HKS Affiliated Authors
Teresa and John Heinz Professor of the Practice of Environmental Policy
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Trade Shifts Pollution More than Regs Shift Trade. Joseph Aldy, September/October 2018, Paper, "Burning coal to power manufacturing
contributes to premature mortality in the United States and in developing countries alike. Despite stringent environmental regulations, U.S. coal-fired power plants still cause tens of thousands of early deaths each year. Any factor that causes manufacturing activity to shift from the United States to other countries can also shift the demand for coal-fired power — and its pollution — to these other countries." Link