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Sekera and Lichtenberger’s Paper on Carbon Capture and Public Policy Published in Biophysical Economics and Sustainability

in Articles & Reports, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, Latest Stories, Publications, The Public Economy, THE PUBLIC ECONOMY

In a recently published paper, June Sekera, Senior Research Fellow at BU’s Global Development Policy Center and her collaborator from The New School, Andreas Lichtenberger, reviewed the literature on carbon dioxide removal and found that the use of public funds to subsidize industrial-chemical methods is often counterproductive. The paper analyzes the flawed premises upon which […]

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The Carbon Capture Conundrum: Public Need vs Private Gain (Full Report)

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By June Sekera and Andreas Lichtenberger Assessing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Reduction from a Public Policy Perspective: A Review of the Literature, February 2020

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The Carbon Capture Conundrum: Public Need vs Private Gain (Executive Summary for Policy Makers)

in Articles & Reports, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, Publications, The Public Economy, THE PUBLIC ECONOMY

By June Sekera and Andreas Lichtenberger Assessing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Reduction from a Public Policy Perspective: A Review of the Literature, February 2020

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The Public Economy: Understanding the Government As a Producer

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In this paper, ECI researcher June Sekera calls for a new public economics that returns to lost roots, while breaking new ground by taking into account the biophysical imperatives of production. The model offered here takes a systems perspective, recognizes a public economy with distinctive purpose and drivers, and focuses on government as a producer. […]

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