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Category Archives: environment
Guest Contribution: “Impact of Climate Risk on Fiscal Space: Does Political Stability and Financial Development Matter?”
Today we are pleased to present a guest contribution by Jamel Saadaoui (University Paris 8).
Guest Contribution: “Let China Pay the Cost of Solar Energy and Electric Vehicles”
Today, we present a guest post written by Jeffrey Frankel, Harpel Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and formerly a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. An earlier version appeared at Project Syndicate.
Northern Hemisphere Land Temperatures, June-May, through 2024
From NOAA:
Guest Contribution: “EU Carbon Border Adjustment Could Facilitate a Global Climate Solution”
Today, we present a guest post written by Jeffrey Frankel, Harpel Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and formerly a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. An earlier version appeared at Project Syndicate. He would like to thank Kim Clausing, Rob Stavins, and Catherine Wolfram for useful comments.
Expect More Houstons
From Bloomberg:
LP Derived IRFs for Disasters on GDP
Some Cost Implications of Elevated Frequency of Extreme Events Associated with Global Climate Change
That’s climatologist/macroeconomist/epidemiologist Steven Kopits snarks that I’m worrying about having to wear shorts in Madison on Sunday, when it hit 70 degrees. Just to clarify, global climate change has real implications.
Historical Data on Temperatures in Wisconsin
A reader comments on my remarks regarding 70 degrees in Madison, yesterday:
It’s these type of sensationalist posts that don’t help educate or support/facilitate the discussion regarding climate change. It only muddies the discussion as a single day’s weather means close to nothing as it relates to climate change. A denier can easily reference the historical data which is clear that a 70 degree day doesn’t come close to even cracking the top-20 warmest March days in Madison Wisconsin’s history.
70 degrees F in Madison: “The Horror”
That’s climatologist/macroeconomist/epidemiologist Steven Kopits remarking on 70 degrees F high in Madison today. For context, some historical data from here: