New York Faces Fresh Commuter Woes as Record Heat Cancels Trains Across Northeast An intensifying heat wave has led to train cancellations and delays on public transit systems up and down the Northeast Corridor.

Extreme weather events and climate change have a wide range of impact, including on public transit.

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Increasing the Price Sensitivity of the Demand for Hourly Electricity This Won't be Boring!

How can we make the power grid more resilient to climate change?

One option could be to use dynamic pricing to decrease demand during peaks and to increase it when there is extra supply available.

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How economists model the future, Season 1, Episode 1 The uncertain origins of the Ramsey Formula for discounting

Fascinating newsletter article by @undercoverhist.bsky.social on the history of time discounting in economics, a very important tool in how economists model the future – including the impacts of climate change.

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Podcast #1 Based on My @mattkahn1966 Twitter Feed The Microeconomics of Climate Change Adaptation

In this (short) introductory podcast episode, Matthew Kahn (who isn’t on Bluesky) explains that, despite its potential, the supply side dimension of climate change adaptation isn’t discussed enough in the media.

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