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?

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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?”

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A candid look at carbon taxes

New research on why a unilateral carbon tax is not feasible. But is this reasoning misleading and incomplete?

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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?

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Phasing out coal, renewables and economic growth

Brand new research on how reducing carbon emissions can boost economic growth.

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On climate regulatory risk

New research on how climate-related regulatory risk affects corporate bonds and bank lending.

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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?

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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?

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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.

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Electric cars and climate policy

Policies aimed at increasing EV adoption leak and may not succeed in decreasing carbon emissions.

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