"The Economics of Climate Change", features Jesse M Keenan, Ph.D. of Tulane University, Rob Williams, Ph.D. of the University of Maryland and Jasmine Sanders of Our Climate.
Dr. Williams breaks down how climate change and environmental and carbon taxes connect. Moreover, how taxes can serve as an economic form of environmental policy. Dr. Williams also expands on the most effective ways we can turn the tide on the economic impact of climate change.
Dr. Keenan zooms into the household level of the economics of climate change. From the price of food we eat, to the cost of energy bills, and even the cost of housing, the at-home impact is spanning. Dr. Keenan is one of the first scholars to connect climate change & real estate market, he seamlessly unpacks this connection in depth.
Jasmine speaks about the climate migration side of our economy. Jasmine unpacks the definition and cause of climate migration. She notes that, 80% of the population relocated as a result of climate change are women. Jasmine also breaks down the inequities prevalent in climate migration, from the impact on people of color to the impact on migrant workers. These impacts in fact intersect with COVID-19 as well and Jasmine breaks this down.
