I’m a climate economist at Columbia Business School, co-author of Climate Shock and author, most recently, of Geoengineering: the Gamble. Here you find my research, writings, and speaking engagements, my academic CV, and my current preoccupations. Follow me on Bluesky, Mastodon, or LinkedIn, or let me email you with the latest.
Science
Curbed/New York Magazine
Financial Times
Financial Times
Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate
May 2nd, 2025
April 22nd, 2025
March 28th, 2025
March 27th, 2025
March 15th, 2025
February 28th, 2025
Science
Working Paper
Columbia CaseWorks
Columbia CaseWorks
Columbia CaseWorks
You know how the richest EU countries are still poorer than the poorest US states?
Well, the richest Americans live shorter lives than poor Europeans. But hey, at least they live much longer than the poorest Americans 
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/04/wealthy-americans-have-death-rates-on-par-with-poor-europeans/
Some wealthy Europeans have death rates 35 percent lower than…
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/04/wealthy-americans-have-death-rates-on-par-with-poor-europeans/And in case anyone thought there was method to the madness: Nope.
"We can confirm this fits* the numbers for the first 24 countries listed, which we checked by hand because we could hardly believe it"
ORF Thema
April 2nd, 2025
March 25th, 2025
March 10th, 2025
March 6th, 2025
March 5th, 2025
February 13th, 2025
February 12th, 2025
February 3rd, 2025
January 23rd, 2025
Science
Curbed/New York Magazine
Financial Times
Financial Times
Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate
Science
Working Paper
Columbia CaseWorks
Columbia CaseWorks
Columbia CaseWorks
ORF Thema
April 2nd, 2025
March 25th, 2025
March 10th, 2025
March 6th, 2025
March 5th, 2025
February 13th, 2025
February 12th, 2025
February 3rd, 2025
January 23rd, 2025
May 2nd, 2025
April 22nd, 2025
March 28th, 2025
March 27th, 2025
March 15th, 2025
February 28th, 2025
You know how the richest EU countries are still poorer than the poorest US states?
Well, the richest Americans live shorter lives than poor Europeans. But hey, at least they live much longer than the poorest Americans
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/04/wealthy-americans-have-death-rates-on-par-with-poor-europeans/
Some wealthy Europeans have death rates 35 percent lower than…
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/04/wealthy-americans-have-death-rates-on-par-with-poor-europeans/And in case anyone thought there was method to the madness: Nope.
"We can confirm this fits* the numbers for the first 24 countries listed, which we checked by hand because we could hardly believe it"
Collected Essays
January 2024 (Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
Bilingual English & German edition.
188 pages, paperback
11,5 x 19 cm
ISBN 978-3-7011-0528-1
€17.50
