Category: Climate
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What happened at COP27
COP27 turned out to be disappointing. Is there a coherent set of policies that can have a high impact and provide a blueprint for future climate agreements?
Climate change and r*
What is the impact of climate change on the natural rate of interest? What is the relation between r* and the “green interest rate?”
A candid look at carbon taxes
New research on why a unilateral carbon tax is not feasible. But is this reasoning misleading and incomplete?
A Climate Club
The G7 is planning to launch a Climate Club in order to achieve the Paris climate agreement’s maximum-warming target of 1.5° Celsius. What will the structure of such club be? What are the issues to be considered?
Phasing out coal, renewables and economic growth
Brand new research on how reducing carbon emissions can boost economic growth.
On climate regulatory risk
New research on how climate-related regulatory risk affects corporate bonds and bank lending.
Communicating climate change
Does information about the impact of climate change on the economy affect people’s willingness to pay for mitigation policies? How effective is climate communication by central banks?
On sustainable consumption
Do ethical considerations restrict the rate at which society consumes? Given growth rates of aggregate production and wealth, what level of consumption is sustainable?
Decarbonization amidst a crisis
How will Europe and the U.S. implement their climate policies during the current period of geopolitical crisis with Russia and tensions with China.
Electric cars and climate policy
Policies aimed at increasing EV adoption leak and may not succeed in decreasing carbon emissions.