Author

Laurel Besco

Observed names: Besco, L, Besco, Laurel, Besco, Laurel Jean

Institution: University of Toronto

Observed institutions: University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, Institute of the Environment, University of Lincoln

ORCID: 0000-0003-1902-5796

Observed ORCID: 0000-0003-1902-5796

OpenAlex ID: A5069820399

The Role of Pilot Projects in Urban Climate Change Policy Innovation

2018 · Sara Hughes, Samer Yordi, et al. · Policy Studies Journal · 67

Ready for take off: Airline engagement with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

2022 · Michael Perryman, Laurel Besco, et al. · Journal of Air Transport Management · 25

Improving Energy Efficiency: The Significance of Normativity

2021 · Elizabeth A Kirk, Laurel Besco · Journal of Environmental Law · 9

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Industry perceptions of government interventions: generating an energy efficiency norm

2020 · Laurel Besco, Elizabeth A. Kirk · Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning · 9

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Cemeteries as critical social infrastructure: A comparative legal geography

2025 · Jae Page, Laurel Besco · Cities · 6

Dispossession through collision: low-Earth orbit and planetary sustainability

2021 · Jae Page, Laurel Besco · Territory Politics Governance · 6

Rethinking the Function of Financial Assurance for End-of-Life Obligations

2020 · Mackie, C, Besco, L · White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) · 5

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Responses to the Clean Power Plan: Factors Influencing State Decision‐Making

2018 · Laurel Besco · Review of Policy Research · 4

Toward inclusive energy futures: Reflections on the collective authorship of a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged equity, diversity, and inclusion terms of reference

2026 · Christina E. Hoicka, Emily MacCallum, et al. · Research Ethics · 2

Gender (In)Equality in the Voluntary Carbon Market

2025 · Holly Nicholson, Laurel Besco · Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society · 2

Green productivity: clarifying terminology and concepts

2014 · Laurel Besco · International Journal of Sustainable Economy · 2

The opening of the single-use plastics policy window in the United Kingdom: societal interest and corporate action align

2024 · Laurel Besco · Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 1

National climate change mitigation efforts for aviation: Lessons from post-Covid state action plans

2024 · Aashna Pachai, Laurel Besco · International Journal of Sustainable Transportation · 1

6 Carbon Pricing Policies and Emissions from Aviation: Patterns of Convergence and Divergen

2021 · Laurel Besco · University of Toronto Press eBooks · 1

Taking Flight: Federal Action to Mitigate Canada’s GHG Emissions from Aviation

2018 · Chalifour, Nathalie J., Besco, Laurel · TSpace (University of Toronto) · 1

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Navigating Inuit concerns: assessing management options for expedition cruise tourism in Nunavut waters

2026 · Andrew Orawiec, Jackie Dawson, et al. · The Polar Journal

A critical discourse analysis of Brazil's response to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

2026 · Morley Cromwell, Laurel Besco · Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Life cycle thinking in plastics design

2026 · Laurel Besco, Eva R. van der Marel · Review of European Comparative & International Environmental Law

Energy efficiency and norm compliance drivers amongst industry decision-makers: evidence of intersectionality and the role of morality

2025 · Hosea Olayiwola Patrick, Laurel Besco, et al. · Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal

Towards Inclusive Energy Futures: Co-Creation of a Multi-Institutional, Interdisciplinary and Community Engaged Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Terms of Reference for the Canstorenergy Research Project

2024 · Christina Hoicka, Emily MacCallum, et al. · SSRN Electronic Journal

International Law as the Foundation for the Solution to Climate Change: An Application to Plastic Waste

2023 · Peter Rankin, Benoit Mayer, et al. · Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting

Green Productivity, Sustainability, and the Law: Incorporating Green Productivity into the Policy Cycle and Legal Instrument Choice Frameworks to Address Legal Commitments to Sustainability

2016 · Besco, Laurel Jean · uO Research (University of Ottawa)

Works count: 23

Citation count: 143

H-index: 6

I10-index: 2