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Has Environmental Regulation Been Successful in India?
India has an impressive number of environmental regulations – but have they been a success?
Clean Cookstoves Must Be Rethought so They Actually Get Used in Developing World
Almost three billion people around the world—or 4 out of every 10 individuals—are exposed to high levels of smoke each day from traditional cookstoves.
The Pentagon is Stopped From Going Green
When a bunch of Birkenstock-wearing environmentalists clamor for cleaner energy alternatives — biofuels, solar, or wind — it’s not entirely a surprise when Senate Republicans scoff in response.
The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon
Because of the global commons nature of climate change, international cooperation among nations will likely be necessary for meaningful action at the global level.
The SO2 Allowance Trading System and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990: Reflections on 20 Years of Policy Innovation
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Post-Durban Climate Policy Architecture Based on Linkage of Cap-and-Trade Systems
The outcome of the December 2011 United Nations climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa, provides an important new opportunity to move toward an international climate policy architecture that is
Israel’s Undersea Gas Bonanza May Spur Mideastern Strife
Egypt’s decision last month to stop selling natural gas to Israel could be a harbinger of increasingly confrontational Egyptian-Israeli relations, an indication of a worsening Egyptian economy, or bot
Designing a Bretton Woods Institution to Address Climate Change
The information structure of the climate change policy collaboration problem necessitates the design of institutions to enhance public knowledge about nations’ commitments, policies, and outcomes.
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.
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