Sustainability and Environmental Economics

Environmental Economics and econometrics are used to re-examine global issues and come up with new, innovative solutions and insights. Our activities look at the effects of climate change, the impact of sustainable practices, and input based on economics research that can contribute to government policy.

Will the court’s Shell ruling have an impact on climate change?

In 2021, the Dutch civil court issued a landmark ruling holding Royal Dutch Shell responsible for CO2 emissions of consumers and businesses. The court ordered that Shell must realise a 45% reduction (compared to 2019 ...

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Research into the impact of climate policy is a relevant but also thorny issue

The research conducted by Thomas Douenne, an environmental economist, often lies at the interface between environmental policy and inequality. To what extent do environmental policy measures have an unequal effect on ...

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‘Green Antitrust’ research nominated for Antitrust Writing Awards

Research by Maarten Pieter Schinkel (ASE professor of Economics) and Leonard Treuren (ASE Microeconomics section researcher) has been nominated in 2 categories of the Concurrences Antitrust Writing Awards ...

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Mapping and overcoming obstacles to climate policy

National and international climate policies face huge uncertainties and obstacles. What are these obstacles and how do you find solutions for the unequal impact of global warming?

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Climate change and actuarial science

Student Inge Lodder explains the impact of climate change on the economy, pensions and risk assessment

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