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Nick Muller, a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon University, responds to a listener who wonders if a carbon tax is a better solution than a cap-and-trade program.
Nick Muller, a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon University explains how environmental policies adversely affect firms that use coal.
Nick Muller, a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon University explains whether Gross Domestic Product is a good way to gauge the effects of environmental policy.
Are regulations really necessary to address environmental issues, or can they be addressed by the market? Nick Muller, a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon, explains how environmental issues are addressed by the market – and how they’re not.
Have you heard about rebates being used to get people to switch to more energy efficient devices? Inês Azevedo, associate professor at the Department of Engineering and Public Policy and co-Director for the Climate and Energy Decision Making (CEDM) Center at Carnegie Mellon University explains what rebate programs are the most effective.
Karen Clay, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the H. John Heinz III College at Carnegie Mellon, explains how energy technologies can change the price of natural gas around the world.
Karen Clay, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the H. John Heinz III College at Carnegie Mellon University discusses how competitive renewable energy sources are with fossil fuels.
How does tax policy affect our energy technology decisions? Karen Clay, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the H. John Heinz III College at Carnegie Mellon University explains.
The full cost of energy isn’t always obvious, and the broad effects of our energy use are not always clear to consumers. Energy Bite expert Jared Cohon, Director of the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and President Emeritus of Carnegie Mellon University, explores the hidden costs of energy.
The more efficient we are with our use of energy, the less we rely on foreign resources. Energy Bite expert Jared Cohon, Director of the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and former President of Carnegie Mellon University, explores the relationship of energy efficiency to national security.
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