PARIS, France — Today, ahead of the June 22-23 “Summit for a New Global Financial Pact” in Paris, 150+ economists and policy experts including Jason Hickel, Olúfémi O. Táíwò, Nader Habibi, Alyssa Battistoni, and Yanis Varoufakis sent an open...
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fossil fuels
Six Ways Existing Economic Models Are Killing the Economy
Americans have been hammered for decades with an economic message that amounts to this: When wealthy people like me gain even more wealth through tax cuts, deregulation, and policies that keep wages low, that leads to economic growth and benefits for everyone else in...
Orderly Climate Transition Needs Fossil Fuel Bans, Phaseouts, Authors Say
An orderly yet wide-ranging energy transition in the United States will require restrictive supply-side polices to “actively wind down fossil fuel extraction,” say the co-authors of a new report that urges policy-makers to treat carbon fuels the way they did lead...
Testimony – Fueling Unaffordability: How the Biden Administration’s Policies Catalyzed Global Energy Scarcity and Compounded Inflation
Watch the full video here: https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/fueling-unaffordability-how-the-biden-administrations-policies-catalyzed-global-energy-scarcity-and-compounded-inflation/ Mentioned Clip Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Mark Paul, assistant professor of...
The IPCC says we need to phase down fossil fuels, fast. Here’s how the US could do it.
On Monday, a panel of the world’s top climate scientists released a grave warning: Current policies are not enough to stave off the most devastating consequences of climate change. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, climate pollution...
Research: Planning the Built Environment and Land Use Towards Deep Decarbonization of the United States
Deep decarbonization is the elimination of carbon-emitting fuels and favoring more sustainable alternatives.
New Jersey State Policy Lab: Lowering Tax Rates on Motor Fuels: A Bad Idea That’s Gaining Momentum
In the face of budget surpluses and soaring energy prices, it would seem that consoling consumers in this manner is more than just a patriotic duty for legislators–but this is wrong in multiple ways.