Maximilian Auffhammer (born 1973) is a
UC-Berkeley
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based
environmental economist who has produced some important forecasts of
Chinese
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carbon dioxide
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releases. Auffhammer is an associate professor with a joint appointment in International Area Studies and Agricultural and Resource Economics. He received his
Ph.D.
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in
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from the
University of California at San Diego
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. His research agenda focuses on forecasting Greenhouse Gas Emissions as well as studying the impacts of air pollution on agriculture. Geographically he is mainly interested in China and India as well as his chosen home—California.
Said Auffhammer regarding China's carbon pollution output, "The only solution is for a massive transfer of technology and wealth from the West."
His most recognized collaborated papers are: ''Forecasting the path of China's emissions using province-level information, Using Weather Data and Climate Model Output in Economic Analyses of Climate Change,'' and ''Clearing the air? The effects of gasoline content regulation on air quality''.
References
China's chance to lead, The Washington Post, August 2, 2007The Future Trajectory of U.S. CO2 Emissions: The Role of State vs. Aggregate InformationProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 26, 2006, vol. 103, no. 52, pgs 19607-19608Pollution 'reducing rice harvest', BBC News, 5 December 2006Production of Chlorofluorocarbons in Anticipation of the Montreal Protocol
1973 births
Living people
University of California, Berkeley College of Natural Resources faculty
Environmental economists
21st-century American economists
Haas School of Business faculty
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