Statistics 101: Climate policy = risk management
My response to Bjørn Lomborg's review of Climate Shock in Barron's.
Science
Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
San Diego, CA
When dealing with global warming, the size of the risk matters
Climate change is both high-impact and high-probability.
Climate Change: Like an Asteroid
The threat of climate change must be taken far more seriously, before it is too late.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston, TX
Why Environmental Action Is so Hard
Gambles may be appealing in a casino, but in the real world humans crave certainty.
Climate Shock in under 90 seconds
Stopping the increase in emissions isn't enough
Will Camels Roam Canada Again?
What we know about climate change is bad enough. What we don't could make it even worse.
We need a climate insurance policy – now
Climate change is a risk management issue and society needs to treat it as one.
American Economic Association meetings
Boston, MA
AGU Fall Meetings
San Francisco, CA
Harvard Environmental Economics Program Workshop
Cambridge, MA
Beyond IPCC: Future paths for climate research
University of Gothenburg
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.
Columbia Earth Institute
Advancing International Climate Change Cooperation
Climate change and risk management
FT Letter by Gernot Wagner and Martin L Weitzman
Reality check: Society pays for carbon pollution and that's no benefit
Coal lobby speaks, industry no longer listens
Uncovering the Real Cost of Carbon
The U.S. government's calculation is a good start, but it's only a start
Benefits of Clean Air and Water Dwarf Costs 10 to 1
EPA tops benefit-cost ratios across agencies
Playing God
The climate problem, twice over: Seven billion "free riders," meet the "free drivers" of geoengineering.