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Paper shares innovative natural capital accounting approach to valuing the benefits of ecosystems in Colombia’s Upper Sinú Basin to key economic sectors.
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Researchers analyzed trade-related risks to energy security across 1,092 scenarios for cutting carbon emissions by 2060. They found that shifting from dependence on imported fossil fuels to increased dependence on critical minerals for clean energy can improve security for most nations – including the U.S., if it cultivates new trade partners.
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As a Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellow, Lisa Rennels applies her photographer’s eye to the economic costs of climate change.
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At a recent conference co-hosted by the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, researchers discussed climate issues in politics, international agreements, carbon taxes, and renewable energy subsidies.
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Renowned economist Sir Partha Dasgupta discusses his seminal research on the economics of natural capital and biodiversity.
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New research shows E.V. tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act have decreased climate pollution and boosted American car manufacturers – at relatively high cost to taxpayers. The policy could have been more beneficial if it provided larger tax credits to cleaner, more efficient vehicles.
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Stanford economist Paul Milgrom won a Nobel Prize in part for his role in enabling today’s mobile world. Now he’s tackling a different 21st century challenge: water scarcity.
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Tess Snyder studies the environmental policy implications of the auto industry, from the emissions effects of tax credit programs for electric vehicles to gas mileage legislation.
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A new model taps into the power of cooperation to promote sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia.
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InVEST version release provides Chinese and Spanish versions for the first time
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Hunt Allcott explores how new environmental solutions can be made as effective, sustainable, and equitable as possible.
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Damages from air pollution have fallen dramatically in the U.S. in recent years, shows new research. But how different sectors of the economy have contributed to that decline is highly uneven.
