Countries have pledged to stabilize global warming at a 1.5–2° C increase. Either target
requires reaching net zero emissions before the end of the century, which implies a major …

Using a representative survey, we find that after the Yellow Vests movement, French people
would largely reject a tax and dividend policy, ie, a carbon tax whose revenues are …

This paper aims to assess the prospects for French climate policies after the Yellow Vests
crisis halted the planned increase in the carbon tax. From a large representative survey, we …

Climate change and climate policies will affect poverty reduction efforts through direct and
immediate impacts on the poor and by affecting factors that condition poverty reduction, such …

Understanding the distributional impacts of market-based climate policies is crucial to
design economically efficient climate change mitigation policies that are socially acceptable …

An economic growth target is a declaration by policy authorities of commitment to that target
and the corresponding allocation of resources. The constraints created by economic growth …

This article describes a new fact, then analyzes its causes and consequences: in most
countries, import tariffs and nontariff barriers are substantially lower on dirty than on clean …

The emissions reductions from the adoption of a new transportation technology depend on
the emissions from the new technology relative to those from the displaced technology. We …

Energy-efficient technologies offer considerable promise for reducing the financial costs and
environmental damages associated with energy use, but it has long been observed that …

Since 2006, US households have received more than $18 billion in federal income tax
credits for weatherizing their homes, installing solar panels, buying hybrid and electric …