Getting to a Net-Zero Resilient Economy, with Billy Pizer

Published: Oct. 10, 2022, midnight

b'This week, host Daniel Raimi talks with Billy Pizer, the vice president for research and policy engagement at Resources for the Future, about getting to a net-zero resilient economy. Pizer discusses the meaning of \\u201cnet-zero resilient economy,\\u201d the existing suite of global net-zero goals and pledges, and how recent federal policy has moved the United States closer to its net-zero goals. Pizer and Raimi also talk about barriers to achieving a net-zero future, including the potential tension between reducing emissions deeply and reducing emissions quickly.\\n\\nReferences and recommendations:\\n\\nNet-Zero Economy Summit from Resources for the Future; https://www.rff.org/events/conferences/net-zero-economy-summit/\\n\\n\\u201cUS Federal Government Subsidies for Clean Energy: Design Choices and Implications\\u201d by Richard G. Newell, Billy Pizer, and Daniel Raimi; https://www.rff.org/publications/journal-articles/us-federal-government-subsidies-clean-energy-design-choices-and-implications/\\n\\n\\u201cInflation Reduction Act: Electric Vehicle Subsidies for Passenger Vehicles\\u201d by Beia Spiller; https://www.resources.org/common-resources/inflation-reduction-act-electric-vehicle-subsidies-for-passenger-vehicles/\\n\\nClimate Action Tracker; https://climateactiontracker.org/\\n\\n\\u201cThe Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal\\u201d by George Packer; https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374603663/lastbesthope'