"Climateflation" is a theory that the causes of climate change, its material consequences, and the efforts to mitigate it, are jointly and increasingly resulting in a more costly, more unequal, and more unstable world. This research project aims to critically assess this theory.

It is not yet clear what the future holds in store, and many questions remain: To what extent will Climateflation shape the everyday costs of life in the 'Global North'? What groups of people will be most affected, and in what ways specifically? How might these changes impact inequality, governance efforts, and societal stability?

The Political Economy of Climateflation Research Project, led by Dr Ryan Katz-Rosene (Ottawa) and Dr James Jackson (Manchester) seeks to go beyond GDP metrics and generalized damage function forecasts to provide a qualitative and contextual assessment of Climateflation and its socio-political consequences, bridging everyday and global political economies.

Our Research Team seeks to trace how climate change will reshape costs - in particular for those in the "Global North" - in domains such as food, energy, transport, and housing. 

Explore our research, which provides a first systematic look at how Climateflation is taking shape in this Century.