What Gernot Wagner thinks about climate change
Austrian-American climate economist at Columbia Business School. Co-author with Martin Weitzman of Climate Shock (2015) and author of Geoengineering: The Gamble (2021); writes columns for Project Syndicate.
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6 dated positions, 2024 to 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Gernot Wagner has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsNonetheless, even as the US government moves in the wrong direction, trends in science, economics, and increasingly local politics indicate that the pendulum will swing back in due course.
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Their wordsTrump's efforts to halt the low-carbon transition may be even more futile when it comes to solar, wind, and other low-carbon technologies.
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Their wordsthe key to a successful, politically sustainable climate policy is to ensure that the benefits precede the costs.
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Their wordsNothing short of a clean-energy revolution, complete with clean transport systems and industry, will turn the climate ship around.
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Their wordsMoreover, achieving net-zero emissions requires trillions of dollars in investment, which will add to, not subtract from, economic growth.
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Their wordsStaving off climate catastrophe will require more growth, not because ever-increasing GDP - itself a fundamentally inadequate metric - is the end goal, but because it is the result of cutting emissions fast enough.