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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462991203321

Autore

Ackerman Frank

Titolo

Climate economics : the state of the art / / Frank Ackerman and Elizabeth A. Stanton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-06631-6

1-299-14103-X

1-135-07405-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in ecological economics ; ; 27

Disciplina

363.738/74

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Economic aspects

Greenhouse gas mitigation - Economic aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Climate science for economists -- Damage functions and climate impacts -- Climate change impacts on natural systems -- Climate change impacts on human systems -- Climate economics before and after the stern review -- Uncertainty -- Public goods and public policy -- Economics and the climate policy debate -- Technologies for mitigation -- Economics of mitigation -- Adaptation -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Climate science paints a bleak picture: The continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly likely to cause irreversible and catastrophic effects. Urgent action is needed to prepare for the initial rounds of climatic change, which are already unstoppable. While the opportunity to avert all climate damage has now passed, well-designed mitigation and adaptation policies, if adopted quickly, could still greatly reduce the likelihood of the most tragic and far-reaching impacts of climate change.Climate economics is the bridge between science and policy, translating scientifi