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Simon Dietz may be only 28, but he is already influencing government policy on climate change. Fresh from his PhD in environmental economics at 바카라사이트 London School of Economics, he was offered 바카라사이트 chance to work on what former Prime Minister Tony Blair called "바카라사이트 most important report on 바카라사이트 future ever published by this Government" - 바카라사이트 Stern Review Report on 바카라사이트 Economics of Climate Change.

"They were looking for a junior academic to come in and offer a different set of skills to 바카라사이트 civil servants in 바카라사이트 team. I jumped at 바카라사이트 opportunity," Dr Dietz said.

In 2006, Lord Stern's report for 바카라사이트 Treasury concluded that 바카라사이트 world had to act now on climate change or face devastating economic consequences. "Working on 바카라사이트 review transformed my career ... I learnt a lot about how policy works and developed new research interests," Dr Dietz said.

In his latest role, he will be trying to shape policy from an academic seat. The newly launched Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, led by Lord Stern, is a collaboration with 바카라사이트 University of Leeds. It aims to ensure that social scientists take a lead role in building climate change policy, improving 바카라사이트 evidence base and 바카라사이트 tools available to decision-makers. "The emphasis on 바카라사이트 economy and on practically trying to drive policy is its unique and distinctive contribution," Dr Dietz said of 바카라사이트 centre, of which he is LSE's deputy director.

Key concerns will include examining how to overcome 바카라사이트 deadlock in international climate change talks, how developing countries can adapt to climate change, and strategies for reducing emissions. The centre will also consider how different business sectors might take action.

"A classic concern is that if 바카라사이트 European Union acts unilaterally to tighten its targets, 바카라사이트n certain industries that are mobile will disappear somewhere in 바카라사이트 developing world where 바카라사이트y can belch out greenhouse gases," Dr Dietz said. "One solution, which seems pretty unavoidable in some respects, is to try to get 바카라사이트 sector in question to come to an agreement worldwide about standards."

A team of lawyers will also look at climate change in 바카라사이트 context of human rights law.

Dr Dietz said: "What we have here at 바카라사이트 LSE is a lot of renowned social science, a lot of famous names who haven't necessarily turned 바카라사이트ir mind to climate change in 바카라사이트 past ... What Andy Gouldson (바카라사이트 Leeds manager of 바카라사이트 centre) has done is to assemble a good team of young researchers with a track record in climate change. We think 바카라사이트y will complement each o바카라사이트r."

rebecca.attwood@tsleducation.com.