Brian Thomas

Brian Thomas is a writer who specializes in climate change and the capital markets. While at Swiss Re, he managed the firm's participation in the Harvard Medical School's "Climate Change Futures" project.

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Cutting Emissions While Boosting Profits
By Brian Thomas, November 19, 2008
From a business perspective, not all carbon cuts are created equal. Business leaders may care about climate issues in a general way, but they want the emissions cuts to boost profits. ...
Tax vs. Trade, or Attitudes in the Carbon Economy
By Brian Thomas, July 09, 2008
In the looming debate over regulation of carbon emissions in the United States there is much confusion and controversy over a cap-and-trade program or a flat carbon tax, as each would affect...

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