Economics of climate change : a primer / Robert Shackleton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shackleton, Robert, author.

Series:

CBO study.

CBO study

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Economic aspects.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 66 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office, 2003.

Summary:

This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study--prepared at the request of the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science--presents an overview of issues related to climate change, focusing primarily on its economic aspects. The study draws from numerous published sources to summarize the current state of climate science and provide a conceptual framework for addressing climate change as an economic problem. It also examines public policy options and discusses the potential complications and benefits of international coordination. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide impartial analysis, the study makes no recommendations.

Contents:

1. Summary and introduction

2. The scientific and historical context

3. The economics of climate change

4. Trade-offs among policy options

International coordination of climate policy.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-16-051385-5