The Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research (4CMR) is an interdisciplinary research centre within the Department of Land Economy at Cambridge University. The centre focuses on research that examines in detail climate change economics and mitigation strategies. The objectives of the research are to develop and test measures, definitions, policies and processes that are effective in mitigating climate change; illustrating and quantifying the consequences of different mitigation strategies; and, ensuring that the research findings are disseminated appropriately to the individual needs of key stakeholders in order to maximise the relevance of the research in informing climate change decision making.
The research team at 4CMR combines expertise in environmental science, energy economics, econometrics, computer modelling, applied mathematics, statistics and the socio-economics of technological change. This expertise is used to investigate the interdependencies between energy, environment and economic factors with the purpose of examining opportunities for climate change mitigation and explaining the likely consequences of adopting specific measures.
The research profile of 4CMR is centred on a commitment to high impact and innovative approaches to the economic modelling of climate change impact. This vision is implemented through research and development projects in collaboration with other centres of excellence. These partners include the Tyndall centre, MIT, IPCC, the Judge Business School, Cambridge Econometrics, with research funded by the European Commission, Three Guineas Trust, EPSRC and European Framework Programmes. Such research includes examining the effects of aviation and shipping, adapting to extreme weather events, modifying urban environments, enabling strategies for sustainable technology and innovation, in addition to econometric modelling.
The economic modelling undertaken by 4CMR examines energy and environment interdependencies within the global economy, evaluating short and long-term impacts of climate change policy. The key model that 4CMR has developed, and continues to improve in collaboration with Cambridge, is known as the Econometrics, Energy-Environment-Economy (E3) Model at the Global Level (E3MG). This model has evolved from research that includes contributions from Economics Nobel Prize laureates and the governor of the Bank of England, and reflects a rich heritage in research excellence. The E3MG model was the central mitigation model used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their research, for which they were jointly awarded (with Al Gore) the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
4CMR News
- Annela Anger and Martin Sewell have been invited to attend COP 15 in their capacity as experts in climate change mitigation policy.
7-18 December 2009
Martin Sewell will be disseminating 4CMR research findings at a side event in conjunction with the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership.
Annela will be engaged as an international expert for the International Maritime Organization and involved with the efforts of the Estonian delegation in negotiations. - Dr Dabo Guan has had a letter published in Nature.
11 November 2009
"Emissions affected by trade among developing countries", Nature 462, 159. 
Dr Terry Barker has been invited to make a presentation at a side event
at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP15), Copenhagen, on 16
December 2009.
2 November 2009
“400ppmv by 2100: A combination of policies for carbon pricing and regulation for energy and carbon efficiency. Results from the E3MG model”. The side-event is being organized by the European Commission on the theme “The economics of climate change – Research from different evidence lines from global to European analysis".
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