Climate Economics Taskforce
E3’s Climate Economics Taskforce combines the research and expertise of professional economists who specialize in climate economics and climate and energy policy.
The goal of the climate taskforce is to establish an integrated response to climate change that is firmly rooted in science and in E3's commitment to social justice. The research of the climate taskforce is guided by the following principles:
- Risk and uncertainty are fundamental to the climate problem; the magnitude and the irreversibility of uncertain, but possible, worst-case climate impacts dominate the analysis of policy options.
- Ethics and equity are inseparable from economic analysis; there are deep questions of fairness between rich and poor today, and between present and future generations, at stake in the debate.
- The severity of the problem and the scope of the required response are so great that marginal analysis of small changes and modest adjustments of market-based instruments are inadequate to the task of understanding and protecting the earth’s climate.
The purpose of the climate economics taskforce is to supply timely economic analysis to NGOs and decision makers working on climate policy, to work with the environmental community to coordinate a climate strategy, to provide educational materials related to climate economics.
Our goal is to produce and publicize reputable, clear, compelling, and accessible counter-arguments to the widespread perception that mitigating the risks of climate change will destroy the economy, and to aid in the design of policies that distribute the burdens and benefits of climate control fairly.
Meet our climate economics taskforce.