Policy Briefs and Reports

Unlocking DFI-ECA Collaboration for Clean Energy Finance: Diagnostics and Pathways to Improvement. Gonsalves Wetherell, S., Klasen, A., Fankhauser, S., Sen, A., and Weidinger, M. (2026). Policy Brief, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford. Paper

The Economic Benefits of Renewables and How to Share Them. Fankhauser, S., Agnelli, L., Collins-Tobin, M., Khushnud, F., Luscombe, H., Omukuti, J., Ravigne, E., Srivastav, S. and Weidinger, M. (2025). Report, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford. Paper   Blog   Press   Event

Empowering People with Green Skills for Climate-Compatible Growth. Yang, P., Hirmer, S., and Weidinger, M. (2025). Policy Brief, Climate Compatible Growth Programme. Paper

Institutional Architecture and Mobilisation of Private Capital for Adaptation: The Case of Rwanda. Weidinger, M. and Ranger, N. (2025). Compendium of Practice from a Global Community of Ministries of Finance and Leading Organizations, Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action. Paper

The Fiscal Case for Adaptation and Improved Debt Sustainability Analysis. Weidinger, M. and Ranger, N. (2025). Compendium of Practice from a Global Community of Ministries of Finance and Leading Organizations, Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action. Paper

Towards UK Systemic Resilience to International Cascading Climate Risks. Ranger,N., Lambin, R. Verschuur, J., Weidinger, M., Briffa, G., and Sabuco, J. (2025). Report, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. Paper

Enabling Adaptation: Sustainable Fiscal Policies for Climate Resilient Development and Infrastructure. Ranger, N., Weidinger, M., Bernhofen, M., Burke, M., Lambin, R., Puranasamriddhi, A., Sabuco, J., and Spacey Martin, R. (2025). Report, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. Paper

The Vogue Business Climate Finance Glossary. Webb, B., Turns, A. (eds.), Maslin, M., Dietzel, A., Maalouf, A., Zhang, D., Specht, D, Morsing, M., Weidinger, M., Yan, M., Nahidi, N., O’Hare, P., and Sivarajah, S. (2025). Online Glossary, Vogue Business. Blog   Blog   Video

Dissertations

Does Exposure to Deforestation Affect Subjective Well-Being? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. Weidinger, M. (2023). Master’s Thesis in Economic and Financial Research. Paper

Child Labour in Response to Climate Change. Weidinger, M. (2021). Master’s Thesis in Public Policy and Human Development. Paper   Code

Earlier Work on European Politics

MEP’s Receptiveness to Third Country Interests in the Framework of ACP-EU Parliamentary Diplomacy. Senge, P. and Weidinger, M. (2020). Student Essay Competition, NORTIA. Paper   Press   Press

Ethno-national Confrontation and Electoral Choice. Weidinger, M. (2019). Peace and Progress 4(1), 3-29. Paper