LSE Grantham Policy Brief
- Staying in the Paris Agreement would result in significant economic benefits for the United States, its trading partners, and the world economy; withdrawing is a mistake.
- The emissions reduction targets that the United States set for itself in the Paris Agreement are now easier to achieve, for reasons including sharp falls in technology costs.
- The US Government should abandon its intention to withdraw from the Agreement, or promptly re-join after withdrawal is executed.
Written by Alex Bowen, Marshall Burke, Charles Donovan, Kenneth Gillingham, Frances Moore, Robert Stavins, Gernot Wagner and Bob Ward.
Full policy brief (PDF); LSE site.
Citation:
Bowen, Alex, Marshall Burke, Charles Donovan, Kenneth Gillingham, Frances Moore, Robert Stavins, Gernot Wagner and Bob Ward. “The economic case for the United States to remain in the Paris Agreement on climate change.” LSE Grantham Research Institute policy brief (14 August 2020).