Climate Policy
Columbia Business School Spring 2026 A-term course
EPA
Carbon Capture and Delay
As long as coal plants are still operating, it is a good idea to require them capture their carbon dioxide emissions. But those designing policies to hasten such practices must tread carefully, lest they unwittingly extend the life of dirtier energy sources.
Science: "US benefit-cost analysis requires revision"
Howard et al. (2023) Science 380 (6647).
The Real Impact of West Virginia v. EPA
Q&A with Katie Gilbert
U.S. Environmental and Health rules pay for themselves—and then some
The regulations’ benefits outweigh their costs. That means we’re not maximizing their potential.
Bloomberg Law: ‘Matter of Education’
By Stephen Lee
CEI, et al., v. NHTSA, et al., DC Circuit
Amicus Brief
American Lung Association, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., 9th Circuit
Amicus Brief
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
Comments on the U.S. Social Cost of Carbon
Joint EDF-NRDC-NYU-UCS comments on the importance and current shortcomings of the U.S. Social Cost of Carbon.
2016 American Economic Association Meetings
San Francisco, CA
Harvard University freshman seminar
Cambridge, MA
Is energy efficiency a good thing even with rebound?
Spoiler alert: Yes.
Cleaner air gave Americans a $4,300 pay raise
There's no such thing as a free lunch, but sometimes you are paid to eat it.
Pay Now or Pay More Later
Economics is largely just organized common sense, and it doesn’t get much more common sense than benefit-cost analysis.
Yale Law School
Lecture on U.S. Social Cost of Carbon
Reality check: Society pays for carbon pollution and that's no benefit
Coal lobby speaks, industry no longer listens