The economics of climate change and the change of climate in economics / Kevin Marechal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maréchal, Kevin, 1977- author.

Series:

Routledge studies in ecological economics ; 22.

Routledge studies in ecological economics ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental economics.

Climatic changes--Economic aspects.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Climate change is without question the single most important issue the world faces over the next hundred years. The most recent scientific data have led to the conclusion that the globally averaged net effect of human activities since 1750 has been one of warming and that continued greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would cause this process to continue to the severe detriment of our environment. This unequivocal link between climate change and human activity requires an urgent, world-wide shift towards a low carbon economy and coordinated policies and measures to manage this

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Foreword; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Aims and scope; 1.2 Criticisms regarding the use of mainstream economics to analyse environmental and climate policy; 1.3 Building the framework; 1.4 Technological change, path dependence and Veblen's legacy; 1.5 Structure; 2 The economics of climate change and the change of climate in economics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Impact of analysing climate policy using traditional economics; 2.3 Impact of adopting an alternative framework; 2.4 Policy recommendations; 2.5 Conclusions

3 An evolutionary perspective on the economics of energy consumption: the crucial role of habits3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Mainstream economic analyses of energy consumption and the energy "paradox"; 3.3 The evolutionary framework of analysis; 3.4 An evolutionary view of energy consumption: the importance of "habits"; 3.5 Defining "habits" and assessing the strength of their influence on behaviour; 3.6 Conclusion: the need to break unsustainable energy "habits"

4 Changing habits and routines in energy consumption: how to account for both individual and structural influences while integrating the motivational dimension4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Habits and routines in the evolutionary framework; 4.3 The distinctive features of habits and routines; 4.4 The formation and persistence of habits and routines; 4.5 Habits, routines and energy consumption; 4.6 Changing habits and routines: implications for policy-making; 5 Not irrational but habitual: the importance of behavioural lock-in in energy consumption; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The theoretical framework

5.3 The role played by the characteristics of habits5.4 The importance of habits in domestic energy consumption; 5.5 Disturbing the context: a first step in changing energy consumption habits?; 5.6 General discussion and policy recommendations; 6 Overcoming inertia: insights from evolutionary economics into improved energy and climate policies; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Climate policy analyses and their limits; 6.3 An evolutionary approach to climate policy: the importance of path dependence; 6.4 Implications for policy-making in the field of climate change; 6.5 Conclusions

7 The sustainability of EU agricultural systems: insights from evolutionary economics7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The prevailing economic rationale and its implications; 7.3 Post-war agriculture in France: a revolution under influence; 7.4 The Cartesian-Newtonian legacy and the rise of productivism in EU agriculture; 7.5 Towards a paradigm shift: an evolutionary and ecological perspective; 7.6 Implications of the evolutionary perspective for policy-making in agriculture; 7.7 Conclusions; 8 Conclusions; 8.1 Downward implications: managing the transition towards a low-carbon STS

8.2 Upward implications: insights for theoretical debates in evolutionary economics

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 25, 2013).

ISBN:

1-136-30507-6

1-136-30508-4

0-203-11766-2

9780203117668

OCLC:

843642602