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Topic 1- Introduction to the Economics of Climate ...

Expand Collapse Topic 1- Introduction to the Economics of Climate Change Highlighted

Pre-class reading material
Newman and Noy (2023)
In-class material
Lecture slides
In-class reading
Interactive powerpoint slides
Unequal impacts of climate change [video]
Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought (The Guardian)

Expand Collapse Topic 2 - Cost-Benefit Analysis of Climate Change Highlighted

Pre-class reading material
Cahill & O’Connell (2018)
In-class material
Lecture material
Interactive powerpoint slides
After class material
What is Carbon Trading [video]
‘Net Zero’ Fails the Cost-Benefit Test (Wall Street Journal)

Expand Collapse Topic 2a - Ecological Footprints Highlighted

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Pre-class reading material
Wackernagel and Beyers (2018)
In class material
Lecture material
Ahmed et al (2020)
Syrovátka (2020)
After class material
Introduction video to Ecological Footprints
Video on Deficit or Reserve
Forecasting the ecological footprint of G20 countries in the next 30 years

Expand Collapse Topic 3 -The optimal level of contamination: the role of the market Highlighted

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Pre-class reading
Rhomberg (2022)
Halkos and Kitsos (2005)
In class material
Lecture material
Borissov and Bretschger (2022)
Liu and Peng (2015)
Liu et al (2020)
After class material
Is there a socially acceptable level of pollution [video]?
Fossil fuel subsidies cost Canadians a lot more money than the carbon tax (The Conversation)

Expand Collapse Topic 4 - Policies based on taxes and subsidies Highlighted

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Pre-class exercise
Assignment for before class (10 min presentation)
Krupnick and Parry (2012)
In class material
Lecture material
After class material
Cutting Emissions Through Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform and Taxation [video]

Expand Collapse Topic 5 - Negotiable emission permits Highlighted

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Pre-class reading
Bayer et al (2019)
Titenberg (2006)
In class material
Lecture material
Ellerman et al (2017)
Ramseur (2015)
Schmalensee and Stavins (2017)
After class material
Tradable permits [video]
Carbon market could change Amazon’s fate, study shows (Carbon Policy Initiative)

Expand Collapse Topic 6 - Economics of renewable and non-renewable resources Highlighted

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Pre-class exercise
Exercise
In class material
Lecture material
After class material
Economic growth and renewable and non-renewable energy consumption: Evidence from the U.S. states
Why do we still use fossil fuels? [video]
What’s slowing down America’s clean energy transition? It’s not the cost (Al Jazeera)

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Unequal impacts of climate change [video]

Unequal impacts of climate change [video]

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