Do We Really Have Only 12 Years to Avoid Climate Disaster?
By Gernot Wagner and Constantine Samaras
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.
Not all fossil fuel subsidies are created equal, all are bad for the planet
Subsidy (noun, \ ˈsəb-sə-dē \) “a grant by a government to a private person or company to assist an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public”
Policy Design for the Anthropocene
How to choose? Environmental effectiveness, economic efficiency, and political efficacy
Why the EPA gives Taxpayers the Biggest Bang for their Hard-earned Buck
With a 9x return, EPA gives taxpayers the biggest ROI of any federal agency
LEDs meet the locavore
Don't focus on rebound. Focus on welfare.
From Copenhagen to Paris
by Richie Ahuja, Jonathan Camuzeaux, Thomas Sterner, and Gernot Wagner
Biking and Renewables
When it comes to fitting into the current system, commuters and electrons have a lot in common.
Why Environmental Action Is so Hard
by Gernot Wagner and Martin L. Weitzman
How does climate stack up against other worst-case scenarios?
Climate isn’t the only catastrophe threatening the planet, but it may be the one most in need of attention and resources.
Errors of commission versus errors of omission
The moral dilemma on climate