Center for Policy Research: Policy brief: Development and Climate Policy Synergies: Insights from Global Modelling Studies

The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) have published a policy brief titled "Development and Climate Policy Synergies: Insights from Global Modelling Studies".

India's approach to climate policy is based on amplifying synergies between sustainable development and climate outcomes, or co-benefits. However, the evidence base for the magnitude of these synergies remains limited. 

This brief summarizes the result of global models, which provide strong evidence of complementarities between climate mitigation outcomes, reduced air pollution and enhanced energy security. These results are robust across a wide range of models. They suggest there are considerable gains across multiple objectives of development policy from pursuing India's stated co-benefits approach to climate policy.

The brief is attached below and can also be accessed here.

Applications invited for Director of Sussex Sustainability Research Programme

Director, Sussex Sustainability Research Programme

Building on the success of its 50th anniversary, the University of Sussex is delivering a strategy, Making the Future 2013-18, which will reinforce our strengths as a leading research university, and provide an outstanding student experience to a growing number of students. Creative thinking, pedagogic diversity, intellectual challenge and interdisciplinarity have always been central to a Sussex education. The University has more than 14,500 students and has staff and students from over 120 countries, giving us a distinctly international perspective.

The Director of the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme is a new leadership role. An exceptional individual, of established standing and credibility in sustainability nationally and internationally, will work in partnership, initially spanning four of the University's schools of study (Business, Management and Economics; Global Studies; Life Sciences; and Law, Politics and Sociology) together with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), to develop a world-leading interdisciplinary programme in sustainability research addressing complex environmental and societal challenges related to climate and biosphere change.

Building on distinctive Sussex strengths in interdisciplinary sustainability research and policy engagement, the programme will provide a research environment in which innovative ideas, approaches and solutions develop.

The programme's activities will enhance both the understanding of complex sustainability challenges, and the approaches through which more sustainable development pathways may be negotiated.

Ideal candidates will be proven academic leaders who have internationally recognised research distinction in sustainability, across natural, applied and social sciences. Experience of attracting and managing large funds, galvanising academics across a range of disciplines and liaising effectively with external parties will be essential.

The role will be based at the University of Sussex, and the remuneration package will be commensurate with the significance of the appointment and the calibre of the successful applicant.

For more information, please visit www.minervasearch.com/sussex

To apply, please send a covering letter, cv and completed equal opportunities form to sussex@minervasearch.com by 04 September 2015.

 

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