Recalculate the social cost of carbon
The science is ripe to update estimates of CO2 emissions costs. Calls to scrap the calculation are misguided.
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.
ZEIT: "Zurück in die Stadt!"
Im Einfamilienhaus leben zu wollen, ist eine gesellschaftliche und psychologische Entscheidung – mit einer schlechten Klimabilanz. Ein radikales Umdenken ist notwendig.
Why COVID-19's Effect on Carbon Emissions Isn't a Win
Pausing the World to Fight Coronavirus Has Carbon Emissions Down—But True Climate Success Looks Like More Action, Not Less
Do We Really Have Only 12 Years to Avoid Climate Disaster?
By Gernot Wagner and Constantine Samaras
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.
