Gernot Wagner

Lead Senior Economist, Environmental Defense Fund

Gernot Wagner has confidence that a union of bottom-up action and top-down policy will drive lasting change. As lead senior economist at the Environmental Defense Fund, Wagner co-leads the office of economic policy and analysis to advocate for market-based solutions to a wide range of environmental problems. His particular focus is on climate and energy economics.

Wagner teaches energy economics as adjunct faculty at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, and is the author of But Will the Planet Notice? and co-author of Climate Shock.

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Individual Matter

February 12, 2013
What matters more when addressing climate change: individual action, corporate action, or policy change? In all cases, the key to change is...