associates
July 2009
eftec is pleased to welcome these two very experienced environmental economists to its network of associates.
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Zara Phang joins eftec core team
July 2009
Zara is providing high-quality research support on a broad range of projects.
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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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“Ask an Expert” added to eftec website
July 2009
Query an expert with your questions, concerns or curiosities about the environment and economics.
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envecon 2009: Downloadable papers and presentations
April 2009
The papers and presentations from this year's Applied Environmental Economics Conference are now available online.
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Valuing transport’s impact on the natural landscape for Department for Transport
April 2009
During Phase 2 of this project saw the development of a stated preference (SP) survey and established a formal framework for assessing the transferability of monetary values across different landscape and transport scheme types.
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UKNEE Seminar: Managing Without Growth: Slower by Design, Not Disaster
March 2009
The guest speaker was 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 was 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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Assessing the impact of marine Natura 2000 sites
January 2009
eftec is carrying out impact assessments for inshore and offshore Natura 2000 sites for the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and Natural England, respectively.
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Costs of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in Europe
January 2009
eftec recently completed analysis on the costs of IUU Fishing in Europe for The Pew Charitable Trusts.
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eftec teams with ABPmer on multiple marine projects
January 2009
ABPmer has teamed with eftec on a number of projects on the marine environment, including the Productive Seas Evidence Group (PSEG) feeder report for Charting Progress 2 and a report on the use of socioeconomic information in the planning of marine protected area (MPA) networks.
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UKNEE Seminar: Equity and the Environment: Distributional Perspectives on Environmental Quality
November 2008
The Seminar was 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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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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eftec briefing: Comparing the Results of Economic Valuation Studies
May 2008
eftec has written a briefing note on how to compare the results of valuation studies, with an application on the water sector - in particular on how to compare the estimates of the environmental benefits brought about by the water framework directive.
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eftec wins OFWAT framework contract
April 2008
We have a framework agreement with Ofwat to provide environmental economics services on cost benefit analysis and associated economic assessment and water resources economics.
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Two reports for Department for Transport and Rob Tinch (re)joins eftec
April 2008
The reports are now available online.
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envecon 2008: Downloadable papers and presentations
March 2008
The papers and presentations from this year's Applied Environmental Economics Conference are now available online.
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Ecosystem Services Guide
December 2007
Defra has just published an ‘Introductory Guide to Valuing Ecosystem Services’, which includes one major case study prepared by eftec.
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Valuing Our Natural Environment
April 2006
Defra has recently published ‘Valuing Our Natural Environment’, a report prepared by eftec in association with Environmental Futures Ltd.
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Economic Valuation of Environmental Impacts in the Severely Disadvantaged Areas
March 2006
eftec has recently completed a study on the Economic Valuation of Environmental Impacts in the Severely Disadvantaged Areas for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in association with Professor Nick Hanley and other researchers from the University of Stirling.
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eftec’s stated preference study on the London 2012 Olympics now available
February 2005
As part of the studies conducted for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the economic impacts of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, eftec undertook a stated preference survey in London, Manchester and Glasgow to elicit individuals’ willingness to pay for the intangible benefits of hosting the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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eftec wins OFGEM framework contract
January 2005
eftec has been selected for the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) environmental economics panel framework agreement.
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eftec selected for Environment Agency framework agreement
January 2005
eftec part of the UK Environment Agency’s environmental economics framework agreement for the period 2005-2007.
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