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

• Autore: Ackerman Frank
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 187 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.738/74
• Soggetto topico: Climatic changes - Economic aspects; Greenhouse gas mitigation - Economic aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): StantonElizabeth A.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Climate economics
• ISBN: 1-135-07404-6; 0-203-06631-6; 1-299-14103-X; 1-135-07405-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824381203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in ecological economics ; ; 27.