Stavins, Robert N. “
Is Obama's Climate Change Policy Doomed to Fail? Maybe Not.”
PBS NewsHour, 2013.
Publisher's VersionAbstractUntil there is an obvious, sudden and perhaps cataclysmic event, such as a loss of part of the Antarctic ice sheet, the odds would seem to be stacked heavi
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Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert N Stavins. “
The Sordid History of Congressional Acceptance and Rejection of Cap-and-Trade: Implications for Climate Policy.”
VoxEU.org, 2013.
Publisher's VersionAbstractNot so long ago, cap-and-trade mechanisms for environmental protection were popular in Congress. Now, such mechanisms are denigrated. What happened? This column tells the sordid tale of how conservatives in Congress who once supported cap and trade now lambast climate change legislation as ‘cap-and-tax’. Ironically, conservatives are choosing to demonise their own market-based creation. The successful conservative campaign that disparaged cap-and-trade means it may now be politically impossible to promote it in the US. The good news? Elsewhere, cap and trade is now a proven, viable option for tackling large-scale environmental problems.
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Solman, Paul, and Robert N Stavins. “
Why the US and China Inspire Hope for International Climate Change Action.”
PBS NewsHour, 2013.
Publisher's VersionAbstractProtesters assemble outside the 19th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Warsaw, Poland, late last month.
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