Growing the Nutritional Revolution
The world is waking up to the urgent need to ensure that agriculture 鈥 through crop diversification 鈥 can help to address the world's nutritional needs.
Research
Climate Policy Under Uncertainty: A Case for Solar Geoengineering
Solar Radiation Management (SRM) has two characteristics that make it useful for managing climate risk: it is quick and it is cheap.
Global R&D, Market Formation, and Diffusion Investments in Energy Technology Innovation
Energy technology innovation 鈥 improving how we produce and use energy 鈥 is critical for a transition towards sustainability.
The SO2 Allowance Trading System: The Ironic History of a Grand Policy Experiment
Two decades have passed since the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 launched a grand experiment in market-based environmental policy: the SO2 cap-and-trade system.
Risk Regulation Lessons from Mad Cows
The mad cow disease crisis in the United Kingdom (U.K.) was a major policy disaster.
Linkage of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems: Learning from Experience
The last ten years have seen the growth of linkages between many of the world鈥檚 cap-and-trade systems for greenhouse gases (GHGs), both directly between systems, and indirectly via connections to cred
Life Cycle Water Use of Energy Production and Its Environmental Impacts in China
The energy sector is a major user of fresh water resources in China.
Truth-telling by Third-party Auditors and the Response of Polluting Firms: Experimental Evidence from India
In many regulated markets, private, third-party auditors are chosen and paid by the firms that they audit, potentially creating a conflict of interest.
No Day at the National Parks
Whatever loathing voters feel toward Washington, D.C., it is a fair bet they make an exception for America鈥檚 national parks 鈥 immortalized by Ken Burns in the miniseries 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Best Idea.鈥欌 So it
The Evolution of China's National Energy RD&D Programs: The Role of Scientists in Science and Technology Decision-Making
Since 1978, when China launched its 鈥渙pening up鈥 reform, a range of large-scale national science and technology programs have been implemented to spur economic development.
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