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What energy and climate change policies can we expect from President Trump?
The election on 8 November of Donald Trump as President of the United States has created great uncertainty about future American policies on energy and climate change. President-Elect Trump has … read more »
Trumping progress or Clinton’s clean opportunity – The future of US climate policy after the elections
In many respects the United States presidential election of 2016 could be decisive for the US, and the world, not least for the direction of climate policy. While many of … read more »
Ratification of Paris Agreement is bad news for Donald Trump
The announcement that the US and China have both ratified the Paris Agreement is likely to make it more difficult for Donald Trump, if he becomes President, to renege on the international commitment on climate change made by Barack Obama’s administration. read more »
Nicholas Stern calls for countries to raise ambition of intended emissions reductions to narrow gap with pathway for 2 degree limit
Countries should seek ways to increase the ambition of their national pledges for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, both before and after the crucial UN climate change summit in Paris in December, according to a paper published today read more »
White House report understates impact of climate change
Bob Ward argues that the recent White House report on potential economic impacts of delaying action on climate change underestimated these impacts. read more »
Comment by Nicholas Stern on new regulations to limit emissions from power plants in the United States
Comments on the announcement today by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of new plans to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants read more »
The treatment of risk and uncertainty in the US Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis
This note considers the treatment of risk and uncertainty in the recently established ‘social cost of carbon’ (SCC) for analysis of federal regulations in the United States. It argues … read more »
Individual consumers and climate change: searching for a new moral compass
Individuals and households are responsible for about one third of all carbon emissions in the UK and the US, and yet, there has been limited policy … read more »
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