IN THE NEWS
Harvard Project Director Robert N. Stavins critiques a press release issued by Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) that elaborates on why he voted against the Waxman-Markey climate bill (H.R. 2454) in June 2009 for PBS Online Newshour's The Business Desk with Paul Solman. Read the critique here.
Project Director Robert Stavins commented on giving away emission permits for NPR's "Utilities Concerned Over Cap-and-Trade" — an April 27, 2009, broadcast on NPR's Marketplace.
Project Director Robert Stavins weighs in on the debate over the cost of capping carbon dioxide emissions in "A Brawl over Numbers Breaks out in Cap-and-Trade Debate" — an April 20, 2009, ClimateWire news article.
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins comments on President-Elect Obama and the U.S. role in writing a new climate treaty in "Obama Presents Energy-Climate Team" — a December 16, 2008, USA Today news story.
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins, one of six reviewers commissioned by the State of California to critique the economic projections of the California Air Resources Board's scoping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, comments in "State Regulators Approve Costly Emissions Plan" — a December 16, 2008, Desert Dispatch (Barstow, California) news story.
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins was quoted in a December 12, 2008, San Diego Union-Tribune news article — "State Board Blazes Trail with Plan on Emissions" — on the the economic deficiencies of the California Air Resources Board's scoping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Professor Stavins was also quoted in a Sacramento Bee editorial, "Time for Candor in Climate Plan", which was published on December 11, 2008. The editorial also addresses the economic deficiencies of the California Air Resources Board's scoping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins was quoted in "Climate Reports Propose New Climate Architecture" — a December 5 article in the Harvard Crimson on the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements' research products and participation in the 14th Convention of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Poznan, Poland.
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins comments on proposals to best address climate that were released by the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements in "Kennedy School Climate Change Group Presents Proposals for United Nations Action" — a November 24 News In Brief in the Harvard Crimson.
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins is one of four highly influential Americans with a track record in pursuing environmental issues who have been invited by Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond to become the first "Friends of the Saltire Prize" — high-profile and influential individuals who will raise awareness of the largest ever government-sponsored innovation prize. More>
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins commented on the first auction of carbon dioxide emission permits in "Carbon Auction is a Success, But Will Emissions Drop?"— a September 30, 2008, EarthNews article; in "1st Emissions Auction in U.S., A View of Things to Come"— a September 30, 2008, NewEnergyNews article; and in "Carbon Credits Auctioned"— a September 30, 2008, The Province (Canada) article.
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins commented on the effectiveness of New England's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) on September 25, 2008, for WBUR's "MA in Nation's First CO2 Auction".
Project Co-director Robert Stavins was quoted in "Complex Climate Treaty Challenges Experts" — a May 16, 2008, Reuters news story.
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins comments on the consequences of China's becoming the No. 1 emitter of carbon dioxide in "China now No. 1 CO2 Offender" which appeared in USA Today on May 1, 2008.
Project Co-Director Joe Aldy was a guest on "When Being Green Can Earn You Green: Intersection of the Environment & Profits", a segment on SoCal public radio station KPCC's Patt Morrison Show on April 29, 2008.
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins critiques carbon offset programs in "Are Carbon-Offset Credits Merely Chequebook Environmentalism?" which appeared in the Vancouver Sun on February 23, 2008.
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins was quoted in "Climate Debate Shifts as Romney Ends White House Bid" — a Greenwire news article published February 7, 2008.
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins was interviewed for "Candidates and Climate Change" which aired on BBCNews' The World on January 28, 2008.
An interview with Project Co-Director Robert Stavins appeared in Upstream magazine on January 18, 2008, under the title, "Stavins Keen to Strike Balance."
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins critiques carbon offset programs for "Buying Your Way Out of Carbon Debt" which appeared in National Post (Canada) on January 5, 2008.
Project Co-Director Joe Aldy was quoted in "Bumpy Ride Ahead for Bali Roadmap" which appeared in Asia Times on December 18, 2007.
Robert Stavins was interviewed by the Warsaw Business Journal about "Poland's Place, post-Kyoto" which appeared in the December 3-9, 2007 issue. More>
The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements is inviting comments on "Climate Change: What Makes Sense?" — six proposals that The Project has listed on PostGlobal. More>
"One group of academics from the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements has been patrolling the sidelines of the conference, urging delegates to think outside the Kyoto box" reported the Wall Street Journal Online in "Climate Negotiators Approach Agreement" on December 15, 2007. Project Co-Director Joe Aldy was also quoted in the article. More>
Robert Stavins' scientific work was cited in the awarding of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Read the January-February 2008 Harvard Magazine article. More>
Read coverage of "Climate Change: Is Economics the Source of the Problem or the Key to the Solution?" — a Project co-sponsored lecture with Economist Charles Kolstad in December 4 edition of The Harvard Crimson. More>
Joe Aldy and Robert Stavins were quoted in "Climate: Expectations Low as Bali Talks Begin" — a Greenwire news feature published December 3, 2007. More> (login required)
Robert Stavins was quoted in "Bali Talks Aim to Set Path for Post-Kyoto Pact" — a Wall Street Journal Online article published December 1, 2007. More>
