"When he first started, the title ‘climate economist’ was often considered an oxymoron, Gernot says."
By non-economist, perhaps. I recall the very first Earth Day and from the beginning it was apparent to economists that the problem with environmental damage was the failure to tax (we call them ("Pigou taxes) externalities like water contamination and the emission of CO2 into the atmosphere.
"When he first started, the title ‘climate economist’ was often considered an oxymoron, Gernot says."
By non-economist, perhaps. I recall the very first Earth Day and from the beginning it was apparent to economists that the problem with environmental damage was the failure to tax (we call them ("Pigou taxes) externalities like water contamination and the emission of CO2 into the atmosphere.