The growth story of the 21st Century : the economics and opportunity of climate action / Nicholas Stern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stern, N. H. (Nicholas Herbert), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climate change mitigation--Economic aspects.

Climate change mitigation.

Global environmental change--Economic aspects.

Global environmental change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([xxxiii, 524 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Growth story of the twenty-first century

Place of Publication:

London : LSE Press, 2025.

Summary:

The world stands at a crossroads. The next decade will determine whether we avoid climate, biodiversity, and economic catastrophe - or unlock a new era of sustainable, resilient, and inclusive growth. The Growth Story of the 21st Century challenges the outdated idea that we must choose between climate action and development. Instead, it presents a compelling case for a transformation that delivers both prosperity and a healthier planet. Drawing on economics, finance, policy, politics, and behavioural science, Nicholas Stern explores why this transformation is essential, what it entails, and how we can achieve it. He revisits the insights of the Stern Review two decades on and sets out a new research agenda for economics and the social sciences. This is a story of optimism - about how rapid technological advances, including digitisation and AI, can drive change at scale. But it does not shy away from the immense challenges ahead. With clear and practical strategies for national and international action, this book is a call to leaders, businesses, and individuals alike: the future is in our hands, and delay is the riskiest option of all.

Contents:

Introduction

PART I. FOUNDATIONS: A WORLD RE-DRAWN AND AN URGENT AGENDA FOR ACTION

1. How we got here, and where to now

2. Some fundamentals: science and nature

3. More fundamentals: politics, economics, ethics

4. A changing world: new opportunities and an agenda for action

PART II. THE NEW GROWTH STORY: INVESTMENT, INNOVATION, AND FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURAL CHANGE

5. Rising to the challenges: the key elements of a new

6. Perspectives, policies, institutions: actions for rapid structural transformation and sustainable growth

7. The role of the state in a changing world

PART III. INTERNATIONAL ACTION

8. Transformation of the international economy: interdependencies, new structures and geographies, differences across nations

9. International action for sustainable development: investment, finance, and collaboration

PART IV. GALVANISING ACTION

10. Fallacies and confusions; obstacles and the risk of failure

11. Prospects for success: opportunity, urgency, multilateralism

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: 9781911712473

ISBN:

9781911712497

9781911712503

9781911712480

1-911712-49-7

OCLC:

1545641794

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access