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In defence of models
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In defence of models

J.M Keynes once stated that ‘Economics is a science of thinking in terms of models joined to the art of choosing models which are relevant to the contemporary world.’ Unfortunately, the models encountered in economics are not the kind that strut down runways. No, the models encountered in economics
Mar 11, 2015 5 min read
A smaller carbon footprint for the digital citizen
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A smaller carbon footprint for the digital citizen

Having retrospectively decided to write a series on climate change, four weeks after part one of my supposed ‘series’ appeared, here is the third installment exploring the interplay between climate and economics – more specifically, all of my articles look at how to change climate change without really changing climate change.
Oct 7, 2012 2 min read
Can Changing the Population Change Climate?
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Can Changing the Population Change Climate?

The intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) in its special report on emission scenarios (SRES) attempted to predict increases in global surface temperature under different social, economic and demographic conditions. Broadly speaking, they identified a group of scenarios to capture and generalise future climate change in different conditions. The scenarios
Sep 12, 2012 4 min read
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