Website of G. Cornelis van Kooten, Professor of Economics (2002-2024) and former Canada Research Chair in Environmental Studies & Climate (2002-2023), Department of Economics, University of Victoria, Canada. Currently, Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria, Adjunct Professor of Resource Economics at both the University of Alberta and University of Saskatchewan, and Scholar in Residence, Trinity Western University, Canada. I am responsible for the Resource Economics and Policy Analysis (REPA) Research Group that applies economic analysis to issues in agriculture, forestry, energy and natural resources.
My citations (list of publications): Google Scholar Page
My rankings (all time and last 10 years): RePEc Ideas Canada (details)
ResearchGate link; web of science link
REPA working papers (listing & ranking).
Climate information: End of the Climate Cult
RESPONSE to Trump’s 25% tariff on Canada (16-min podcastU.S. Tariffs on Canada)
Valuable video well worth watching: Climate: The Movie
Jordan Peterson Background to Climate Change and Psychology
Michelle Stirling–a friend of science–and plight of Canada’s Indigenous people.
Excellent explanation of Artificial Intelligence (chatGPT)
Bridge City News: Interview about EVs and electricity requirements, March 28,2024
Manhattan Contrarian (interesting blog)
Latest articles (open access):
CO2 Emissions Reduction and California’s Renewables Portfolio (Applied Energy)
Carbon Rotation Ages and Discounting (Ecological Economics)
Afforestation in China (J of Environmental Management)
Chaps 14 & 15 in Climate and Energy Policy (Regnery, 2024) discussed in this podcast.
Carbon offsets and Agriculture (CJAE)
Accounting for post‐harvest carbon storehouses (CJAE).
Calibrating an Electricity Grid Model (Energies)
Mystery of Lumber Price Movements: Covid-19 and Atmospheric Rivers.
My Books
Economic Essentials for Business, Management and Engineering
My book on Climate Change (Springer 2013).
My book with Erwin Bulte, The Economics of Nature, is free to download (I own copyright).