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    • Philosophers and economists agree on climate policy paths but for different reasons 

      Nesje, F; Drupp, MA; Freeman, MC; et al. (Nature Research, 25 May 2023)
      The estimated value to society from climate change mitigation is highly sensitive to the long-term social discount rate. Governmental discounting guidance has almost exclusively been influenced by economists, although it ...

    • Towards a co‐crediting system for carbon and biodiversity 

      Tedersoo, L; Sepping, J; Morgunov, AS; et al. (Wiley, 18 July 2023)
      Societal Impact Statement: Humankind is facing both climate and biodiversity crises. This article proposes the foundations of a scheme that offers tradable credits for combined aboveground and soil carbon and biodiversity. ...

    • Pre-play promises, threats and commitments under partial credibility 

      Melkonyan, T; Chakravarty, S (Wiley / Western Economic Association International, 4 September 2023)
      The paper examines how pre-play communication between players with partial credibility affects the ensuing strategic interaction. We consider an environment where players are uncertain about the economic and psychological ...

    • The social value of offsets 

      Groom, B; Venmans, F (Nature Research, 5 July 2023)
      It is unclear how much carbon should be stored in temporary and risky offsets to compensate one ton of CO2 emissions. Here we cast the social value of an offset (SVO), measured in terms of economic damages avoided, as a ...

    • Trends in tropical forest loss and the social value of emission reductions 

      Knoke, T; Hanley, N; Roman-Cuesta, RM; et al. (Nature Research, 13 July 2023)
      Reducing global forest losses is essential to mitigate climate change and its associated social costs. Multiple market and non-market factors can enhance or reduce forest loss. Here, to understand the role of non-market ...