Economics of Climate Change
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Economics and Climate Policy
Germany’s Die Zeit, one of Germany’s most influential newspapers, featured the work of Economist Willi Semmler, director of SCEPA’s Economics of Climate Change project, on climate policy and strategy.
Green Financing: A Mixed Approach
Adding green bonds to current carbon taxes is the most effective strategy to achieve global environmental goals, according to research by SCEPA economist Willi Semmler and economists at the Economics Research Institute in Berlin (DIW).
Carbon Pricing Paired with Green Bonds
SCEPA economists published a World Bank working paper arguing that both the carbon tax and green bonds are needed to mitigate climate change while sharing the cost across generations.
Past Events
Climate Disasters & the Green New Deal
How Inequality & Climate Change Impede Sustainable Growth
Resource Library
The Economics of Climate Change
In light of the urgency presented by global warming, this policy note makes a case for ambitious mitigation policies aimed at reducing carbon emission.
Economic Growth and Climate Change
This paper sheds light on the various theories which attempt to explain the relationship between economic growth and climate change.
Economic Damages from Climate Change
This paper clarifies one of the most important aspects in evaluating the SCC in IAMs - the damage function - which maps environmental changes to economic impacts.
