Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Climate Change Policy and Economics

External reference: https://openalex.org/T10471

  1. Large CDR pathways may discourage faster emissions cuts
    Analysis of how reliance on carbon dioxide removal in climate scenarios may substitute for immediate emissions reductions, creating carbon budget overshoot and justice concerns.
  2. Carbon trading linked to higher well-being in Chinese cities
    Analysis of 273 Chinese cities from 2008-2020 reveals carbon emissions trading systems improve well-being through green innovation, with heterogeneous effects across regions.
  3. Non-permanent carbon removal can lower mitigation costs
    Welfare analysis of permanent versus non-permanent carbon dioxide removal: non-permanent CDR lowers near-term mitigation costs but does not reduce long-run temperatures; policy requires.