A question of balance : weighing the options on global warming policies / William Nordhaus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nordhaus, William D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Global warming--Economic aspects.

Global warming.

Climatic changes--Economic aspects.

Climatic changes.

Environmental economics.

Greenhouse gas mitigation--Economic aspects.

Greenhouse gas mitigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As scientific and observational evidence on global warming piles up every day, questions of economic policy in this central environmental topic have taken center stage. But as author and prominent Yale economist William Nordhaus observes, the issues involved in understanding global warming and slowing its harmful effects are complex and cross disciplinary boundaries. For example, ecologists see global warming as a threat to ecosystems, utilities as a debit to their balance sheets, and farmers as a hazard to their livelihoods. In this important work, William Nordhaus integrates the entire spectrum of economic and scientific research to weigh the costs of reducing emissions against the benefits of reducing the long-run damages from global warming. The book offers one of the most extensive analyses of the economic and environmental dynamics of greenhouse-gas emissions and climate change and provides the tools to evaluate alternative approaches to slowing global warming. The author emphasizes the need to establish effective mechanisms, such as carbon taxes, to harness markets and harmonize the efforts of different countries. This book not only will shape discussion of one the world's most pressing problems but will provide the rationales and methods for achieving widespread agreement on our next best move in alleviating global warming.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

One: Summary For The Concerned Citizen

Two: Background And Description Of The Dice Model

Three: Derivation Of The Equations Of The Dice-2007 Model

Four: Alternative Policies For Global Warming

Five: Results Of The Dice-2007 Model Runs

Six: The Economics Of Participation

Seven: Dealing With Uncertainty In Climate-Change Policy

Eight: The Many Advantages Of Carbon Taxes

Nine: An Alternative Perspective: The Stern Review

Ten: Summary And Conclusions

Appendix: Equations Of The Dice-2007 Model

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-226) and index.

ISBN:

9786612501456

9781282501454

1282501453

9780300165982

0300165986

9781441645623

1441645624

OCLC:

1029810298