Environmental Policy
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The Uphill Battle to Reduce CO2 Emissions May Be Twice as Steep as Previously Thought
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A new study examines the role of uncertainty in modeling the social cost of carbon use. Its conclusions indicate that the optimal carbon dioxide tax and abatement level may be double the estimates of a widely used model.
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American Skeptics: How Special Interests Create Ambiguity on Climate Change
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Much of the controversy over environmental issues in the US can be attributed to interest groups campaigning in the media. A new model strives to show the ways in which these efforts might inform or misinform audiences and their effects on environmental issues.
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Are Water Markets Effective? Despite implementation challenges, water markets hold promise
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An analysis of water markets around the world indicates significant challenges of implementation. In spite of the difficulties, water markets may be a promising means of improving water sustainability.
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Buy One, Get One: Air Quality Co-Benefits of US Carbon Policies
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Co-benefits from improved air quality can offset some if not all of the near-term costs of carbon-reduction policies. If the US commits to buying a carbon policy, citizens will also get reduced air pollution and improved health for free.
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Flipping the Script on What Causes City Green Initiatives
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Researchers find new data that contradict their previously held belief that cities push for community-wide green sustainability programs for their cost-saving benefits.
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Natural Capital: US Under Secretary of State on Environmental Policy in a Weak Economy
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Robert Hormats discusses why environmental sustainability is a necessary component of economic growth.
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A SunShot In the Arm: How the Energy Department Is Banking On Renewables
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A chief engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy wants a “world without subsidies.”