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In The News·May 23, 2017

Americans Unwilling to Pay to Fight Climate Change

via the Wall Street Journal
Americans of all political stripes are worried about climate change. But surveys find they're unwilling to pay what it costs to fight it, according to Wall Street Journal contributor and EPIC Executive Director Sam Ori.

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  • About
        • About EPIC
          Producing data-driven research that advances society’s understanding of the global energy challenge.
        • Our Team
        • Advisory Group
        • Visiting Fellows
        • Jobs & Fellowships
        • Contact
  • Research
        • Themes & Topics

        • Energy Markets
          EPIC research is uncovering the policies, prices and information needed to help energy markets work efficiently.
        • Climate Change
          EPIC research is helping to assess climate change impacts, quantify its costs, and identify policies to reduce emissions and adapt to a changing world.
        • Environment
          EPIC research is quantifying the social costs of energy choices and uncovering policies that help protect health while facilitating growth.
        • Initiatives, Programs & Labs

        • Clean Air Program
        • —AQLI
        • —EPIC Air Quality Fund
        • —Emissions Market Accelerator
        • Climate Disclosure Explorer
        • Climate Impact Lab
        • EPIC-India
        • EPIC-China
        • Energy & Environment Lab
        • Latest Publications

          • Green Waste
          • Valuing Disaster Prevention: Desert Locust Monitoring and Control
          • Global Policy Spillovers: How Environmental Policies Propagate through Product Attributes
        • View All caret-right
        • Trending

        • EPIC/AP-NORC Poll
        • Iran and the Oil Landscape
  • Scholars
  • Policy Impacts
        • India Legislators Program
          EPIC hosts delegations of lawmakers from around the world for knowledge exchange visits to enhance evidence-driven policy making and seed future collaboration.
        • U.S. Energy & Climate Roadmap
          The U.S. Energy & Climate Roadmap aims to inform climate and energy policy through a compilation of evidence-based proposals from EPIC scholars.
        • View All Impact Takeaways caret-right
  • Insights
        • Opinions & Analysis

        • Why can’t US set our own gas prices? It’s complicated.
          via USA Today
        • View All caret-right
        • Videos & Podcasts

        • The Air We Share
          From The Gambia to India, a new film produced for EPIC by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions highlights how data and evidence inform better decisions on air quality.
        • View All caret-right
        • Charts

        • Delivering Clean Water is Highly Cost Effective
        • View All caret-right
        • Research Highlights

        • Valuing Disaster Prevention: Desert Locust Monitoring and Control
        • View All caret-right
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        • As Malawi Develops, Data is Providing New Tools to Fight Pollution
        • Early Warning Systems are Key to Minimizing Natural Disasters
        • Are policymakers accounting for all the benefits of climate policies? No, says one study
        • In the News

        • Strait of Hormuz Closure Continues to Disrupt Oil, Fertilizer Prices Around the Globe
          via WTTW
        • The CEO of Maersk, which ships 14% of everything you buy, said the Iran war is adding $500 million in monthly costs it’s trying not to pass down
          via Fortune
        • Regions with Worst Air Pollution Receive Least Amount of Philanthropic Support
          via Health Policy Watch
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