Trump Wants U.S. Energy Dominance; Solar Is the Way to Get There
Despite the administration’s push for fossil fuels, solar is faster, cheaper, more stable, and increasingly American-made. Here’s why it’s the smartest path to true energy leadership.
Essays
Essays, op-eds, and other writings in publications like the FT, NYT, WaPo, New York Magazine, Salon, OPEC Fund Magazine(!), and many others, distinct from my regular columns.
Climate change is both predictable and unpredictable. We don't need certainty to know it's a crisis
The next climate disaster is sure to come. When and where is the question
To help scale climate finance, MDBs must seek replicable leverage
Combining public priorities with private investments is the key to climate action – but speed is of the essence
How States Like Texas Are Driving the Clean Energy Boom in the Trump Era
Despite federal rollbacks, both red and blue states are using federal and state incentives to drive investment and upgrade energy infrastructure.
Floods are wreaking havoc around the world. Vienna might have found an answer
The Austrian capital has been spared the worst of recent flooding. Its experience could be a lesson in how to tackle the climate crisis
Gute Industriepolitik ebnet den Weg zu effektiven CO2-Preisen
Es gibt handfeste Gründe dafür, effizienten Technologien zum Durchbruch zu verhelfen.
Tipping Carbon
Going, Going, Gone?
Using financial logic to price carbon emissions
Calculations of expected climate damages vary widely, but a new model treats carbon dioxide as a risky asset with a negative payoff. Authors Adam Bauer and Gernot Wagner explain how it works.
Don’t Slam the Door on Inexpensive Chinese Electric Vehicles
by Gernot Wagner & Conor Walsh
