The climate casino

The climate casino

by Nordhaus, William D.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The climate casino / William Nordhaus.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013

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Notes

Index: pages 365-378.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xiii, 378 pages : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780300189773, 030018977X
  • oclc:ocn881205961
  • LC Classification:QC903
  • Dewey Decimal:363.738/74

Table of Contents

First encounters in the climate casino -- A tale of two lakes -- The economic origins of climate change -- Future climate change -- Tipping points in the climate casino -- From climate change to impacts -- The fate of farming -- The impact on human health -- Perils for the oceans -- Intensification of hurricanes -- Wildlife and species loss -- Adding up the damages from climate change -- Dealing with climate change: adaptation and geoengineering -- Slowing climate change by reducing emissions: mitigation -- The costs of slowing climate change -- Discounting and the value of time -- Historical perspectives on climate policy -- Climate policy by balancing costs and benefits -- The central role of carbon prices -- Climate-change policies at the national level -- From national to harmonized international policies -- Second best and beyond -- New technologies for a low-carbon economy -- Climate science and its critics -- Public opinion on climate change -- Obstacles to climate-change policies.

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Subjects

Climat -- Changements climate change Climatic changes Climatic changes -- Effect of human bei… Climatic changes -- Social aspects environmental policy Environnement -- Politique gouvernement…

Writers

Nordhaus, William D.

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