'Degrowth' won't work
Arguments to limit economic growth are all too tempting, but effectively fighting climate change implies more growth, not less.
Columns
My monthly, globally syndicated column for Project Syndicate, translated into a dozen languages, and my earlier bi-weekly Risky Climate column for Bloomberg Green.
Why COP27 Needs a Bigger Circus and More Solar Panels
Four ways to improve UN climate conferences
Lawmakers Need to Do Whatever It Takes to Price Carbon
No policy should be excluded based on purist economic or environmentalist principles
For Effective Climate Policy, the First Step is the Hardest
After more than three decades of trying, Austria moves to tax carbon.
We Need to Talk About Geoengineering
Although climate change is primarily caused by excess greenhouse-gas emissions, there are many links in the chain between economic activities and the real-world effects of planetary warming. Each of these can be addressed in different ways, and all options should at least be on the table.
Is it economists' fault?
Biases inherent to the way economics is typically practiced by consultants is slowing meaningful progress on fighting climate change.
Costly tipping points
New research shows significant economic costs of climate risks.
Conservative climate science
Climate science and economics are inherently conservative, and that may be a factor in Monday's highly-anticipated IPCC report.
The planet needs more New Yorkers
The best thing New York and other cities can do for the climate is to let more people live there.
Nightmare Climate Scenarios
The economist Martin Weitzman got scientists and politicians to think about the worst-case outcomes of global warming. We’re seeing them happen right now.