Cap and trade has conservative, Republican origins
October 23rd, 2019
October 23rd, 2019
Cap and trade has conservative, Republican origins
September 19th, 2019
With Paul Solman
November 29th, 2018
Washington, DC
Harvard University
Fall 2018
Environmental Politics
Applied Economics Letters
Nature Energy
Economics 101 says price carbon. Economics 102 says subsidize R&D. Political Economy 101 points to policies that support clean technology deployment.
August 28th, 2017
Alpbach, Austria
April 24th, 2017
With a 9x return, EPA gives taxpayers the biggest ROI of any federal agency
The Guardian
Models suggest solar geoengineering could reduce climate change and our independently assessed studies are vital to understanding its full potential
April 20th, 2020
McHarg Center, University of Pennsylvania
TIME
Pausing the World to Fight Coronavirus Has Carbon Emissions Down—But True Climate Success Looks Like More Action, Not Less
Bloomberg Green
Like climate economics, the economics of Covid-19 mean we need to take aggressive action, not incremental steps.
Bloomberg Green
To make sense of the spread of Covid-19, economics—particularly black swan events and compound growth—can provide guidance.
March 19th, 2020
NYU Wagner
Bloomberg Green
When considering travel and other choices, economic principles can provide guidance.
Bloomberg Green
The money would go far in politics, but it will also allow for technological experimentation and will take a fundraising burden off recipients.
February 13th, 2020
Pat Thurston Show
Bloomberg Green
To drive down tomorrow’s CO₂ emissions, governments need to subsidize fossil fuel alternatives, too.