Associate Fellow, Energy, Environment and Development Programme

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

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

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