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Robert N. Stavins is the Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government, Director of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program, and Chairman of the Environment and Natural Resources Faculty Group.
Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal
Both Are Necessary, But Neither is Sufficient: Carbon-Pricing and Technology R&D Initiatives in a Meaningful National Climate Policy
For many years, there has been a great deal of discussion about carbon-pricing – whether carbon taxes or cap-and-trade – as an essential part of a meaningful national climate policy. It has long been recognized that although carbon-pricing will be … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Policy, Economic Stimulus Policy, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Environmental Economics, Environmental Policy, Natural Resource Economics, Natural Resource Policy, Positive Political Economy
Tagged ARPA-E, cap-and-trade, carbon pricing, carbon tax, Copenhagen Accord, cost-effectiveness, David Leonhardt, efficiency, environmental politics, externalities, free rider problem, global climate policy, green jobs, information problems, market failure, market-based environmental policies, New York Times, Obama Administration, patents, public goods, R&D, regulation, revenue-neutral taxes, Robert Hahn, technological change, technology innovation, technology R&D policies, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Wall Street Journal, Waxman-Markey legislation
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Can Countries Cut Carbon Emissions Without Hurting Economic Growth?
In the September 21st issue of the Wall Street Journal, the editors pose the following question: can countries cut carbon emissions without hurting economic growth? In his introductory essay, Michael Totty frames the issues as follows: “There’s little doubt: Cutting … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Policy, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Environmental Economics, Environmental Policy
Tagged American Enterprise Institute, Australia, benefit-cost analysis, Brazil, cap-and-trade, carbon leakage, China, COP-15, Copenhagen, cost-effectiveness, distributional equity, economic growth, environmental politics, European Union, global climate policy, India, Indonesia, linkage of cap-and-trade systems, Major Economies Forum, market-based environmental policies, Mexico, National Commission on Energy Policy, Obama Administration, revenue-neutral taxes, South Africa, South Korea, U.S. Climate Action Partnership, U.S. Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. House of Representatives, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Wall Street Journal, Waxman-Markey legislation
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