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Morse panelist at the 2011 Silicon Valley Energy Summit
June 2011
Richard Morse addresses key uncertainties remaining in the implementation of cap and trade in California, speaking to leaders from business, policy, and academia in California.
Wolak's climate op-ed featured in the UK Guardian
February 2011
PESD Director Frank Wolak explain how the unknown price tag of carbon and uncertainty of US National climate policy are impeding on investments for oil substitutes.
PESD invited to World Bank meeting on CDM reform
May 2010
Researcher Richard K. Morse attended a World Bank consultation focusing on finding solutions to problems in the global carbon market (CDM).
PESD researcher Varun Rai to speak at UCLA School of Law's India and Climate Change conference
March 2010
PESD researcher Varun Rai will be a panelist on the challenges for domestic progress in India on climate and energy questions along with Ann Carlson (UCLA School of Law), Anjali Jaiswal (NRDC), and...
Burton Richter in Roll Call: US climate bill needs more support for energy R&D
August 2009
PESD affiliated faculty Burton Richter argues in Roll Call that the climate bill passed by the US House of Representatives misses the mark on several fronts, especially in its inadequate funding...
PESD releases new working paper on a climate change policy framework for India
March 2009
India has been famous for arguing that it (and the rest of the developing world) should incur no expense in controlling emissions that cause climate change.
PESD releases new working paper on "climate accession deals"
January 2009
PESD Director, David Victor, proposes the use of accession protocols -- used in becoming a member nation in international economic institutions -- as a model for more successful engagement by...
Substantial part of carbon offset market doesn't mean reduction, Wara and Victor say
April 2008
PESD scholars Michael Wara and David Victor suggest that a substantial fraction of the $12b market for international carbon offsets does not represent real reductions and that the market is...
A crude awakening: Five FSI scholars talk to Stanford magazine about energy security
December 2006
Michael May, Michael McFaul, Scott Sagan, David Victor, and John Weyant talk to Stanford magazine for the November/December cover story on energy security.
David G. Victor's "Recovering Sustainable Development" published in Foreign Affairs
January 2006
Sustainable development -- the notion that boosting economic growth, protecting natural resources, and ensuring social justice can be complementary goals -- has lost much appeal over the past two...
The brewing trade battle over GM crops will cost America dear, say Victor and Runge
May 2003
In an article appearing in The Financial Times, David Victor and C. Ford Runge argue that the pending WTO case over genetically modified foods will do the U.S. more harm than good.
Even though the Bush Administration backed down from its trade dispute over GM food, the effects have been palpable
February 2003
Having backed down from its trade dispute with the EU over GM food, the Bush administration will find it hard to make the threat of going to the trade organization credible again and to continue...
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