Stavins, Robert N, and Richard Schmalensee. “
Renewable Irony.”
The Huffington Post, 2010.
Publisher's VersionAbstractThose who believe that renewable electricity standards would create a huge number of green jobs have forgotten the lesson of Detroit: a large domestic market does not guarantee a healthy domestic industry.
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Stavins, Robert N. “
Why Cancun Trumped Copenhagen: Warmer Relations on Rising Temperatures.”
Christian Science Monitor (2010).
Publisher's VersionAbstractThe climate change talks in Cancun, Mexico, didn’t solve all the world’s climate problems. But they were hugely successful. Through the Cancun Agreements, 194 countries reached landmark consensus (even the US and China) to set emissions targets and limit global temperature increases.
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Stavins, Robert N, and Robert W Hahn. “
Why Cap-and-Trade Should (and Does) Have Appeal to Politicians.”
VoxEU.org, 2010.
Publisher's VersionAbstractAre cap-and-trade schemes working? This column presents a summary of eight existing schemes arguing that half meet the independence property whereby the initial allocation of property rights does not affect the environmental or social outcome and the scheme is cost-effective. This success is a contrast with other policy proposals where political bargaining reduces the effectiveness and drives up cost.
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