Climate Change, Environment And Natural Resources
The climate change, environment and natural resources research programme looks at the role of the physical environment and natural resources in growth. It investigates the trade-off between growth and environmental protection, and attempts to set a novel agenda for stimulating low-carbon growth (e.g. by providing incentives to introduce production technologies and infrastructures that consume less carbon).
Managing natural resources including oil and mineral deposits is one policy priority. Research is also needed on how to best draw developing countries into a global system aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At the national level, designing optimal environmental tax and subsidy policies are likely to be a critical issue. Furthermore, the programme supports the research on how to mitigate the detriments caused by climate changes.
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Directors:
Douglas Almond, Michael Greenstone
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