With its fixation on equilibrium thinking and an exclusive focus on market factors that can be precisely measured, the neoclassical orthodoxy in economics is fundamentally unequipped to deal with today's biggest problems. Change within the discipline is underway, but it cannot come fast enough.
Research into unproven technofixes isn’t a replacement for eliminating emissions, even if the debate over geoengineering is stuck on that concern.
Gespräch mit Norbert Oberndorfer
There is plenty of debate and acrimony, but there is indeed debate about policy solutions.
French Economic Association Annual Meeting
Conversation with Rob Stavins
"Republicans pledge allegiance to fossil fuels like it’s still the 1950s"
"Stadt Land Klima"-Gespräch mit Benedikt Schulz
His track record on getting climate science right is extremely poor.
After a week when three oil giants were forced to face climate urgency, a guide to what concrete change might look like.
mit Jo Schück
"Stadt Land Klima"-Gespräch mit Fabian Reinbold
Strategie Eisenstraße 2030
Gespräch mit Bettina Figl
The green transition comes with costs; but they are well worth it, and they pale in comparison to the costs of inaction. The ever-falling costs of renewables have not eliminated the politics of climate change. But they certainly have made our choices much easier.
It’s easy to see why infrastructure spending would cut emissions, while creating jobs. Carbon taxes appear to do the same.
Gespräch mit Maike Albath
Assessing tariffs based on the carbon content of goods is complicated, but will lead to stronger climate policy and better economic outcomes.
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Salzburger Nachrichten
