Staff
Professor Michael Grubb
Position(s):
- Senior Research Associate
- Chair, Climate Strategies
Other posts:
- Editor in Chief, Climate Policy
- Senior Advisor on Energy Policy at OFGEM
- Chair of the Energy and Climate Policy group.
Contact information:
Telephone: +44 (0)1223 (3)35288
Email: mjg7@econ.cam.ac.uk
Research interests:
- Climate change, economics of technical change and of energy systems
Publications:
sole or principal author of seven books, including:
The Kyoto Protocol: a Guide and Assessment, RIIA/Earthscan, June 1999
Renewable Energy Strategies for Europe, Volume II: Electricity systems and primary energy sources, March 1997; Volume 1: Foundations and context, November 1995.
Edited books include most recently Grubb, Pollit and Jamasb, A low carbon electricity system for the UK: technology, economics and policy (CUP 2008), and as second editor in Brack, D., Grubb, M., Windram, C., et al., International trade and climate change policies (RIIA/ Earthscan 2000). Fifty research in leading refereed journals include:
T. Laing, et al. (2010). "Global carbon mechanisms: lessons and implications." Climatic Change.
A.Brophy (2009) ‘Plugging the gap in energy efficiency policies: the emergence of the UK carbon reduction commitment’, European Review of Energy Markets – Vol.3, no.2, 2009
Neuhoff, K. (2006) ‘Allocation and Competitiveness in the EU Emission Trading Scheme: Policy Overview’. Climate Policy Special Issue 6:1, 5-28.
Carraro, C. & Schellnhuber, J. (2006) "Technological Change for Atmospheric Stabilization: Introductory Overview to the IMCP ", Energy Journal, Special Issue: 1-16.
Butler, L. and Twomey (2006) "Diversity and Security in UK Electricity Generation: The Influence of Low Carbon Objectives." Energy Policy.
‘Technology Innovation and Climate Change Policy: an overview of issues and options’, Keio Economic Studies 41:2: 103-132, 2005.
‘Kyoto and the Future of International Climate Change Responses: From Here to Where?’ International Review for Environmental Strategies, 5:1, 2004.
‘The economics of the Kyoto Protocol’, World Economics, 4:3, 2003
Anderson and Koehler, ‘Induced technical change: Evidence and implications for energy-environmental modeling and policy’, Annual Review of Energy and Environment, 2002.
Other writings include widely cited book reviews in Nature (most recent, Pricing Carbon, 2010), International Affairs, and Science; numerous book chapters, conference presentations, and articles in trade and related press; and major reports for the Carbon Trust that have been amongst the most influential publications on the design of economic instruments and their industrial implications.