There is a low but uncertain probability that climate change could trigger “mega-catastrophes,” severe and at least partly irreversible…
A standard result in regulation is that efficiency requires that marginal prices be set equal to marginal costs. This paper performs an…
We describe the major features of a post-2012 international global climate policy architecture with three essential elements: a means to…
The United States must change the way it produces and uses energy by shifting away
from its dependence on imported oil and coal-fired…
Book abstract: The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements seeks to identify key design elements of a scientifically sound,…
At the core of the cap-and-trade approach is a new financial market in carbon permits. The economics of a cap mean that permit prices will…
For many years, there have been calls from some quarters for greater reliance on the use of economic analysis in the development and…
There is growing impetus for a domestic US climate policy that can providemeaningful reductions
in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and…
Book abstract: The Mexico Competitiveness Report 2009 builds on
the methodology and findings of the World Economic
Forum’s Global…
Dr. Kamarck's paper explores some of the politics and pitfalls surrounding climate change policy, specifically carbon tax and cap-and-trade…