Global Warming
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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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It’s Getting Hot in Here, Now I’m a Climate Change Believer
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A series of studies demonstrates why people use trends in local weather and temperature, rather than statistically relevant global climate patterns, to construct their beliefs about climate change.
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The Cost of Wind Energy: Tradeoffs between Energy Storage and Transmission
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New research finds that transmission costs must be at least $600/MW-km and energy storage must cost at most $100/kW h in order for wind energy storage to be economical.
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Enduring the Heat: Could residential air conditioning mitigate the danger of global climate change?
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From the US experience, the adoption of residential air conditioning appears to be a promising way to reduce heat-related mortality rates in developing countries.
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Natural Gas: A Bubble of Expectation?
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Dimiter Kenarov discusses the emerging shale gas industry’s impact on residents in surrounding communities, particularly in Poland and Pennsylvania
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Failure to Launch: New York City and Congestion Pricing
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New York’s failed plan for congestion pricing has lessons for policymakers everywhere.
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Gas’s Golden Age: The World Energy Outlook
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The future of natural gas is bright. Switching to gas, though, is no panacea.
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What’s That Burger Emitting?
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The business of food is bad for the planet. But the problem isn’t just a first-world one.
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Once In A Centillion Years
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How much should we spend to avoid a very, very bad event that almost certainly won’t happen?
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The Car, the Refrigerator, and the World’s Booming Demand for Energy
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The world is flat. Almost. But not quite.