Explores the origins and principles of sustainable development, emphasizing the importance of balancing economic growth with environmental protection and social equity.
Explores cost-effective strategies for reducing CO2 emissions and introduces a price on emissions as an incentive for polluters to minimize costs while achieving emission reduction targets.
Explores intergenerational responsibility, emphasizing the impact of current actions on future generations and the evaluation of a country's wealth in terms of different types of capital.
Explores the environmental impacts of energy use and transportation, emphasizing the challenges in offsetting CO2 emissions from housing, cars, and aviation.
Explores the limitations of IPAT-like decompositions and the Environmental Kuznets Curve, highlighting the rebound effect and implications for economic growth.