Bård Harstad argues that incorporating deforestation-linked tariffs could lead to more conservation and more trade.

Abstract. There appears to be a tension between trade proponents and environmental activists. This paper shows, however, how Contingent Trade Agreements (C

This conference focuses on the politics and the economics of environmental problems and regulation.

In considering a return to North Sea exploration, five arguments relate to climate and clean energy: one’s bad; two provide a genuine case for limited additional production; and two strengthen the cas...

Bård Harstad identifie de meilleures alternatives au Fonds pour la pérennité des forêts tropicales, qui semble voué à l’échec.

Theory and Applications of Contracts Conference Venue: Imperial College Business School, South Kensington, London (Room: LGS) Monday 29 June 2026 9:00 -9:15 Welcome & Opening Remarks ...

Bård Harstad identifies better alternatives to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, which seems destined to fail.

Denmark’s acting prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said she will drop her proposal to introduce a wealth tax, thereby removing a key hurdle in talks to form a new government.

The former president of the European Central Bank is recognized for his career in shaping economic policy, including leading the euro bloc through its 2010s debt crisis.

Én forskningsbeskrivelse inneholdt syv betydelige feil

AEA job market update. The numbers don't lie: this is the toughest market for PhD economists in recent memory. JOE listings are down 20% from last year. Worse: they are 19% below COVID levels. Let t...

‘Climate finance’ approaches are under scrutiny

YouTube video by Norges Bank Investment Management

Det sies at gass er veien til fornybar, men kan gass i stedet stå i veien for fornybar? En ny studie viser at gass kan bidra til å bremse omstillingen.

Campaigners had urged Lula to veto the bill entirely, but many have welcomed his alterations

The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.

Naturgass er bra for klimaet på kort sikt – men ikke på lang.

Switching to gas reduces emissions in the short term but increases them in the long run

The Vermont senator warned that Republicans’ budget bill is a “death sentence.”

San Francisco, Ca – A full page open letter in the Sunday papers of the San Francisco Chronicle (A3) and Seattle Times (A5) calls on the country’s largest technology company CEOs – Amazon’s Andy Jassy...

A Data-Driven Analysis of nearly 300 Federal Cases Reveals Judges Quoting Kafka and Warning of Democracy in Peril

Usually alive with colour and fish, Ningaloo reef and the Rowley Showls now look as though they are ‘painted white’ as temperatures rise