The Ukraine War Blew Up the World’s Energy Economy
And the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act is surprisingly well-designed to deal with the fallout.
Essays
Essays, op-eds, opinion essays, and other writings in publications like the FT, NYT, WaPo, New York Magazine, Salon, OPEC Fund Magazine(!), and many others.
Taming Carbon
When the Price Is Right
There’s Only One Way to Fix New York’s Traffic Gridlock
by Charles Komanoff and Gernot Wagner
Can geoengineering slow climate change? We need research to find out.
Geoengineering research flights are a good federal investment
Our City Could Become One of the World’s Greenest, but It Won’t Be Easy
by Paul Greenberg and Gernot Wagner
The Risky Language of Climate Uncertainty
Academics need to stop talking about climate change in ways that obscure its true dangers.
Greening Your Home Will Be Cheaper, but Expect Growing Pains
by Gernot Wagner
Climate risk is financial risk
“Diversifying risk is nigh impossible when it affects the entire planet.”
New Energy Imperative
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights the crisis and opportunity of the energy transition
