Brook Lyndhurst Blog
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What my taxi driver said about climate change, and why it matters
“It’s just a bunch of bad scientists who couldn’t get jobs, trying to come out with the most extreme stuff just to justify what they do.” This was part of a conversation I had with a Bristol taxi driver this morning. Taxi driver chats are becoming a favourite pastime of mine. They often top and tail discussion groups, since [...]
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Rules of the game
I experienced an intriguing juxtaposition of meetings last Wednesday that revealed much about the challenges facing us if we are truly to embed sustainability within the decision-making mindsets of the powerful. The first meeting comprised a lunchtime seminar organised by Consumer Focus. Drawing on a recently published paper, the seminar had been convened to discuss a [...]
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The A-B-C of CBA
Cost-benefit analysis [CBA] techniques currently have a central place in policy evaluation in the UK. CBA assesses projects and policies by assigning monetary values to the costs and benefits expected from them. These values are then summed, allowing policy makers to make judgements about whether those initiatives with higher net benefits should be prioritised over those with [...]