RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Peter J. Wilcoxen and Warwick J. McKibbin, May 2006, Brookings Discussion Papers in International Economics # 171
Warwick McKibbin and Peter Wilcoxen propose a detailed climate change policy that establishes long-term incentives for investments in new energy-sector capital, and in research and development, as well as enhancing coordination and collaboration between countries, rather than on coercion. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ralph Ashton and Warwick J. McKibbin, July 2008, Terrestrial Carbon Group
In a new report by the Terrestrial Carbon Group, Senior Fellow Warwick McKibbin and co-author Ralph Ashton, argue that policymakers should consider action to unlock the potential of terrestrial carbon, including trees, soil and peat, to help alleviate climate change. Read More
VIDEO
Warwick J. McKibbin, November 29, 2007
As delegates gather for the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia this week, world leaders will try to devise a comprehensive agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Brookings scholar Warwick McKibbin says the issues are complex with both environmental and economic considerations.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Warwick J. McKibbin, March 28, 2008, The Australian Financial Review
The Garnaut Climate Change Review, commissioned by Australia's state and territory governments, examines the impacts of climate change on the Australian economy and makes recommendations for sustainable prosperity. Warwick McKibbin examines the science the review is based on and the political cloud that hovers over the climate debate. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, March 03, 2008
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC
On March 3, the Brookings Institution hosted the top Japanese and U.S. climate change advisors for a discussion on their governments’ respective policy initiatives. The speakers explored options for a new international framework on climate change and discuss the role of the Hokkaido Summit as a critical milestone in ongoing climate policy negotiations. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Warwick J. McKibbin, Adele Morris and Peter J. Wilcoxen, November 2008, The Brookings Institution
The global financial crisis stresses the importance of developing a global climate architecture that can withstand major economic disruptions. In a new working paper, Warwick McKibbin, Adele Morris, and Peter Wilcoxen examine the effects of unanticipated macroeconomic shocks to growth in developing countries or a global financial crisis on the performance of three climate policy regimes: a globally-harmonized carbon tax; a global cap and trade system; and the McKibbin-Wilcoxen hybrid. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bryan K. Mignone, November 2008, The Brookings Institution
The economic costs of a cap-and-trade system will depend on the extent to which the program facilitates compliance flexibility. Bryan Mignone compares the costs of different cap-and-trade policy architectures and estimates the economic value of realizing flexibility with respect to the timing of emissions abatement. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bryan K. Mignone, November 2008, The Brookings Institution
Establishment of a mandatory cap-and-trade system in the United States remains an essential element of a comprehensive response to the global climate problem. Bryan Mignone considers the expected evolution of allowance prices in the future carbon market and what this implies for the design of provisions to limit the economic costs of such a program. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William J. Antholis and Charles K. Ebinger, November 14, 2008, Real Clear Politics
Building a secure energy future for the United States would be a fine cornerstone of a first term in the White House, William Antholis and Charles Ebinger write. Barack Obama's campaign pledge to reduce our dependence on oil and to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 is an exciting new approach to energy security and climate change, but a more detailed work plan is needed. Read More
VIDEO
William J. Antholis and Stephen Hess, November 13, 2008
On the Transition Tracker, Managing Director William Antholis says President-elect Obama should take quick action on energy security, while Senior Fellow Stephen Hess discusses the traits an effective White House press secretary needs.
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Energy security and climate change are top priorities for the next president—second only perhaps to addressing the economic crisis. The Scouting Report continued its weekly web chat with Brookings Managing Director William Antholis, who discussed the energy security and climate change issues facing President-elect Obama. Politico Senior Editor Fred Barbash moderated.
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PAST EVENT
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Washington, DC
On November 11, Brookings held the second of 12 events to provide policy recommendations and political advice to the incoming president. William Antholis and Charles Ebinger presented their recommendations to President-elect Obama, including “cap-and-trade” legislation, a reshuffling of the federal bureaucracy, cooperation with state and local governments and diplomacy with a range of nations. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William J. Antholis and Charles K. Ebinger, November 11, 2008, The Brookings Institution
To address energy security—including climate change—the next president must make this a top-three priority. His plan must address volatile energy prices, dangerous vulnerabilities resulting from our energy consumption and green technology to help revitalize our economy. Read More
BOOK
Carlos Pascual and Jonathan Elkind, November 01, 2008
Assuring long-term energy security remains one of the industrialized world’s most pressing priorities, but results thus far have been tenuous. This insightful volume assesses exactly what we’re talking about, what it means in several contexts, and where we go from here. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, October 30, 2008
3:00 PM to 4:15 PM
Washington, DC
On October 30, the Brookings Institution, in conjunction with the Lowy Institute for International Policy and the International Food Policy Research Institute, will host Professor Ross Garnaut for a discussion on climate change policy. The occasion will also mark the launch of The Garnaut Climate Change Review in the United States. Read More