Climate Change Economics

The economics of climate change and responses to it, broadly defined, is the scope of this website.

Our objective is to offer access to the best available objective analysis of the options facing the United States, fifty individual states and the US territories as we address the carbon intensity of our economy. As more and more Americans are realizing, our nation faces a growing double threat  posed by both climate changes in our local communities and the rapidly increasing costs of fossil fuels. Climate Change Economics will equip policymakers and researchers at every level of government with a clearinghouse of resources and tools to tackle these challenges comprehensively.

Information is provided in several forms: 

Basic Economic Guidance contains brief descriptions of economic principles and concepts for people who need some help using the logic of formal economic analyses when considering policy options.

Legislators' Tools provides materials to help legislators do their jobs, including shortcuts for using this website and questions to ask to critically review the information about climate change economics that is being provided to them by advocates and various business interests

The Climate Change Library contains documents on the economics of climate change, including newspaper articles, testimony and reports, academic articles and other material-all rated for their readability by non-economists.

Web Resources provides a growing index of web sites offering commentary and analysis on climate change economics and the more general issues of mitigation and adaptation to climate change.