LEADER 02576oam 2200505 450 001 9910824381203321 005 20240131143600.0 010 $a1-135-07404-6 010 $a0-203-06631-6 010 $a1-299-14103-X 010 $a1-135-07405-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203066317 035 $a(OCoLC)828617735 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8PVS 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000331368 100 $a20120906d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClimate economics $ethe state of the art /$fFrank Ackerman and Elizabeth A. Stanton 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 187 pages) 225 0 $aRoutledge studies in ecological economics ;$v27 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-90143-1 311 $a0-415-63718-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aClimate science paints a bleak picture: The continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly likely to cause irreversible and catastrophic effects. Urgent action is needed to prepare for the initial rounds of climatic change, which are already unstoppable. While the opportunity to avert all climate damage has now passed, well-designed mitigation and adaptation policies, if adopted quickly, could still greatly reduce the likelihood of the most tragic and far-reaching impacts of climate change.Climate economics is the bridge between science and policy, translating scientifi 410 0$aRoutledge studies in ecological economics ;$v27. 606 $aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects 606 $aGreenhouse gas mitigation$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aGreenhouse gas mitigation$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a363.738/74 700 $aAckerman$b Frank$0298380 702 $aStanton$b Elizabeth A. 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824381203321 996 $aClimate economics$94082446 997 $aUNINA