OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Climate Policy is 14. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
A factor of two: how the mitigation plans of ‘climate progressive’ nations fall far short of Paris-compliant pathways	87
Modelling net-zero emissions energy systems requires a change in approach	83
Greening monetary policy	76
Equity, climate justice and fossil fuel extraction: principles for a managed phase out	73
Countries with sustained greenhouse gas emissions reductions: an analysis of trends and progress by sector	70
Climate finance policy in practice: a review of the evidence	70
Decarbonising the critical sectors of aviation, shipping, road freight and industry to limit warming to 1.5–2°C	69
An industrial policy framework for transforming energy and emissions intensive industries towards zero emissions	68
Upward-scaling tipping cascades to meet climate goals: plausible grounds for hope	66
Influence of a pilot carbon trading policy on enterprises’ low-carbon innovation in China	59
Potential implications of carbon dioxide removal for the sustainable development goals	59
The financial impact of fossil fuel divestment	56
The making of green steel in the EU: a policy evaluation for the early commercialization phase	55
Managing uncertainty in carbon offsets: insights from California’s standardized approach	54
Sub- and non-state climate action: a framework to assess progress, implementation and impact	52
Designing an effective climate-policy mix: accounting for instrument synergy	51
Caught in between: credibility and feasibility of the voluntary carbon market post-2020	51
Assessing the rapidly-emerging landscape of net zero targets	47
Central banks, financial stability and policy coordination in the age of climate uncertainty: a three-layered analytical and operational framework	43
Reducing inequality resulting from UK low-carbon policy	41
Curbing fossil fuel supply to achieve climate goals	40
Supporting transformative climate adaptation: community-level capacity building and knowledge co-creation in South Africa	40
Towards a post-pandemic policy framework to manage climate-related financial risks and resilience	38
Harnessing international climate governance to drive a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic	37
Fossil fuels, climate change, and the COVID-19 crisis: pathways for a just and green post-pandemic recovery	37

The impact of strategic climate legislation: evidence from expert interviews on the UK Climate Change Act	37
Smallholder farmers’ engagement with climate smart agriculture in Africa: role of local knowledge and upscaling	35
National ‘fair shares’ in reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the principled framework of international environmental law	35
Just Transition: A whole-systems approach to decarbonisation	34
Understanding public concern about climate change in Europe, 2008–2017: the influence of economic factors and right-wing populism	34
Impacts of climate change policies worldwide on the Russian economy	33
Carbon accounting for negative emissions technologies	33
Modelling the economic effects of COVID-19 and possible green recovery plans: a post-Keynesian approach	32
Glass half full or glass half empty?: the 2021 Glasgow Climate Conference	30
Carbon pricing and competitiveness: are they at odds?	30
Twenty years of climate policy: G20 coverage and gaps	29
Beyond good intentions, to urgent action: Former UNFCCC leaders take stock of thirty years of international climate change negotiations	28
Who do you trust? How trust in partial and impartial government institutions influences climate policy attitudes	28
Quantifying international public finance for climate change adaptation in Africa	26
Climate clubs: politically feasible and desirable?	26
Identifying local governance capacity needs for implementing climate change adaptation in Mauritius	26
A classification framework for carbon tax revenue use	26
Carbon pricing and COVID-19	26
Toward Indigenous visions of nature-based solutions: an exploration into Canadian federal climate policy	25
Countries’ commitments to soil organic carbon in Nationally Determined Contributions	25
Bots and online climate discourses: Twitter discourse on President Trump’s announcement of U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement	25
Climate change communication and public engagement in interpersonal deliberative settings: evidence from the Irish citizens’ assembly	25
Public support for aviation policy measures in Sweden	25
CCUS As a second-best choice for China's carbon neutrality: an institutional analysis	25
Responding to the climate emergency: how are UK universities establishing sustainable workplace routines for flying and food?	24
A global assessment of policy tools to support climate adaptation	24
A dual-track transition to global carbon pricing	24
Political conflict and climate policy: the European emissions trading system as a Trojan Horse for the low-carbon transition?	24
Climate change and central banks: what role for monetary policy?	23
A green COVID-19 recovery of the EU basic materials sector: identifying potentials, barriers and policy solutions	23
Assessment of agricultural emissions, climate change mitigation and adaptation practices in Ethiopia	22
REDD+ and leakage: debunking myths and promoting integrated solutions	22
Mobilising private climate finance for sustainable energy access and climate change mitigation in Sub-Saharan Africa	22
Drivers of global and national CO₂ emissions changes 2000–2017	22
Willingness to pay for weather index-based insurance in semi-subsistence agriculture: evidence from northern Togo	22
National laws for enhancing flood resilience in the context of climate change: potential and shortcomings	21
Unpacking the policy mix of adaptation to climate change in Brazil’s semiarid region: enabling instruments and coordination mechanisms	21
How green primary iron production in South Africa could help global decarbonization	21
The urgent case for stronger climate targets for international shipping	21
A blockchain-based emissions trading system for the road transport sector: policy design and evaluation	21
Farmers’ preferences and willingness to pay for climate-smart agricultural technologies on rice production in Nigeria	20
Border carbon adjustments and industrial competitiveness in a European Green Deal	20
Planning for a different kind of sea change: lessons from Australia for sea level rise and coastal flooding	20
Building local capacity to adapt to climate change	19
A systematic review of Nepalese farmers’ climate change adaptation strategies	19
Global adaptation governance: how intergovernmental organizations mainstream climate change adaptation	19
Divestment, energy incumbency and the global political economy of energy transition: the case of Adani’s Carmichael mine in Australia	19
Who puts a price on carbon, why and how? A global empirical analysis of carbon pricing policies	19
Governing sustainable finance: insights from Indonesia	18
Out of the window? Green monetary policy in China: window guidance and the promotion of sustainable lending and investment	18

Applying intersectionality to climate hazards: a theoretically informed study of wildfire in northern Saskatchewan	18
Evaluating regional carbon emissions trading in China: effects, pathways, co-benefits, spillovers, and prospects	17
Deepening transparency about value-laden assumptions in energy and environmental modelling: improving best practices for both modellers and non-modellers	17
Disaster management leadership and policy making: a critical examination of communitarian and individualistic understandings of resilience and vulnerability	17
Carbon pricing and economic populism: the case of Ontario	17
Policy attention to climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability: a global assessment of National Communications (1994–2019)	17
Climate justice and rights-based litigation in a post-Paris world	17
Correcting course: the emission reduction potential of international cooperative initiatives	16
Challenges and opportunities for climate policy integration in oil-producing countries: the case of the UAE and Oman	16
What matters for private investment in renewable energy?	16
A new way forward for ocean-climate policy as reflected in the UNFCCC Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue submissions	16
Central bank collateral as a green monetary policy instrument	16
Towards zero carbon and zero poverty: integrating national climate change mitigation and sustainable development goals	16
Leader on paper, laggard in practice: policy fragmentation and the multi-level paralysis in implementation of the Mexican Climate Act	15
Sweden’s Climate Act – its origin and emergence	15
Utilization-focused scientific policy advice: a six-point checklist	15
Addressing the climate change adaptation puzzle: a psychological science perspective	15
Impact of regulatory policies on green bond issuances in China: policy lessons from a top-down approach	15
Balancing cost and justice concerns in the energy transition: comparing coal phase-out policies in Germany and the UK	14
Biodiversity loss and climate change interactions: financial stability implications for central banks and financial supervisors	14
The Brazilian renewable energy policy framework: instrument design and coherence	14
Taming the Green Swan: a criteria-based analysis to improve the understanding of climate-related financial risk assessment tools	14
Obstacles and opportunities for moratoria on oil and gas exploration or extraction in Latin America and the Caribbean	14
Climate Change Acts in Scotland, Austria, Denmark and Sweden: the role of discourse and deliberation	14
Mind the gap: personal carbon trading for road transport in Kenya	14
Saudi Arabia’s Climate Change Policy and the Circular Carbon Economy Approach	14
Accelerating the speed and scale of climate finance in the post-pandemic context	14
The EU ETS to 2030 and beyond: adjusting the cap in light of the 1.5°C target and current energy policies	14