02576oam 2200505 450 991082438120332120240131143600.01-135-07404-60-203-06631-61-299-14103-X1-135-07405-410.4324/9780203066317 (OCoLC)828617735(MiFhGG)GVRL8PVS(EXLCZ)99267000000033136820120906d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrClimate economics the state of the art /Frank Ackerman and Elizabeth A. StantonLondon :Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,2013.1 online resource (viii, 187 pages)Routledge studies in ecological economics ;27Description based upon print version of record.1-138-90143-1 0-415-63718-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 scientifiRoutledge studies in ecological economics ;27.Climatic changesEconomic aspectsGreenhouse gas mitigationEconomic aspectsClimatic changesEconomic aspects.Greenhouse gas mitigationEconomic aspects.363.738/74Ackerman Frank298380Stanton Elizabeth A.MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910824381203321Climate economics4082446UNINA