tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post9176673447945728617..comments2023-10-26T08:26:21.572-04:00Comments on The Jolly Green General: one last chance to commentJim caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08951841123149476854noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-74662351522295995412010-04-14T11:57:28.112-04:002010-04-14T11:57:28.112-04:00This article was a great conclusion to the class a...This article was a great conclusion to the class as it summed up everything we have focused on through out the semester. It successfully and clearly explained the basics of environmental economics and gave a simple overview explaining important topics we covered such as negative externalities, Pigovian taxes, the differences between cap and trade systems vs. taxes, etc. One of my favorite partsEllienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-83354236850760663582010-04-14T10:48:09.437-04:002010-04-14T10:48:09.437-04:00This article provided a very good overview of the ...This article provided a very good overview of the economics of (lessening) climate change and is very relevant to our course. It highlights the detrimental effects of negative externalities and the importance of market-based approaches, such as taxes on carbon and cap-and-trade, to solving such problems. Krugman asserts that the planet is warming and the uncertainty of consequences of climate Katie Beannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-64056984738299591872010-04-14T04:00:01.150-04:002010-04-14T04:00:01.150-04:00This blog pretty much covers everything we have ta...This blog pretty much covers everything we have talked about in our class regarding global climate change. One idea that I found interesting was a carbon tariff. We have read a lot about carbon taxes vs a cap-and-trade system, and while the carbon tariff is a tax it is one that works against countries who aren't emitting the socially optimal level of carbon, which is a very interesting ideaCarolinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-50705799042429817432010-04-14T02:40:32.483-04:002010-04-14T02:40:32.483-04:00I like that this article sums up many of the highl...I like that this article sums up many of the highlights of class discussion in laymen’s terms. I sent it to a family member who still doubts that global warming exists. However, I think the issues surrounding coal are especially interesting. Just today, I saw two cars in the deck with “Coal is King” bumper stickers.<br />A semester-long concentration on market failures is discouraging, Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-22795316805019225442010-04-13T18:22:10.584-04:002010-04-13T18:22:10.584-04:00Good article as usual. The Krugman article is, in ...Good article as usual. The Krugman article is, in my opinion, the perfect representation of our course. Every issue about carbon emissions addressed in class by professor Casey was treated by Krugman in its article. Likewise, the major conclusion was the same that I suppose we got in class: the carbon emissions control depends on the politicians will. I think that his last quote was remarkable: &Victor Silvanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-85038947917954992592010-04-13T14:23:54.034-04:002010-04-13T14:23:54.034-04:00When administering a increase in the cost of carbo...When administering a increase in the cost of carbon emissions upstream, the article mentions that the price of produce from other parts of the country or imported produce will be more expensive than local produce because of the increased transportation costs. This would increase the competitiveness of small local farmers who are currently struggling to compete with large scale industrial farms.Chashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790424651317180663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-56945236720180447522010-04-12T19:00:29.356-04:002010-04-12T19:00:29.356-04:00Good article, I always like reading Krugman. I es...Good article, I always like reading Krugman. I especially enjoyed his point that conservatives always seem to believe in the "magic" in the market, but somehow doubt its ability to sort out a cap or tax. There was also a debate between a meteorologist and a climate scientist on the Colbert Report the other day. The main spiel was that meteorologist for the most part don't believe Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331590757075437431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-28602999661606282502010-04-12T11:17:24.396-04:002010-04-12T11:17:24.396-04:00Krugman does an excellent job in this article of s...Krugman does an excellent job in this article of simplifying both economics and climate change so that the average reader can understand concepts such as negative externalities and Pigovian taxes. Through simple examples he illustrates the linkages between our harmful emissions and climate change. He explains what we know and don’t know about the subject. I thought it was an excellent argument Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-31799930765869507652010-04-11T16:36:53.950-04:002010-04-11T16:36:53.950-04:00Once again, Krugman has hit the nail on the head. ...Once again, Krugman has hit the nail on the head. This article did a fantastic job at wrapping up what we have been discussing for an entire term, and lays out the basic thought process of Environmental Economics in a clear and concise way. I found it promising how he referenced that the past mistakes that have been made are already made, and that the world needs to move forward as a united frontandrewsl11https://www.blogger.com/profile/16141939909781487735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-11373801148423785322010-04-10T22:36:18.624-04:002010-04-10T22:36:18.624-04:00I am very glad Krugman began his article stating t...I am very glad Krugman began his article stating that "it is long past time to do something about emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases." Many of the articles posted on the blog have brought up the point that scientists have know about the problems relating to greenhouse gas emission since the early 1800s. I am still slightly shocked that the movement to lower emissionsTess Haydennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-51418222306323954762010-04-10T13:22:40.732-04:002010-04-10T13:22:40.732-04:00I thought this article was a great end to our clas...I thought this article was a great end to our class. It summed up major issues we have talked about such as market inefficiencies, negative externalities, carbon tax vs. cap and trade, command and control, abatement costs etc. He also offers a rebuke to many criticisms of new environmental and market regulations- I liked how he tried to turn the conservative views of the market in favor of Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569477349164332790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-90833388353643221552010-04-09T21:37:21.471-04:002010-04-09T21:37:21.471-04:00This article is a great way to wrap up this class....This article is a great way to wrap up this class. It reiterates all the main points discussed throughout the semester. This article is quite apocalyptic in nature and rightly so. We don't know the nature of change that will happen, but we do know that it is going to take place. Krugman presents a very reasonable argument for action, and also wisely points out that the data and solutions are Joseph Doylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-39991546818184029802010-04-09T03:20:04.232-04:002010-04-09T03:20:04.232-04:00It is so typical that "once you filter out th...It is so typical that "once you filter out the noise generated by special-interest groups, you discover that there is widespread agreement among environmental economists that a market-based program to deal with the threat of climate change [...] can achieve large results at modest, though not trivial, cost." I feel like I touch on this point often in my blog responses, but the fact thatStephanie Beebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-47503439205758592772010-04-08T14:28:07.578-04:002010-04-08T14:28:07.578-04:00The article does a good job of explaining the unce...The article does a good job of explaining the uncertainties involved with a tax and a cap & trade approaches. I also like how he approached the debate about climate change- and sets the article up so that there was no room for debate about what is happening to our planet. He lays everything out as it is and does not embellish facts, or dramatize them. The amount of background he provides is hillarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-14223677882052876872010-04-08T11:23:21.908-04:002010-04-08T11:23:21.908-04:00Krugman did a good job addressing the issues with ...Krugman did a good job addressing the issues with developing climate policy: <br />-scientific likelihood of anthropogenic global warming<br />-estimates of mitigation costs<br />-estimates of damages and adaptation costs<br />-uncertainty and risks about future damages from climate change<br />-timing of mitigation costs and damages<br />-global nature of greenhouse gas emissions and need for stuttsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803976105101591129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-36768548232132454622010-04-07T23:08:24.932-04:002010-04-07T23:08:24.932-04:00As a wrap up for the class, this is a great articl...As a wrap up for the class, this is a great article. Krugman makes the same arguments we have seen over and over again in class about the inefficiencies of control policies and the various benefits and costs associated with taxes versus cap and trade. Krugman does have a tone that would remind the reader of a certain economics professor at Washington and Lee University, one that has a hint of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555184591891270339noreply@blogger.com