Climate Economics with Arvid Viaene
A research-focused podcast on the economics of climate change and air pollution. Episodes are released every two weeks on Tuesday at 6 am CET. Episodes will be either expert interviews or solo explorations of key issues. Hosted by Dr. Arvid Viaene, a climate economist with a PhD from the University of Chicago. He has done research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and mortality. His research on climate-related mortality has been published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, and he has advised the European Commission on the impacts of climate policy on firm competitiveness.
Climate Economics with Arvid Viaene
Latest Episodes
#26 Dr. Edwin Woerdman - The EU ETS in 2026: MSR, Economic (In-)Efficiencies and What Might Change
This is Part 2 of my conversation with Professor Edwin Woerdman on the EU ETS. In Part 1, we covered the core mechanics of cap-and-trade—and why “2039” is an arithmetic consequence of the linear reduction factor. In Pa...
#25 Dr. Edwin Woerdman - How the EU ETS Works: Coverage, Cap-setting, Allocation, and the Logic of Cap-and-Trade
The EU Emissions Trading System is back in the spotlight. Permit prices have moved, energy prices are politically sensitive, and in 2026 the ETS is up for review. But in the public debate, a lot of the confusion comes from the basics: what ...
#24 - Dr. Luis Garicano - Rethinking EU Climate Policy: Trade-offs, Carbon Pricing, and Public Support
Europe has pioneered carbon pricing through the EU ETS—and now through CBAM. But even the best-designed climate policy runs into a hard constraint: trade-offs are real, and public support can evaporate if the costs are hidden or moralize...
#23 Dr. Alec Brandon - Do Nudges Last? Energy Use, Habit Formation, and Technology Adoption
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Alec Brandon of Johns Hopkins Carey Business School about one of the most interesting questions in behavioural economics and climate policy: when do nudges actually persist?A common example...
#22 Dr. Richard Tol - The Social Cost of Carbon, EPA Rulemaking, and How Models Get Misunderstood
In Part 2 of my conversation with Richard Tol, we move from model structure to policy use.We discuss the social cost of carbon, how the Obama-era EPA worked with FUND, DICE, and PAGE, and why Tol thinks the process of understanding a mod...
