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UK must reform climate policies to become global leader, say economists

30 April 2015

A steep reduction in UK emissions over the last two decades disguises a number of ineffective government policies, argues a new report from the London School of Economics. In a briefing on the key environmental policy issues ahead of the 7 May general election, three academics from LSE's Centre for Economic Performance look at the policies that aim to reduce the UK's emissions and examines their successes and failures.

This article was published online by The Carbon Brief blog on April 30, 2015
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Related publications
Energy and the Environment: a cold climate for climate change policies?, Jonathan Colmer, Antoine Dechezlepretre and Ralf Martin. CEP 2015 Election Analyses No.32, April 2015
Accompanying video interview with Ralf Martin, 'Climate Chang'e. View video here
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Related links
Jonathan Colmer webpage
Antoine Dechezlepretre webpage
Ralf Martin webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage

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