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How Politics Impacts Climate Policy: A Conversation with Gernot Wagner

| June 08, 2021

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Overview

Gernot Wagner, Clinical Associate Professor at New York University and former economist at the Environmental Defense Fund, shared his thoughts on the impact of politics on climate policy.

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For more information on this publication: Please contact Harvard Project on Climate Agreements
For Academic Citation: “How Politics Impacts Climate Policy: A Conversation with Gernot Wagner.” Audio, June 8, 2021, posted by “Harvard Environmental Economics Program”.

The Authors

Robert N. Stavins

Robert N. Stavins

  • Director, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements
  • A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy & Economic Development
  • Member of the Board, Belfer Center
  • Director, Harvard Environmental Economics Program
  • Chair, Environment and Natural Resources Faculty Group
  • Chairman, Ph.D. Programs in Public Policy and Political Economy & Government
  • Co-Chair, Kennedy School–Harvard Business School Joint Degree Programs
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