Why the Biden Administration Should Propose Carbon Tariffs
Assessing tariffs based on the carbon content of goods is complicated, but will lead to stronger climate policy and better economic outcomes.
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.
Infrastructure means jobs
Jobs vs. environment is an old trope whose time has passed.
How to Judge Biden’s Climate Record
To assess the effectiveness of climate policies, don’t look at today’s CO₂ emissions, instead focus on the trajectory.
It’s Too Late for Big Oil’s Pivot to a Carbon Tax
The American Petroleum Institute is considering endorsing a carbon price. That’s a big shift, but a carbon price alone is not good climate policy.
A tale of two carbon prices
The U.S. is updating a number with the potential to push federal regulations into overdrive.
The Biggest Climate Change Stories of 2020
Climate change mitigation became an economic positive
Bloomberg Quicktake
Interview with Tim Stenovec
Don't discount states
The Biden administration should look to states as a laboratory for innovative climate action.
Climate policies without Congress
Science-based regulatory policies and a White House climate office could help counteract warming, no legislation required.
Biden's unifying climate plan
Instead of narrowly addressing carbon pricing, as economists have traditionally favored, the proposal has many aims