Though the facts of global climate change are beyond doubt, there has been relatively limited information about its local consequences. […]
READ moreThe overlapping impact of the Emission Trading System (ETS) and renewable energy (RE) deployment targets creates a classic case of […]
READ moreEnergy consumption is critical to economic growth and quality of life. America’s energy system, however, is malfunctioning. The status quo […]
READ moreThis paper analyzes the impact of the Fukushima accident on the future of nuclear power around the world. We begin […]
READ moreFrance, Germany, and Sweden link vehicle taxes to the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rates of passenger vehicles. Based on new […]
READ moreTwo decades have passed since the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 launched a grand experiment in market-based environmental policy: […]
READ moreThe economic costs of environmental regulations have been widely debated since the U.S. began to restrict pollution emissions more than […]
READ moreI examine the risk/return tradeoff for environmental investments, and its implications for policy choice. Consider a policy to reduce carbon […]
READ moreClimate policy poses a dilemma for environmental economists. The economic argument for stringent GHG abatement is far from clear. There […]
READ moreIt is conventional wisdom that it is possible to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution, improve health outcomes, and decrease […]
READ moreWillingness to pay for air quality is a function of health and the costly defensive investments that contribute to health, […]
READ moreEthanol made from corn comprises 10% of US gasoline, up from 3% in 2003. This dramatic increase was spurred by […]
READ moreRecent financial reforms, such as the Dodd-Frank Act in the U.S. and the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, encourage greater use […]
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