The predicted large negative economic impacts of a ban on Russian gas did not occur. This fits in a pattern of overestimating the negative consequences of strict environmental policy measures, thus slowing down the green transition. Policy assessments need to… Read More
Is it necessary to drastically reduce the amount of greenhouse gases into the global atmosphere and is it possible to achieve this? The answer on both questions was already in 2000 a wholehearted ‘yes’ according to a Dutch think tank. Below you can find the booklet prepared by the Climate Policy Working Group, which I chaired.