Comments on: Can Obama fix climate change? http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2008/11/20/can-obama-fix-climate-change/ Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:28:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: hchttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2008/11/20/can-obama-fix-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-635 hc Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:41:21 +0000 http://eastasiaforum.wordpress.com/?p=2359#comment-635 Sensible post. The double bottom line bit bolsters the case for using climate change investments as a means of stabilising the economy. The case for the US increasing taxes on imported oil can be tightened by appealling to the external costs of maintaining secure oil supplies from the Middle East. Sensible post. The double bottom line bit bolsters the case for using climate change investments as a means of stabilising the economy.

The case for the US increasing taxes on imported oil can be tightened by appealling to the external costs of maintaining secure oil supplies from the Middle East.

]]> By: Andrew Elekhttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2008/11/20/can-obama-fix-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-636 Andrew Elek Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:51:02 +0000 http://eastasiaforum.wordpress.com/?p=2359#comment-636 This is a helpful comment by Frank Jotzo. Economists should always be wary of trying to solve three problems with one policy instrument. But there may be an opportunity for Obama to use the current set of circumstances to persuade congress to agree to curb emissions. The appointment of a new head of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (see http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/20/america/transition.php) may prove useful. The G20 has an important, perhaps decicive role as noted in a recent Petersen Instiute blog (see http://www.petersoninstitute.org/realtime/?p=249) as well as my fortcoming blog on this site. This is a helpful comment by Frank Jotzo.

Economists should always be wary of trying to solve three problems with one policy instrument. But there may be an opportunity for Obama to use the current set of circumstances to persuade congress to agree to curb emissions.

The appointment of a new head of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (see http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/20/america/transition.php) may prove useful.

The G20 has an important, perhaps decicive role as noted in a recent Petersen Instiute blog (see http://www.petersoninstitute.org/realtime/?p=249) as well as my fortcoming blog on this site.

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