7 Posts Tagged "Washington"

Foreign Policy on “10 problems Obama could solve right now.” Mine: global warming.

Posted on January 2nd 2013 | 0 comments
When Foreign Policy magazine went looking for 10 problems President Obama "could solve right now," they put global warming on the list. Mind you, "President Obama isn't going to halt the rise of the oceans in his second term." And it'll be tough to do what's necessary, but there ...
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Foreign Policy: Why Bloomberg Endorsed Obama

Posted on November 2nd 2012 | 0 comments
When it rains, it pours. First came Sandy, the incarnation of the Rumsfeldian "unknown unknowns." Then came the political hurricane, with three-term ...
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strategy+business: An Optimist’s Case for Climate Policy

Posted on October 22nd 2012 | 0 comments
Interview with strategy+business' Ro ...
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New York Times op-ed: Rio Isn’t All Lost

Posted on June 19th 2012 | 0 comments
In June 1992, world leaders, including President George Bush, agreed to combat climate change at the Earth Summit meeting in Rio de Janeiro. This week, at “Rio+20,” leaders, experts and activists will once more gather to ponder the fate of the planet. Optimism will be in s ...
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New and improved gwagner.com, plus INET Berlin video

Posted on April 30th 2012 | 0 comments
Thanks to Okey Nestor for designing my new website. Lots of new content to follow. In the meantime, here's my talk at the terrific Berlin plenary conference of the In ...
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On NPR’s Leonard Lopate Show

Posted on January 20th 2012 | 0 comments
From today’s NPR’s Leonard Lopate Show: Gernot Wagner, economist at the Environmental Defense Fund explains why the things individuals do—buying local produce, eating less meat, bringing reusable bags to the grocery store—won’t end up making much o ...
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For Young College Students, The Case for Economics

Posted on January 3rd 2012 | 0 comments
Five years ago, top Harvard College graduates flooded Wall Street. They were small cogs in a race-car engine, except the car was speeding over a cliff. It’s no wonder that today’s graduates are reconsidering their career choices. They should start with economics. ...
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