Center for Global Change Science: Recent submissions

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    • The Revenue Implications of a Carbon Tax 

      Yuan, M.; Metcalf, G.E.; Reilly, J.; Paltsev, S. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2017-07)
      A primary reason for implementing a carbon or greenhouse gas tax is to reduce emissions, but in recent years there has been increased interest in a carbon tax’s revenue potential. This revenue could be used for federal ...

    • The Future Water Risks Under Global Change in Southern and Eastern Asia: Implications of Mitigation 

      Gao, X.; Schlosser, C.A.; Fant, C.; Strzepek, K. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2017-07)
      Understanding and predicting the future vulnerability of freshwater resources is a major challenge with important societal implications. Many studies have identified Asia as a hotspot of severe water stress in the coming ...

    • Modeling the Income Dependence of Household Energy Consumption and its Implications for Climate Policy in China 

      Caron, J.; Karplus, V.J.; Schwarz, G.A. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2017-07)
      We estimate Engel Curves based on Chinese household microdata and show in general equilibrium simulations that they imply substantially lower energy demand and CO2 emissions, relative to projections based on standard ...