Climate and energy issues will be some of the most urgent challenges facing the next U.S. president. These issues will need immediate attention to create a policy framework that will enable timely reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while minimizing the economic burden on American working...

The global financial crisis proves how unforeseen macroeconomic conditions can affect policies aimed at reducing and stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions. It has made voters uneasy about potential climate policy that could raise energy costs and unemployment. To improve the political stability...

Under reasonable assumptions, China could achieve parity in living standard with Western Europe by 2100, and India by 2150. Climate change, however, may be a key obstacle preventing such a convergence. The business-as-usual (BAU) growth path of the world might increase concentration of...