Climate policy in a polarized world
Around the world, societies are torn by discussions about the economic effects of climate policy measures. The fight against climate change can only be won if the international community takes…
Around the world, societies are torn by discussions about the economic effects of climate policy measures. The fight against climate change can only be won if the international community takes…
Effective climate change mitigation measures, such as carbon pricing or reforming fossil fuel subsidies, are often perceived to undermine inclusive economic development and are, thus, rejected. These…
CECFEE Director Professor E. Somanathan spoke on environmental policy for India at the release of the report titled 'An Economic Strategy for India' co-authored by 13 eminent economists. Please click…
Thomas Sterner and Thomas Kåberger published a letter to the editor in Financial Times (FT) where they discuss the climate crisis in times of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the article at FT's website or…
SETI X Global Dispatches Podcast SETI has partnered with the Global Dispatches Podcast, hosted by Mark Goldberg, to release a six-episode podcast series! Through this mini-series, we will showcase our…
Professor Martin Weitzman who was among the most influential economists in the world passed away on 27 August 2019. His work on the uncertainty about how bad the impacts of a changed climate could be…
CECFEE Member Professor Rohini Somanathan delivered the Keynote at the EfD annual Meeting, 2018 held at Hanoi, Vietnam on “Gender-bias and Gendered Outcomes: Some Pitfalls of Inference”.
“Since the general public is not in a panic about climate change and fossil fuels owners still have deep pockets, government cannot do much with respect to climate policy. However, it is feasible and…
Professor. E. Somanathan joins as an Expert in the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) led National Task Force. The ICMR-Task Force was created in October 2017 to assess the impact of the…
NITI Aayog (Government of India’s leading think tank) acknowledges Professor E. Somanathan, Program Director of CECFEE, for his written contribution (to the chapter “Environment and Forests”) in it’s…