The overarching question imparting urgency to this exploration is: Can U.S.-Russian contention in cyberspace cause the two nuclear superpowers to stumble into war? In considering this question we were constantly reminded of recent comments by a prominent U.S. arms control expert: At least as dangerous as the risk of an actual cyberattack, he observed, is cyber operations’ “blurring of the line between peace and war.” Or, as Nye wrote, “in the cyber realm, the difference between a weapon and a non-weapon may come down to a single line of code, or simply the intent of a computer program’s user.”
Monday, September 9
Green New Deal: An Economic Vision for the 21st Century
Varshini Prakash, Sunrise Movement
Monday, September 16
Carbon Pricing in Electricity Markets: New York on the Forefront
Sam Newell, The Brattle Group
Monday, September 30
The Design and Analysis of a U.S. Carbon Tax
Adele Morris, The Brookings Institution
Monday, October 7
The Future of U.S. Carbon Pricing Policy
Robert N. Stavins, Harvard University
Monday, October 21
The Energy and Climate Change Puzzle
Amy Harder, Axios
Monday, October 28
Reflections on the Future of Climate Change Policy
Carol Browner, Hauser Leader, Center for Public Leadership, HKS; Director, White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy (2009-2011)
Allison Dining Room, 5th floor Taubman Building, HKS
Monday, November 4
Diary of a Wimpy Carbon Tax: Carbon Taxes as Federal Climate Policy
Christopher R. Knittel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Monday, November 18
A Climate Solution Where All Sides Win
Ted Halstead, Climate Leadership Council
Monday, November 25
The Welfare Implications of Carbon Price Certainty
Sarah Armitage and Joe Aldy, Harvard University
Monday, December 2
The Economic Impacts of Carbon Taxes
Gilbert Metcalf, Tufts University and James Stock, Harvard University