Biden's unifying climate plan
Instead of narrowly addressing carbon pricing, as economists have traditionally favored, the proposal has many aims
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.
The Exxon Tax
The Numbers Behind Exxon’s Support for a Carbon Tax
The No DICE Carbon Price
If $40/t CO₂ were the "right" price, tax carbon and move on. $40/t isn't the right price. The Exxon-backed tax isn't it.
China’s Carbon Neutrality Goal is Good Policy and Good Politics
The second-biggest economy’s new 2060 target could be a game changer if concrete policies follow.
California Nightmare
Catastrophic fires call for rethinking suburban NIMBYism
Cities cut carbon
The pandemic has led to some obituaries for urban living, but metropolises are still the most desirable and climate-friendly places to reside
Heat kills
Weather extremes are intimately linked to even small increases in global average temperatures.
Climate Alarm is Not Alarmism
New information about the link between atmospheric CO₂ and eventual global average warming bolsters the case for climate policy now
For Effective Climate Change Activism, Focus on Supply
To effect change, climate activists need to pursue both divestment and limiting demand for carbon emissions.
In a Summer of Extreme Weather, Climate Costs Remain Mysterious
The economics of climate attribution are lagging behind the impacts of dangerous weather.