Economics of policy options to address climate change / Gregory N. Bartos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartos, Gregory N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greenhouse gas mitigation--Economic aspects--United States.

Greenhouse gas mitigation.

Greenhouse gas mitigation--Law and legislation--Economic aspects--United States.

Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--United States.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Economic aspects--United States.

Greenhouse gas mitigation--Economic aspects.

Greenhouse gas mitigation--Law and legislation--Economic aspects.

Climatic changes--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Elevated levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the resulting effects on the earth's climate could have significant environmental and economic impacts in the United States and internationally. Potential impacts include rising sea levels and a shift in the intensity and frequency of floods and storms. Proposed responses to climate change include adapting to the possible impacts by planning and improving protective infrastructure, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions directly through regulation or the promotion of low-emissions technologies. Because most U.S. emissions stem from the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas, much of this book centers on the effect emissions regulation could have on the economy.This is an excerpted and edited version.

Contents:

Intro

ECONOMICS OF POLICY OPTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

CORRESPONDENCE

Chapter 1 RESULTS IN BRIEF*

Chapter 2 BACKGROUND

MITIGATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

ADAPTATION POLICIES TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE

ESTIMATING THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND COSTS OF ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE

CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE CONGRESS

Chapter 3 DESPITE SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, ALL OF THE PANELISTS SUPPORTED ESTABLISHING A PRICE ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

ALL OF THE PANELISTS AGREED THAT THE CONGRESS SHOULD CONSIDER ESTABLISHING A PRICE ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND THE MAJORITY RECOMMENDED COMPLEMENTARY POLICIES

PANELISTS DESCRIBED THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND COSTS OF ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE

PANELISTS RATED ESTIMATES OF COSTS OF ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AS MORE USEFUL THAN ESTIMATES OF BENEFITS, CITING UNCERTAINTIES ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURE IMPACTS

THE MAJORITY OF PANELISTS SAID THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD BEGIN TO CONTROL EMISSIONS SOON, REGARDLESS OF INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION

Chapter 4 THE PANELISTS' VIEWS ON THE STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF POLICY OPTIONS FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL CERTAINTY OF A CAP-AND-TRADE SYSTEM VERSUS THE EFFICIENCY OF A TAX ON EMISSIONS

PANELISTS RATED THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING POLICY OPTIONS

THE MOST IMPORTANT TRADE-OFFS ARE BETWEEN THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF CAP-AND-TRADE SYSTEMS AND THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF TAXES

THE PANELISTS VIEWED OTHER POLICY OPTIONS LESS FAVORABLY BUT CITED THEIR POTENTIAL AS A COMPLEMENT TO A MARKET-BASED MECHANISM

APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY.

APPENDIX II: SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF PANELISTS' PREFERRED POLICY OPTIONS FOR ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE

APPENDIX III: SELECTED QUESTIONS AND EXPERT RESPONSES

APPENDIX IV: PANEL OF EXPERTS

APPENDIX V: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED LITERATURE REVIEWED BY GAO

ENDNOTES

INDEX

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [59]-69) and index.

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ISBN:

1-61728-382-7

OCLC:

662458638