America's climate problem : the way forward / Robert Repetto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Repetto, Robert C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy--Environmental aspects.

Energy policy.

Renewable energy sources.

Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Climatic changes--Government policy.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What America does - or fails to do - in the next few years to solve the problem of climate change will largely determine the fate of the earth and humanity for centuries to come. Despite the efforts by some states, local governments and individual citizens to respond, controversy still embroils national efforts to come up with a solution. This book by Robert Repetto, a leading environmental economist, lets the reader cut through the confusion and political rhetoric and understand the way to resolve the climate problem. It explains in clear, accessible language how a sensible national policy to

Contents:

AMERICA'S CLIMATE PROBLEM: THE WAY FORWARD; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1What We're Up Against; Chapter 2What We Must Do: Meeting the Energy Challenge; Chapter 3Choosing the Right Policy Architecture; Chapter 4The New Economics and Climate Policy; Chapter 5Next Steps in International Cooperation; Chapter 6Winning the Political Battle over Climate Policy; Chapter 7Overcoming Obstacles to Adaptation; Chapter 8Summary and Conclusions; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-87470-8

9786613716019

1-136-54055-5

1-136-54054-7

1-84977-523-0

9781849775236

OCLC:

804665920