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Lorenzo Crippa

University of Strathclyde

Based in

United Kingdom
Europe

Lorenzo Crippa is a Lecturer in Political Economy at the University of Strathclyde. His research focuses on international political economy, with a particular interest in firms and international organizations. Dr. Crippa’s primary goal is to understand the behaviors of actors that contribute to or influence global issues and to explore feasible solutions to address these challenges. In the area of climate politics, Crippa’s work has examined topics such as companies’ strategic use of greenwashing, lobbying efforts, and the obstructionism of fossil fuel interests in the dissemination of climate science. Methodologically, he specializes in applying computational methods for causal inference and text analysis.

Country(ies) of Specialty

United Kingdom United States

Focus areas of expertise

Greenwashing Climate policy and politics Scientific assessments Fossil fuels

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Publications

Articles

1. Bayer, Patrick, Crippa, Lorenzo, Hughes, Hannah, and Hermansen, Erlend “Government participation in virtual negotiations: evidence from IPCC approval sessions.” Climatic Change 177.8 (2024): 132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-024-03790-7

2. Bayer, Patrick, Crippa, Lorenzo, Hughes, Hannah, and Hermansen, Erlend “Mapping engagement levels of governments in IPCC approval meetings by topic from text.” Forthcoming at PLOS ONE.

3. Bayer, Patrick and Crippa, Lorenzo “Government interference in information-producing international organizations” Working Paper. https://www.peio.me/wp-content/uploads/PEIO16/submission_50.pdf

4. Bayer, Patrick, Crippa, Lorenzo, and Genovese, Federica “Energy transition, financial markets and new EU interventionism.” Working Paper. https://lorenzo-crippa.github.io/files/bcg.pdf

5. Crippa, Lorenzo, and Kalatzi-Pantera, Dafni “Greening criminal records: How voluntary emission-reduction targets restore corporate reputation.” Working Paper. https://lorenzo-crippa.github.io/files/LC_DKP_green_fraud.pdf