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"Economics of Carbon Taxes," Barry Rabe's latest blog post

Nov 14, 2012
Economics of Carbon TaxesBy Barry RabeThe idea of enacting a carbon tax to address climate change and fiscal woes may be as plausible as relying on new leadership to steer the Chicago Cubs to their first world championship in over a century.But now...

NSAPOCC reveals belief in global warming is on the rise

Feb 29, 2012
The National Survey of American Public Opinion on Climate Change (NSAPOCC), co-authored by Barry Rabe, has been published in the February 2012 edition of "Issues in Governance Studies" by The Brookings Institution.The latest installment in the...

CLOSUP poll fuels conversation, debate throughout Michigan

Oct 19, 2011
Local government officials are among the most important leaders in Michigan. But for years, little was known about their views on key issues. The Ford School is filling this void with a series of surveys by its Center for Local, State and Urban...

Ford School students attend 2010 UN Climate Change Conference

Nov 29, 2010
Two Ford School MPP students, Katlego Moilwa and Marisol Ramos, will travel in a group of thirty University of Michigan students, alumni, and faculty to Cancun, Mexico for the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The conference, lasting...

Techno-fixes for climate change? Not so fast...

Jun 11, 2010
You walk into your office, find it unbearably hot, and jack up the AC. Your office mates may complain when they have to dig out their cardigans in July, but the act itself is easily reversed with the flip of a switch and, at worst, you've only...
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"The Climate of Belief"

Apr 22, 2010
A conversation with Professor Barry G. Rabe, the first social scientist ever awarded the prestigious Annual Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. States and regions have quietly emerged as hotbeds of innovation...