Pecologix Political Ecology Blotter

In recent years, greenhouse gas emission controls that incorporate the supply chains of products and services, thereby emphasizing the role of consumers rather than producers, have been drawing increasing attention. A country’s consumption-based emissions, including those due to global supply chains, reflect the total emissions on which the national economy relies. To design effective emissions [...]

A typical year in this country features three or four weather disasters whose costs exceed $1 billion each. But this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has tallied a dozen such events, including wildfires in the Southwest, floods in multiple regions of the country and a deadly spring tornado season. And the agency has [...]

There have been a number of heavy weight articles about the costs of atmospheric carbon capture in recent weeks (see article cited below). The big flaw in all this costing analysis is that no one ever seems to answer what are the costs of 400ppm? of 500ppm? Oh sure, there are attempts, but in the [...]

In recent years, there has been considerable discussion within UK climate policy circles regarding the appropriateness of personal carbon trading as an instrument for greenhouse gas emission reduction. This paper is the first in a two-part survey of personal carbon trading (PCT), the term used here to describe proposed (sub-)national greenhouse gas emission trading schemes [...]

Clean technology is central to climate cooperation. How can countries promote the development and adoption of new clean technologies? In this article, I examine the strategic benefits of establishing an international technology fund. A game-theoretic analysis shows that a technology fund with a dual mandate of rewarding technology development and subsidizing subsequent adoption can contribute [...]

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Energy and financial companies caught up in a scheme involving fraudulent renewable energy credits could now face civil fines from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.The EPA has issued 24 notices of violation to more than a dozen companies, including units of Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L), Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and Morgan [...]

Building a submarine pipeline in the Baltic Sea to transport natural gas from Russia to Germany contradicts targets to reduce fossil fuel dependency and seems to ignore a long history of environmental challenges in the area. This article examines the tensions between the environmental, economic, and national security arguments framing the Swedish government decision to [...]