I’m a climate economist at Columbia Business School, co-author of Climate Shock and author, most recently, of Geoengineering: the Gamble. Here you find all my past research, writings, and speaking engagements (academic CV) and current preoccupations. Follow me on Bluesky, Mastodon, or LinkedIn, or join my rapidly growing newsletter.

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Not infant industry protection, not energy security, not jobs, not any other justification other than a direct redistribution from taxpayers to shareholders.

And yes, "President Barack Obama tried in almost every budget to scrap the tax breaks but failed, even when Democrats controlled both the House and Senate from 2009 to 2011."

Sigh.

nytimes.com/2024/03/15/climate

The Zombies of the U.S. Tax Code: Why Fossil Fuels Subsidies Seem Impossible to Kill

For the fourth year in a row, President Biden is…

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/climate/tax-breaks-oil-gas-us.html
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