Publications

This section includes recent publications of the E3 Foundation fellows. It is updated with work of our projects as they come to fruition.

Briefing Paper: The Role of Water at COP-15

By Prof. Douglas Crawford-Brown

This paper briefs US negotiators on aspects of international climate policy related to the role of water in mitigation and adaptation. It explores the central role of water in adaptation measures globally.
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Effective Architectures for a Post-Copenhagen Deal

By Stephen Stretton

The period after Copenhagen provides a unique opportunity for rethinking and updating the global architecture governing climate change mitigation. This paper proposes new structures to more effectively achieve agreed goals.
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The Deadly Sins of Climate Change Policy

By Prof. Douglas Crawford-Brown

This paper explores some of the common well-intentioned but ultimately problematic principles underlying climate change policy in a variety of public and private sectors. This critique is followed by suggestions for improved application of these principles.
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Biofuels Are Not the Answer

By Tim Joslin

Present policies to promote biofuels fail to adequately take into account the opportunity cost of the land required for the biofuel crop. A way to do this is by determining the payback period for biofuel cropping.

The argument is presented in a systematic step-by-step manner in Biofuel Payback Periods (pdf).

Biofuels Are Not the Answer (pdf), is an essay treatment which takes a slightly broader view.

The Displacement Fallacy (pdf) is a short critique of the implicit policy assumption that biofuels displace fossil fuel use.