The Ignorant World and What to Do About It

Guest column by Joakim Book A spectre is haunting the Western world – the spectre of a grossly mistaken understanding of the world. British kids have nightmares about the climate. Half of French respondents think it likely that climate change will cause “the extinction of the human race.” American teachers coddle students who have panic attacks when wildfires rage […]

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Indiana Economists Endorse “Carbon Tax”—But Should They?

Recently fifty Indiana economists issued a public letter to their state’s legislature endorsing a “carbon tax” as an economically wise way to curb global warming by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The fundamental premise of taxing CO2 emissions is that they cause more harm than good (and thus are what economists call a “negative externality”—a cost

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India Crafts Fossil-Fuel Pathway to Secure its Future

India is on the way to become a fossil fuel-based energy powerhouse of the 21st century. India’s developmental goals for the future are quite ambitious. They ought to be: From tackling the surging poverty rates to providing affordable utilities, the country faces a steep challenge. The key to achieving any of its developmental goals is

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So Climate Change Is a Non-Crisis—What about Air & Water Pollution?

A follower writes, My question concerns the legitimate concern with pollution in large urban areas across the globe. I have come to believe that CO2 emissions are not a threat to our climate. But many of the things spewed into the air and water as a result of industrialization are harmful to people. It seems

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What’s the ‘Most Important Figure You’ve Never Heard of’?

Get ready. You’re about to meet “the most important figure you’ve never heard of.” SCC. No, not SEC—Securities and Exchange Commission. (And you sports fans thought that was Southeastern Conference!) SCC stands for “social cost of carbon.” Which should prompt you immediately to ask two questions: “What’s that?” and “What’s that?” Okay, that’s one question.

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As We Spend Earth Day Inside, Let’s Get Creative about Conservation

Why incentives matter more than ever this Earth Day. Guest column by Hannah Downey and Holly Fretwell It is sobering that much of the world will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day sheltered inside. Rather than wandering in nature, we are wondering what comes next. In the midst of this uncertainty, politicians and

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