Jody Lipford and Bruce Yandle wonder why everybody’s fussing about the need for climate change legislation, arguing that past experience with other pollutants suggests that the best way to mobilize public efforts on environmental issues is to maximize economic growth. They’re right about dirty air, …
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By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Bruce Yandle, carbon emissions, Economic Growth, Jody Lipford, PERC | Category: Climate Change, Quick Takes |
 One commentWe’re of two minds about EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s decision to delay imposition of curbs on carbon emissions, based on the EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act. On the one hand, the reality that the EPA (in consultation with the White House, we presume) has backed … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: cap-and-trade, carbon emissions, Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency | Category: Climate Change |
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Professor Dieter Helm (Oxford) is a very fine fly fisherman, and an even better economist. If you haven’t done so, take a look at his new book “The Carbon Crunch: How We Are Getting Climate Change Wrong — and How to Fix It” for a bit of unconventional wisdom. He argues that politicians and the general public have not shown any real interest in addressing climate change. Helm argues that places like Europe should focus on setting a price for carbon that would cover consumption (and not just production), and that fracking could be a good “bridge” technology for reducing consumption of coal. The book is readable and insightful for those interested in the inside track on climate policy. 
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