“Diversifying risk is nigh impossible when it affects the entire planet.”
Science
Science
“Diversifying risk is nigh impossible when it affects the entire planet.”
Curbed/New York Magazine
A climate economist overhauls his leaky, 200-year-old co-op.
Project Syndicate
Although US President-elect Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans give climate advocates plenty to worry about, all hope is not lost. Clean-energy technologies still have decisive physical advantages over the alternatives, and economic common sense will eventually win out.
Project Syndicate
On climate and especially environmental policy, the return of Donald Trump to the White House is clearly bad news. But the outlook is uncertain, because Trump has sent mixed signals about the kinds of policy changes he might pursue, and it remains to be seen what effect he can have on broader technological and market trends.
Financial Times
FT business school teaching case study
The Guardian
The Austrian capital has been spared the worst of recent flooding. Its experience could be a lesson in how to tackle the climate crisis
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Es gibt handfeste Gründe dafür, effizienten Technologien zum Durchbruch zu verhelfen.
Project Syndicate
Economists have long insisted that the only way to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases rapidly and at scale is to put a price on them. But while that is true, the key to a successful, politically sustainable climate policy is to ensure that the benefits precede the costs.
Milken Review
Going, Going, Gone?
The New York Times
While the broader Inflation Reduction Act will substantially cut carbon emissions, the new tariffs on Chinese EVs will have the opposite effect. They risk derailing the transition to EVs, and they pit U.S. middle-class consumers against auto workers and shareholders.
Project Syndicate
Improving energy efficiency is not enough for advocates of degrowth, who espouse energy sufficiency as the best way to fight climate change. But their argument is absurd: using limited inputs more efficiently is the definition of economic productivity – which, in turn, boosts growth.
Project Syndicate
While the availability of cheap electric vehicles is good news for the planet and for consumers everywhere, it is bad news for shareholders and employees of Western car companies, and both the United States and Europe are considering imposing import tariffs on Chinese EVs. But tariffs are the wrong approach.