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Infographic: Attitudes Toward Climate Change

Infographic: Attitudes Toward Climate Change

Lynann Butkiewicz

July 15, 2011

California Delays Cap And Trade: No Big Deal

California Delays Cap And Trade: No Big Deal

Dallas Burtraw

July 13, 2011

REDD Financing Doesn’t Grow On Trees

REDD Financing Doesn’t Grow On Trees

Lynann Butkiewicz

July 12, 2011

PODCAST: U.S. Policy Options For Adapting To Climate Change

PODCAST: U.S. Policy Options For Adapting To Climate Change

Lynann Butkiewicz

July 11, 2011

EU Rejects 30% Emissions Cut: The Good And Bad News

EU Rejects 30% Emissions Cut: The Good And Bad News

Lynann Butkiewicz

July 6, 2011

Obama And Cameron Should Talk Shop About Climate Policy

Obama And Cameron Should Talk Shop About Climate Policy

Lynann Butkiewicz

July 5, 2011

Three Steps to Improving Cost–Benefit Analysis of Environmental Regulatory Rulemaking

Three Steps to Improving Cost–Benefit Analysis of Environmental Regulatory Rulemaking

Ted Gayer

July 5, 2011

Shale Gas and Groundwater Contamination: Thoughts on a Recent Study

Shale Gas and Groundwater Contamination: Thoughts on a Recent Study

Alan Krupnick, Lucija Muehlenbachs, and Karlis Muehlenbachs

June 29, 2011

Creating A Global Climate Policy Network

Creating A Global Climate Policy Network

Lynann Butkiewicz

June 27, 2011

How Will A CES Affect Electricity Prices?

How Will A CES Affect Electricity Prices?

Lynann Butkiewicz

June 23, 2011

Making Up For Lost Emissions

Making Up For Lost Emissions

Lynann Butkiewicz

June 21, 2011

Bonn Climate Negotiations: Week 2

Bonn Climate Negotiations: Week 2

Lynann Butkiewicz

June 20, 2011

Getting There: From Mobility to Accessibility in Transportation Planning

Getting There: From Mobility to Accessibility in Transportation Planning

Jonathan Levine

June 20, 2011

The Geopolitics Of Climate Change In The Arctic

The Geopolitics Of Climate Change In The Arctic

Lynann Butkiewicz

June 16, 2011

Three Responses To U.S. Cap And Trade Troubles

Three Responses To U.S. Cap And Trade Troubles

Nathan Richardson

June 14, 2011

Bonn Climate Negotiations: Week 1

Bonn Climate Negotiations: Week 1

Lynann Butkiewicz

June 13, 2011

Is The Recent Increase In Deforestation A Threat To REDD?

Is The Recent Increase In Deforestation A Threat To REDD?

Anne Riddle

June 9, 2011

Germany Says Nein To Nuclear

Germany Says Nein To Nuclear

Lynann Butkiewicz

June 7, 2011

Meanwhile, In The UNFCCC

Meanwhile, In The UNFCCC

Lynann Butkiewicz

June 3, 2011

Drilling for Oil in the Arctic: Considering Economic and Social Costs and Benefits

Drilling for Oil in the Arctic: Considering Economic and Social Costs and Benefits

Alan Krupnick

June 2, 2011

Should France Introduce A Carbon Tax?

Should France Introduce A Carbon Tax?

Ian Parry

June 1, 2011

VIDEO: Nuclear Energy In U.S. Climate Policy

VIDEO: Nuclear Energy In U.S. Climate Policy

Lynann Butkiewicz

May 31, 2011

How Fast Is ‘Fast-Start’ Finance?

How Fast Is ‘Fast-Start’ Finance?

Lynann Butkiewicz

May 26, 2011

Beyond The Sea Wall: Social Vulnerability In Climate Change Adaptation

Beyond The Sea Wall: Social Vulnerability In Climate Change Adaptation

Tim Forsyth

May 25, 2011