Climate Change Economics

A little electricity is a whole lot better than none at all. Photo from USAID in Africa via Wikimedia Commons.

Thinking About Climate Reparations

I have been thinking about the idea that some people propose that the United States and a few other countries which emit greenhouse gases in high amounts should pay reparations to people in undeveloped countries. It really feels like a horrible idea, but I have been thinking about it anyway. … [continued]

Climate Change Is Risky Business: Report

Climate change is Risky Business, according to a bi-partisan report released recently. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, billionaire renewable energy advocate Tom Steyer, and George W. Bush’s former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson commissioned the report. Risky Business is similar to Nicholas Stern’s groundbreaking analysis in 2006, which discussed … [continued]