
Gernot Wagner
Gernot Wagner, a climate economist at Columbia Business School, is the author, most recently, of Geoengineering: The Gamble (Polity, 2021).
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Carbon Capture and Delay
Carbon Capture and Delay
Aug 10, 2023 Gernot Wagner worries that new federal rules in the United States will unwittingly extend the life of existing power plants.
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What the Climate Fight Is Really About
What the Climate Fight Is Really About
Jul 17, 2023 Gernot Wagner observes that the main issue is not just cutting emissions but reducing costly uncertainties.
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How to Think About Climate-Tech Solutions
How to Think About Climate-Tech Solutions
Jun 7, 2023 Gernot Wagner offers lessons for navigating a field that is fraught with hype, unintended consequences, and other pitfalls.
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Will the Banking Busts Hurt Clean Tech?
Will the Banking Busts Hurt Clean Tech?
Apr 17, 2023 Gernot Wagner considers how the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank will affect the global race to achieve net-zero emissions.
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Europe Must Tax Brown and Subsidize Green
Europe Must Tax Brown and Subsidize Green
Apr 6, 2023 Gernot Wagner thinks the European Union should respond to recent US policies by augmenting its carbon-pricing scheme.