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The World Today - October issueThe World Today - October issue
Monday 6 October 2008
The current financial crisis should come as no surprise, writes Dr Paola Subacchi in this month's The World Today....

Somali Piracy: A Growing Issue for Africa and the International CommunitySomali Piracy: A Growing Issue for Africa and the International Community
Thursday 2 October 2008
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has more than doubled in 2008 and threatens to disrupt international trade and...

Six Perspectives on the Georgia ConflictSix Perspectives on the Georgia Conflict
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Six new briefing notes from the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House offer analysis and insight on the...

Piracy in Somalia: Threatening Global Trade, Feeding Local Wars
October, 2008
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has more than doubled in 2008; so far over 60 ships have been...

Alternative Management Models and Finance Mechanisms for Sustainable Forest Use in the Democratic Republic of Congo
October, 2008
Download Paper here (French version) This is a report of a meeting, Alternative Management Models and Finance Mechanisms for Sustainable...

After the Battle: What the August War will mean for Russia's Domestic Politics
September, 2008
The true driver of Russia's foreign agenda is the domestic situation. The Russian ruling class has returned to a...

The Paradoxical Regional Implications of Russian Actions in Georgia
September, 2008
Across Eurasia, recent events have complicated the security agenda. Russia's show of force may deter external actors from contesting...

 

 

Kirsty Hamilton

 Kirsty Hamilton

Associate Fellow, Energy, Environment and Development Programme

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Expertise

  • International climate policy (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol) - Observer at UN talks since 1991
  • Business and international climate politics
  • Clean energy investment and policy

Projects

Renewable Energy Finance Policy Project: Engaging financiers to examine policy conditions required for scaling up investment in renewable energy technology (in relation to actual policy processes, e.g. UK, EU and with some international focus). Relevant to the broader international debate on energy/climate policy and investment.


Recent Publications

  • 'Renewable Energy: Generating Money', The World Today, Volume 63, Number 11, November 2007.
  • 'Renewable Energy: Investors Question EU Trading', Environmental Finance, December-January 2007
  • 'Business Views on International Climate and Energy Policy', with Mark Kenber, Report commissioned by UK Government, April 2006.
  • 'The 'Finance-Policy' Gap: Policy Conditions for Attracting Long-Term Investment', in 'The Finance of Climate Change - A Guide for Governments, Corporations & Investors', edited by Dr Kenny Tang (CEO, Oxbridge Capital), Risk Books, London, July 2005.
  • 'The Kyoto-Marrakech System: a Strategic Assessment', Report prepared by Michael Grubb, Benito Muller, Kirsty Hamilton [Business Module] and Tom Brewer, with other commissioned authors, IC Consultants, June 2003.
  • 'Torn in Two Directions, Multinational Corporations and the Kyoto Protocol.' Indicators, The Journal of Social Health, Vol. 1, No.3. 2002, New York.

Experience

2006-Present Associate Fellow, EEDP, Chatham House, Renewable Energy Finance-Policy Project
2003-Present Advisory Board, Climate Change Working Group, UNEP Finance Initiative
2002-Present International Policy Consultant, to UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy (part time retainer); and other contracted work
1996-2000 Greenpeace International. Coordinated the organisation's climate-related corporate work internationally
1990-1996 Greenpeace New Zealand: established and ran climate and energy work; observer at the international climate negotiations from 1991

Broadcast Experience

Extensive

Languages

Spanish (not for broadcast)