Carbon Taxes Alone Aren’t Good Climate Policy

To drive down tomorrow’s CO₂ emissions, governments need to subsidize fossil fuel alternatives, too.

Why Oil Giants Figured Out Carbon Costs First

Inaugural Risky Climate column

How Virus Testing Is Just Like A Carbon Tax

Testing and taxing are important steps in the fights against the pandemic and climate change— and both have their limits.

Benefit-Cost Analysis in the Time of Coronavirus and Climate Change

Like climate economics, the economics of Covid-19 mean we need to take aggressive action, not incremental steps.

The Virus Is Teaching Everyone What Runaway Growth Really Means

To make sense of the spread of Covid-19, economics—particularly black swan events and compound growth—can provide guidance.

How Economics Can Inform Coronavirus Decision-Making

When considering travel and other choices, economic principles can provide guidance.

An Economist’s Guide to Spending Bezos’s Billions on Climate Change

The money would go far in politics, but it will also allow for technological experimentation and will take a fundraising burden off recipients.

Carbon Taxes Alone Aren’t Good Climate Policy

To drive down tomorrow’s CO₂ emissions, governments need to subsidize fossil fuel alternatives, too.

Why Oil Giants Figured Out Carbon Costs First

Inaugural Risky Climate column

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