28 April 2024

NPR: "Startups want to geoengineer a cooler planet. With few rules, experts see big risks"

by Julia Simon

This attraction is especially felt in Silicon Valley, says Gernot Wagner, a climate economist at Columbia Business School.
"Climate tech is sexy," Wagner says, "because it's the allure of the techno fix. Look to D.C., and things are messy. Politics is messy. Wouldn't it be nice if we could cut through all of this with the ultimate techno fix that will solve this thing once and for all?"

Synthesis of evidence yields high social cost of carbon due to structural model variation and uncertainties

by Frances C. Moore, Moritz A. Drupp, James Rising, Simon Dietz, Ivan Rudik & Gernot Wagner

17 Dec 24

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

1 May 25

The Green Key to Germany’s Economic Recovery

Just as the broader European economy depends heavily on Germany, the continent's industrial powerhouse, Germany's own economy depends on access to affordable power. With geopolitical and climate conditions requiring an urgent transition to renewables, the task now is to develop a politically viable energy strategy.

16 May 25