The economic case for the United States to remain in the Paris Agreement on climate change
LSE Grantham Policy Brief
Covid-climate links
My Covid-climate thoughts organized in one place, in reverse chronological order
How to Reset the US Pandemic Response
Whether the problem is COVID-19 or climate change, the market on its own will not produce a sufficient quantity of goods – like therapeutic drugs or environmentally sustainable growth – that benefit society. Capitalizing on America’s private-sector dynamism will require the state to create incentives to produce such “social goods.”
American Lung Association, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., 9th Circuit
Amicus Brief
The Economics of a Green Recovery
McHarg Center, University of Pennsylvania
Why COVID-19's Effect on Carbon Emissions Isn't a Win
Pausing the World to Fight Coronavirus Has Carbon Emissions Down—But True Climate Success Looks Like More Action, Not Less
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.
Carbon Pricing Workshop
NYU Wagner
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.
KGO 810 Radio San Francisco
Pat Thurston Show
Carbon Taxes Alone Aren’t Good Climate Policy
To drive down tomorrow’s CO₂ emissions, governments need to subsidize fossil fuel alternatives, too.
Carbon Pricing Dialogue
Washington, DC
WaPo: “Mnuchin said Thunberg needed to study economics before offering climate proposals. So we talked to an economist.”
By Philip Bump
Why Oil Giants Figured Out Carbon Costs First
Inaugural Risky Climate column
NPR Marketplace: "The Trump administration wants to end California’s cap-and-trade program"
by Scott Tong
PBS Newshour
With Paul Solman
Energy Research Insights for Decisionmaking
Washington, DC
Climate Policy—Past, Present, and Future
Fall 2018
