Decarbonizing the Economy

08/05/2021 43 min Episodio 86
Decarbonizing the Economy

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Economics Explored host Gene Tunny talks about the big challenge of decarbonizing economies to respond to climate change. Among other issues he considers the uncertainty around the impacts of climate change, the future of coal, and optimal policy responses to climate change. Relevant links include:A Study of Long-term Global Coal Demand by Queensland TreasuryStructural Adjustment Policies Becoming Increasingly ImportantApocalypse NeverUnsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It MattersHow to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill GatesThe Spirit of Green by William Nordhaus

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