RESEARCH

Works in Progress 

  1. “The Role of Undercrediting in Carbon Offset Quality” (with Ben Leard from University of Tennessee and Resources for the Future).  

  2. “The Economics of Offsets Under the Cap” (with Ben Leard from University of Tennessee and Resources for the Future).  

Peer Reviewed Publications 

  1. Wang, B., Pizer, W. A., and C. Munnings. 2022. “Price Limits in a Tradable Performance Standard”. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy 116: 102742. 

  2. Carhart, M., Litterman, B., Munnings, C. and O. Vitali. 2022. “Measuring Comprehensive Carbon Prices of National Climate Policies”. Climate Policy 22(2): 198-207. 

  3. Edmonds, J. Yu, S., McJeon, H., Forrister, D., Aldy, J., Hultman, N., Cui, R., Waldhoff, S., Clarke, L., de Clara, S., and C. Munnings. 2021. “How Much Could Article 6 Enhance Nationally Determined Contribution Ambition Toward Paris Agreement Goals Through Economic Efficiency?”. Climate Change Economics 12(2): 2150007.   

  4. Cosbey, A., Droege, S., Fischer, C. and C. Munnings. 2019. “Developing Guidance for Implementing Border Carbon Adjustments: Lessons, Cautions, and Research Needs from the Literature”. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 13(1).  

  5. Munnings, C., Acworth, W., Sartor, O., Kim, YG, and K. Neuhoff. 2019. “Pricing Carbon Consumption: Synthesizing an Emerging Trend”. Climate Policy 19(1): 92-107. 

  6. Leard, B., Linn, J., and C. Munnings. 2019. “Explaining the Evolution of Passenger Vehicle Miles Traveled in the United States”. The Energy Journal 40(1): 25-54. 

  7. Ho, J. S., Shigh, J. S., Muehlenbachs, L. A., Munnings, C. and A. J. Krupnick. 2018. “Managing Environmental Liability: An Evaluation of Bonding Requirements for Oil and Gas Wells in the United States”. Environmental Science & Technology 52(7): 3908-3916. 

  8. Goulder, L. H., Morgenstern, R. D., Munnings, C., and J. Schreifels. 2017. “China’s National Carbon Dioxide Emissions Trading System: An Introduction”. Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy 6(2): 1- 18.  

  9. Munnings, C., Morgenstern, R. D., Wang, Z. and X. Liu. 2016. “Assessing the Design of Three Carbon Trading Pilot Programs in China”. Energy Policy 96: 688-699. 

  10. Linn, J. and C. Munnings. 2012. “Lessons of Wind Policies in Texas”. Texas A&M Journal of Property Law 1:425.  

  11. C. Munnings. 2012. “Greenhouse Gas Policy Under the Clean Air Act – the Authority of the EPA”. Environmental Policy and Law 42: 184.   

Selected Discussion Papers 

  1. Yu, S. Duan, M., Edmonds, J., Calvin, K., De Clara, S., Forrister, D., La Hoz, S., Lo Re, L. Lubowski, R., Michaelowa, A., Munnings, C., Holm Olsen, K., Rambharos, M. Shekhar Sina, C., and D. van Vuuren. 2021. “The Role of Market Mechanisms in Bridging the Gap – Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On – A World of Climate Promises Not Yet Delivered”. United Nations Environment Programme. 

  2. Krupnick, A. J. and C. Munnings. 2020. “Differentiation of Natural Gas Markets by Climate Performance”. Resources for the Future.  

  3. Burtraw, D., Morgenstern, R. D., Keyes, A. J. and C. Munnings. 2019. “Market Design for Carbon Pricing: A Background Memorandum for the Oregon Climate Policy Office”. Resources for the Future.  

  4. Burtraw, D., Munnings, C., Palmer, K. L. and M. Woerman. 2017. “Linking Carbon Markets with Different Initial Conditions.” Resources for the Future. 

  5. C. Munnings and A. Krupnick. 2017. “Comparing Policies to Reduce Methane Emissions in the Natural Gas Sector”. Resources for the Future.   

  6. Ho, J, Krupnick. A., McLaughlin, K., Munnings, C. and J. S. Shih. “Plugging the Gaps in Inactive Well Policy”. Resources for the Future.  

  7. Nuehoff, K., Ismer, R., Acworth, W., Ancygier, A., Fischer, C., Kangas, H., Kim, Y. G., Munnings, C., Owen, A., Pauliuk, S., Sartor, O., Sato, M., Sterner, T., Stede, J., Wood, R., Xiliang, Z., Zetterberg, L. and V. Zipperer. 2016. “Including Consumption of Bulk Materials into the EU ETS: A Way to Reestablish Incentives for Material Efficiency and to Avoid Carbon Leakage”. Climate Strategies and DIW Berlin.  

  8. Burtraw, D., Palmer, K. L., Munnings, C., Weber, P., and M. Woerman. 2013. “Linking by Degrees: Incremental Alignment of Cap-and-Trade Markets”. Resources for the Future.  

  9. Morris, D. F. and C. Munnings. 2013. “Progressing to a Fair Carbon Tax: Policy Design Options and Impacts to Households”. Resources for the Future.