# Blog Posts: An Economic View of the Environment ## expand\_more March 2, 2026 [Unpacking EPA’s Decision to Rescind the Endangerment Finding](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2026/03/02/unpacking-epas-decision-to-rescind-the-endangerment-finding/) December 19, 2025 [“Time Flies When You’re Having Fun”](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2025/12/19/time-flies-when-youre-having-fun/) December 9, 2025 [More Insights on COP30 and Prospects for Climate Coalitions](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2025/12/09/more-insights-on-cop30-and-prospects-for-climate-coalitions/) November 18, 2025 [Key Takeaways from COP30 in Belém](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2025/11/28/key-takeaways-from-cop30-in-belem/) September 18, 2025 [A Key Political Advisor Reflects on Progress and Prospects for Climate Policy](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2025/09/18/a-key-political-advisor-reflects-on-progress-and-prospects-for-climate-policy/) September 9, 2025 [Thoughts on Environmental Economics from a Young Scholar](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2025/09/09/thoughts-on-environmental-economics-from-a-young-scholar/) July 8, 2025 [Expanding the Electric Vehicle Market](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2025/07/08/expanding-the-electric-vehicle-market/) June 9, 2025 [An Ambassador’s Insights about China-U.S. Relations](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2025/06/09/an-ambassadors-insights-about-china-u-s-relations/) March 10, 2025 [Early Impacts of Trump 2.0 on Domestic Climate Policy](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2025/03/10/early-impacts-of-trump-2-0-on-domestic-climate-policy/) February 14, 2025 [The Evolving China-USA Climate Policy Relationship: The Future of All Societies May Depend Upon It](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2025/02/14/the-evolving-china-usa-climate-policy-relationship-the-future-of-all-societies-may-depend-upon-it/) January 21, 2025 [What Trump’s Exit from the Paris Agreement Will Really Mean](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2025/01/21/what-trumps-exit-from-the-paris-agreement-will-really-mean/) January 8, 2025 [Hope and Expectation for Bottom-Up Climate Progress](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2025/01/08/hope-and-expectation-for-bottom-up-climate-progress/) December 4, 2024 [A Keen Observer Expresses Skepticism about the Outcome of COP29](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2024/12/04/a-keen-observer-expresses-skepticism-about-the-outcome-of-cop29/) November 29, 2024 [What Happened at COP29 in Baku?](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2024/11/29/what-happened-at-cop29-in-baku/) November 20, 2024 [Looking Back, Looking Forward: Implications of Trump 2.0](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2024/11/20/looking-back-looking-forward-implications-of-trump-2-0/) October 8, 2024 [Using Economy-Wide Modeling of Climate Change Policies](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2024/10/08/using-economy-wide-modeling-of-climate-change-policies/) September 9, 2024 [A Leading Expert Reflects on Climate Change and Agriculture](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2024/09/09/a-leading-expert-reflects-on-climate-change-and-agriculture/) August 28, 2024 [Update from the Harvard Methane Initiative](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2024/08/28/update-from-the-harvard-methane-initiative/) July 8, 2024 [A Rising Star Shares His Thoughts on Land Use & Climate Policy](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2024/07/08/a-rising-star-shares-his-thoughts-on-land-use-climate-policy/) June 18, 2024 [A Leading Expert on International Trade Talks About Climate Change](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2024/06/18/a-leading-expert-on-international-trade-talks-about-climate-change/) May 6, 2024 [An International Relations Authority Expresses Optimism about Climate Change](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2024/05/06/an-international-relations-authority-expresses-optimism-about-climate-change/) April 8, 2024 [A Behavioral Economist Thinks About Energy and Climate Change](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2024/04/08/a-behavioral-economist-thinks-about-energy-and-climate-change/) March 4, 2024 [Thinking About Interactions of Taxes, Trade, and Climate Policy](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2024/03/04/thinking-about-interactions-of-taxes-trade-and-climate-policy/) February 8, 2024 [An Eminent Economist Talks About Climate Change](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2024/02/08/an-eminent-economist-talks-about-climate-change/) December 15, 2023 [What Really Happened at COP-28 in Dubai](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/12/15/what-really-happened-at-cop-28-in-dubai/) December 8, 2023 [Observations from Dubai Midway through COP-28](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/12/08/observations-from-dubai-midway-through-cop-28/) November 27, 2023 [What to Expect at COP-28 in Dubai](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/11/27/what-to-expect-at-cop-28-in-dubai/) November 8, 2023 [Adam Smith, Methane Emissions, and Climate Change](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/11/08/adam-smith-methane-emissions-and-climate-change/) October 10, 2023 [Private Sector Initiatives to Address Climate Change](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/10/10/private-sector-initiatives-to-address-climate-change/) September 8, 2023 [The Special and Important Case of Electricity in Climate Change](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/09/08/the-special-and-important-case-of-electricity-in-climate-change/) August 8, 2023 [Electricity Sector Regulation, Carbon Pricing, and Climate Policy](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/08/08/electricity-sector-regulation-carbon-pricing-and-climate-policy/) July 13, 2023 [Launching a Harvard Initiative to Reduce Global Methane Emissions](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/07/13/launching-a-harvard-initiative-to-reduce-global-methane-emissions/) July 6, 2023 [Studying the Real Impacts of Climate Change Policies](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/07/06/studying-the-real-impacts-of-climate-change-policies/) June 1, 2023 [The Challenge Posed to U.S. Climate Policy by Political Polarization](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/06/01/the-challenge-posed-to-u-s-climate-policy-by-political-polarization/) May 1, 2023 [An Expression of Hope and Frustration re Climate Change Progress](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/05/01/an-expression-of-hope-and-frustration-re-climate-change-progress/) April 10, 2023 [Forty-Plus Years of Leadership on Climate and Sustainability](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/04/10/forty-plus-years-of-leadership-on-climate-and-sustainability/) March 8, 2023 [Vision for Energy Transition](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/03/08/vision-for-energy-transition/) February 17, 2023 [A Soup-to-Nuts Initiative to Reduce Global Methane Emissions](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/02/17/a-soup-to-nuts-initiative-to-reduce-global-methane-emissions/) February 8, 2023 [An Experienced Economist Reflects on Government Service, Carbon Pricing, and Climate Policy](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/02/08/an-experienced-economist-reflects-on-government-service-carbon-pricing-and-climate-policy/) January 9, 2023 [A Long-Time Participant and Observer Places the Climate Talks in Historical Perspective](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2023/01/09/a-long-time-participant-and-observer-places-the-climate-talks-in-historical-perspective/) November 25, 2022 [Another Informed View of the Outcome of COP-27 in Sharm El Sheikh](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/11/25/another-informed-view-of-the-outcome-of-cop-27-in-sharm-el-sheikh/) November 22, 2022 [What Really Happened at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh?](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/11/22/what-really-happened-at-cop27-in-sharm-el-sheikh/) November 8, 2022 [What to Expect at COP-27 in Sharm El Sheikh](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/11/08/what-to-expect-at-cop-27-in-sharm-el-sheikh/) October 6, 2022 [Leading Academic Economist Offers Optimism about Climate Change Policy](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/10/06/leading-academic-economist-offers-optimism-about-climate-change-policy/) September 8, 2022 [Thinking About and Measuring Another Greenhouse Gas – Methane](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/09/08/thinking-about-and-measuring-another-greenhouse-gas-methane/) August 8, 2022 [Regulatory Skepticism and Technological Optimism from a Prominent Environmental Lawyer](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/08/08/regulatory-skepticism-and-technological-optimism-from-a-prominent-environmental-lawyer/) July 5, 2022 [Who Better to Reflect on the “Global Energy Crisis”?](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/07/05/who-better-to-reflect-on-the-global-energy-crisis/) June 8, 2022 [Bumps Along the Energy-Transition Road](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/06/08/bumps-along-the-energy-transition-road/) May 9, 2022 [Recalling the Past and Looking to the Future](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/05/09/recalling-the-past-and-looking-to-the-future/) April 11, 2022 [Can Europe Decarbonize in the Midst of a Geopolitical Crisis?](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/04/11/can-europe-decarbonize-in-the-midst-of-a-geopolitical-crisis/) April 8, 2022 [The Dean of Wine Economists Talks About the Impacts of Climate Change](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/04/08/the-dean-of-wine-economists-talks-about-the-impacts-of-climate-change/) March 11, 2022 [U.S. Climate Change Policy in an Era of Political Polarization](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/03/11/u-s-climate-change-policy-in-an-era-of-political-polarization/) March 8, 2022 [The Social Cost of Carbon Redux](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/03/08/the-social-cost-of-carbon-redux/) February 8, 2022 [Energy, Climate Change, and U.S. Regulatory Policy](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/02/08/energy-climate-change-and-u-s-regulatory-policy/) January 7, 2022 [Thinking about the Institutional Dimensions of Climate Change Policy](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2022/01/07/thinking-about-the-institutional-dimensions-of-climate-change-policy/) December 9, 2021 [A Call for Pragmatic Climate Policies](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/12/09/a-call-for-pragmatic-climate-policies/) December 2, 2021 [A Particularly Valuable Perspective from Europe on COP26](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/12/02/a-particularly-valuable-perspective-from-europe-on-cop26/) November 19, 2021 [Separating Signal from Noise at COP26](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/11/19/separating-signal-from-noise-at-cop26/) November 14, 2021 [What Happened in Glasgow at COP26?](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/11/14/what-happened-in-glasgow-at-cop26/) November 7, 2021 [It’s Not Too Soon to Take Climate Change Adaptation Seriously](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/11/07/its-not-too-soon-to-take-climate-change-adaptation-seriously/) October 27, 2021 [What to Expect at COP-26 in Glasgow](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/10/27/what-to-expect-at-cop-26-in-glasgow/) October 8, 2021 [Water Policy and Environmental Justice](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/10/08/water-policy-and-environmental-justice/) September 8, 2021 [Insights about Climate Change Policy from Europe, New Zealand, and the USA](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/09/08/insights-about-climate-change-policy-from-europe-new-zealand-and-the-usa/) August 9, 2021 [Policy Options for Addressing Climate Change](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/08/09/policy-options-for-addressing-climate-change/) July 24, 2021 [Assessing China's National Carbon Market](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/07/24/assessing-chinas-national-carbon-market/) July 8, 2021 [Obama's Science Advisor Speaks Out on Biden's Climate Policy](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/07/08/obamas-science-advisor-speaks-out-on-bidens-climate-policy/) June 8, 2021 [Reflecting on Economics, Politics, and Climate Policy](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/06/08/reflecting-on-economics-politics-and-climate-policy/) May 7, 2021 [Reflecting on Federal Regulatory Policy and the Future of Electric Vehicles](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/05/07/reflecting-on-federal-regulatory-policy-and-the-future-of-electric-vehicles/) May 3, 2021 [The Path Ahead for U.S. Climate Change Policy](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/05/03/the-path-ahead-for-u-s-climate-change-policy/) April 8, 2021 [A New Day for U.S. Climate Change Policy?](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/04/08/a-new-day-for-u-s-climate-change-policy/) March 5, 2021 [Reflecting on the Causes and Consequences of the Texas Energy Crisis](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/03/05/reflecting-on-the-causes-and-consequences-of-the-texas-energy-crisis/) February 8, 2021 [History May Convey Some Hope for Biden's Climate Agenda](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/02/08/history-may-convey-some-hope-for-bidens-climahttp://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/02/08/history-may-convey-some-hope-for-bidens-climate-agenda/te-agenda/) January 27, 2021 [The Future of European Climate Change Policy](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/01/27/the-future-of-european-climate-change-policy/) January 14, 2021 [International Climate Change Policy & Action in the Biden Administration](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/01/14/international-climate-change-policy-action-in-the-biden-administration/) January 5, 2021 [Reflecting on Trump's Record and Anticipating Biden's Performance](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2021/01/05/reflecting-on-trumps-record-and-anticipating-bidens-performance/) December 8, 2020 [Is the Oil and Gas Industry Undergoing a Transformation?](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/12/08/is-the-oil-and-gas-industry-undergoing-a-transformation/) November 19, 2020 [Prospects for Climate Policy under the Incoming Biden Administration ](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/11/19/prospects-for-climate-policy-under-the-incoming-biden-administration/) November 13, 2020 [Prospects for Energy and Climate Change Policy under the New U.S. Administration](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/11/13/prospects-for-energy-and-climate-change-policy-under-the-new-u-s-administration/2020/11/13/prospects-for-energy-and-climate-change-policy-under-the-new-u-s-administration/) November 9, 2020 [What Do the 2020 U.S. Election Results Portend for Climate Change Policy?](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/11/09/what-do-the-2020-u-s-election-results-portend-for-climate-change-policy/) October 30, 2020 [Anticipated Impacts of 2020 U.S. Election on Climate Policy](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/10/30/anticipated-impacts-of-2020-u-s-election-on-climate-policy/) October 19, 202 [Greening an Economic Stimulus: Lessions from Experience](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/10/19/greening-an-economic-stimulus-lessons-from-experience/) October 8, 2020 [Guarded Optimism about the Paris Climate Agreement](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/10/08/guarded-optimism-about-the-paris-climate-agreement/) October 1, 2020 [Four Years Have Passed, and It's Been Even Worse than I Anticipated](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/10/01/four-year-have-passhttp://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/10/01/four-year-have-passed-and-its-been-even-worse-than-i-anticipated/ed-and-its-been-even-worse-than-i-anticipated/) September 8, 2020 [Carbon Pricing, the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Green Economic Recovery](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/09/08/carbon-pricing-the-covid-19-pandemic-and-green-economic-recovery/) September 4, 2020 [A Broad Ranging Conversation from Energy Policy to Social Injustice](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/09/04/a-broad-ranging-conversation-from-energy-policy-to-social-injustice/) August 20, 2020 [Opportunities and Risks for Green Economic Recovery](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/08/20/opportunities-and-risks-for-green-economy-recovery/) August 6, 2020 [Global Climate Change and the Future of the Oil and Gas Industry](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/page/6/) July 15, 2020 [The European Green Deal](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/07/15/the-european-green-deal/) July 14, 2020 [Geopolitics and Upheaval in Oil Markets](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/07/14/geopolitics-and-upheaval-in-oil-markets/) July 8, 2020 [A Positive Take on the Future of International Climate Negotiations](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/07/08/a-positive-take-on-the-future-of-international-climate-negotiations/) June 8, 2020 [Bringing Ambition and Pragmatism to Climate Change Policy](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/06/08/bringing-ambition-and-pragmatism-to-climate-change-policy/) May 8, 2020 [Global Climate Change Negotiations: Learning from the Past to Think Carefully about the Future](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/05/08/global-climate-change-negotiations-learning-from-the-past-to-think-carefully-about-the-future/) April 8, 2020 [How Have Companies Responded to the Coronavirus Pandemic and Climate Change?](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/04/08/how-have-companies-responded-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic-and-climate-change/) April 3, 2020 [What Can Economics Really Have to Say About COVID-19 Policies?](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/04/03/what-can-economics-really-have-to-say-about-covid-19-policies/) March 27, 2020 [Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Bring About Long-Term Societal Changes?](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/03/27/will-the-covid-19-pandemic-bring-about-long-term-societal-changes/) March 9, 2020 [A Blast from the Past: U.S. Climate Policy Then and Now](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/03/09/a-blast-from-the-past-u-s-climate-policy-then-and-now/) February 18, 2020 [New Publication on Chinese Climate Change Policy](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/02/18/new-publication-on-chinese-climate-change-policy/) February 7, 2020 [Important, Despite the Controversy - Geoengineering Research](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/02/07/important-despite-the-controversy-geoengineering-research/) January 8, 2020 [A Firsthand Account of European Carbon-Pricing Evolution](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/01/08/a-firsthand-account-of-european-carbon-pricing-evolution/) January 7, 2020 [Economics Can Still Help Solve the Climate Crisis](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2020/01/07/economics-can-still-help-solve-the-climate-crisis/) December 19, 2019 COP-25 [Disappointment Should Not Be Due to Lack of Aspirations for Future Ambition, But to Lack of Support for Global Carbon Markets](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/12/19/cop-25-disappointment-was-not-linked-to-lack-of-aspirations-for-future-ambition-but-to-lack-of-support-for-global-carbon-markets/) December 15, 2019 [What Did (and Did Not) Happen at COP-25 Climate Talks in Madrid?](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/12/15/what-did-and-did-not-happen-at-cop-25-climate-talks-in-madrid/) December 11, 2019 [A Second Podcast Discussion from the UN Climate Negotiations in Madrid](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/12/11/a-second-podcast-discussion-from-the-un-climate-negotiations-in-madrid/) December 8, 2019 [New Podcast on Carbon Markets & International Cooperation, Direct from UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/12/08/new-podcast-on-carbon-markets-international-cooperation-direct-from-un-climate-change-conference-in-madrid/) December 5, 2019 [What to Expect at COP-25 in Madrid](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/12/05/what-to-expect-at-cop-25-in-madrid/) November 8, 2019 [Interview with Nick Stern in Second Episode of "Environmental Insights"](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/11/08/interview-with-nick-stern-in-second-episode-of-environmental-insights/) November 2, 2019 [Fifty Years of Policy Evolution under the Clean Air Act](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/11/02/fifty-years-of-policy-evolution-under-the-clean-air-act/) October 11, 2019 [A Key Issue for the Upcoming Climate Conference in Santiago](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/10/11/a-key-issue-for-the-upcoming-climate-conference-in-santiago/) October 8, 2019 [We Have Launched "Environmental Insights," a New Podcast](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/10/08/we-have-launched-environmental-insights-a-new-podcast/) October 2, 2019 [Memorial Service at Harvard for Martin L. Weitzman](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/10/02/memorial-service-at-harvard-for-martin-l-weitzman/) September 9, 2019 [A Gift that Keeps on Giving: The Contributions of Martin Weitzman to Environmental Economics](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/09/09/a-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-the-contributions-of-martin-weitzman-to-environmental-economics/) August 26, 2019 [Sub-National Climate Change Policy in China](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/08/26/sub-national-climate-change-policy-in-china/) May 30, 2019 [The Future of U.S. Carbon Pricing Policy](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/05/30/the-future-of-u-s-carbon-pricing-policy/) February 26, 2019 [Economics of the Environment](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2019/02/26/economics-of-the-environment-2/) December 20, 2018 [Climate Negotiations in Poland Advanced Implementation of the Paris Agreement](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2018/12/20/climate-negotiations-in-poland-advanced-implementation-of-the-paris-agreement/) November 26, 2018 [Harvard Project on Climate Agreements at COP-24](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2018/11/26/harvard-project-on-climate-agreements-at-cop-24/) October 30, 2018 C[ontroversial, But Important: The Governance of Solar Geoengineering Deployment](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2018/10/30/controversial-but-important-the-governance-of-solar-geoengineering-deployment/) October 16, 2018 [Martin Weitzman's Contributions to Environmental Economics ](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2018/10/16/martin-weitzmans-contributions-to-environmental-economics/) September 7, 2018 [Inviting you to a Celebration of the Contributions of Martin Weitzman to Environmental Economics](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2018/09/07/inviting-you-to-a-celebration-of-the-contributions-of-martin-weitzman-to-environmental-economics/) May 16, 2018 [Will the Paris Agreement Help or Hinder Cooperation among Nations?](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/page/11/) May 5, 2018 [California's Crude Oil Production and its Climate Change Policies](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2018/05/05/californias-crude-oil-production-and-its-climate-change-policies/) April 8, 2018 [Reflections on Economics and Policy Making in the Environmental Domain](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2018/04/08/reflections-economics-policy-making-environmental-domain/) March 13, 2018 [Rex Tillerson is out as Secretary of State: What Should We Make of This?](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2018/03/13/rex-tillerson-secretary-state-make/) February 6, 2018 [Placing U.S. Government Views on Climate Change into Historical Context](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2018/02/06/lets-put-current-u-s-government-views-climate-change-historical-context/) January 7, 2018 [What Should We Make of China’s Announcement of a National CO2 Trading System?](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2018/01/07/make-chinas-announcement-national-co2-trading-system/) December 3, 2017 [If Tillerson Departs State Department, Will We Go from Bad to Worse?](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2017/12/03/tillerson-departs-state-department-will-go-bad-worse/) October 31, 2017 [Linking Heterogeneous Climate Policies (and Activities at COP-23 in Bonn)](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2017/10/31/linking-heterogeneous-climate-policies-activities-cop-23-bonn/) August 25, 2017 [Learning from Thirty Years of Experience with Cap-and-Trade Systems](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2017/08/25/learning-thirty-years-experience-cap-trade-systems/) July 31, 2017 [Environmental Economics – A Personal Perspective](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2017/07/31/environmental-economics-personal-perspective/) June 6, 2017 [Trump’s Paris Withdrawal: The Nail in the Coffin of U.S. Global Leadership](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2017/06/05/trumps-paris-withdrawal-nail-coffin-u-s-global-leadership/) June 5, 2017 [Why Trump Pulled the U.S. Out of the Paris Accord](http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2017/06/05/trump-pulled-u-s-paris-accord/) April 22, 2017 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