Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy
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The Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) is a climate change research centre in England
. It is hosted jointly by the University of Leeds
and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
CCCEP is part of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
, which is chaired by Lord Nicholas Stern
of Brentford, former Chief Economist
of the World Bank
and author of the widely-known Stern Review
.
CCCEP was established in 2008, and is funded by the ESRC and Munich Re
.
Its mission is to advance public and private action on climate change through rigorous, innovative research.
In pursuit of its mission, CCCEP has five research programmes:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is hosted jointly by the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
CCCEP is part of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is a research centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science founded in May 2008...
, which is chaired by Lord Nicholas Stern
Nicholas Stern
Nicholas Herbert Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, Kt, FBA is a British economist and academic. He is IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics , and 2010 Professor of Collège de...
of Brentford, former Chief Economist
Chief economist
The Chief Economist is a single position job class having primary responsibility for the development, coordination, and production of economic and financial analysis...
of the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
and author of the widely-known Stern Review
Stern Review
The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change is a 700-page report released for the British government on 30 October 2006 by economist Nicholas Stern, chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and also chair of the Centre...
.
CCCEP was established in 2008, and is funded by the ESRC and Munich Re
Munich Re
Munich Re Group is a reinsurance company based in Munich, Germany. It is one of the world’s leading reinsurers. ERGO, a Munich Re subsidiary, is the Group’s primary insurance arm....
.
Its mission is to advance public and private action on climate change through rigorous, innovative research.
In pursuit of its mission, CCCEP has five research programmes:
- Developing climate science and economics
- Climate-change governance for a new global deal
- Adaptation to climate change and human development
- Governments, markets and climate-change mitigation
- The Munich Re Programme - Evaluating the economics of climate risks and opportunities in the insurance sector