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October 1, 2021
In conjunction with its pledge to eliminate carbon emissions from campus operations by 2050, Yale is modifying its internal carbon charge.  Beginning in FY23, Yale will use...
Pricing Nature
February 8, 2021
“Pricing Nature” tells the story of carbon pricing, featuring conversations with experts from government, academia, and civil society. Listen in with Apple Podcasts or...
GreenBiz report
September 28, 2020
Carbon Charge Director Casey Pickett writes on the metrics and responsibilities of achieving a “net-zero world.”
William Nordhaus is Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale.
October 8, 2018
The prize went to Nordhaus “for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis.”
Casey Pickett presented on a panel at UN COP23
November 10, 2017
BY KEVIN DENNEHY Earlier this year Yale University became the first university to experiment with a carbon fee, implementing a financially impactful fee on carbon...
September 20, 2017
As reported by Hailey Fuchs & Kiddest Sinke from the YDN: In an effort to reduce Yale’s greenhouse gas emissions, the University has implemented a carbon charge — the...
September 19, 2017
During the Kerry Initiative’s Yale Climate Conference on September 18-19, 2017, Former Secretary Kerry noted the Yale carbon charge.  See minute 10:57 of this video for...