Valuing Climate Change

The Economics of the Greenhouse

Business & Finance, Economics
Cover of the book Valuing Climate Change by Samuel Fankhauser, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Samuel Fankhauser ISBN: 9781134168378
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 11, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Samuel Fankhauser
ISBN: 9781134168378
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 11, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Within only a few years, global warming has emerged from scientific speculation into an environmental threat of worldwide concern. Yet the scientific community remains uncertain as to the long-term trends and effects of climate change, and this uncertainty has been seized on as justification for inaction by an international community reluctant to bear the costs of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Valuing Climate Change presents concrete, economic evidence of the need for action. Fankhauser assesses the costs of a doubling of GHG emissions to be a significant percentage of gross world product; a figure which he then compares to the costs of reducing emissions. In his comparison, he looks at regional as well as global estimates of damage, and takes account of the non-climate change benefits of GHG reductions, such as a switch in the energy sector to cleaner technologies or renewable fuels, and the impacts on transport, with reduced congestion and improved air quality. It is clear that the stakes are high, and Fankhauser believes that tougher targets may be needed than those set out in the Framework Convention on Climate Change. He assesses the optimum policy responses to GHG reduction, the likely instruments for achieving it and the potential for international cooperation in dealing with the problems. This is a major contribution to the rapidly changing debate on global warming.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Within only a few years, global warming has emerged from scientific speculation into an environmental threat of worldwide concern. Yet the scientific community remains uncertain as to the long-term trends and effects of climate change, and this uncertainty has been seized on as justification for inaction by an international community reluctant to bear the costs of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Valuing Climate Change presents concrete, economic evidence of the need for action. Fankhauser assesses the costs of a doubling of GHG emissions to be a significant percentage of gross world product; a figure which he then compares to the costs of reducing emissions. In his comparison, he looks at regional as well as global estimates of damage, and takes account of the non-climate change benefits of GHG reductions, such as a switch in the energy sector to cleaner technologies or renewable fuels, and the impacts on transport, with reduced congestion and improved air quality. It is clear that the stakes are high, and Fankhauser believes that tougher targets may be needed than those set out in the Framework Convention on Climate Change. He assesses the optimum policy responses to GHG reduction, the likely instruments for achieving it and the potential for international cooperation in dealing with the problems. This is a major contribution to the rapidly changing debate on global warming.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Evolution of Corporate Financial Reporting (RLE Accounting) by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Jutland by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book Hiv by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book Reading Chuck Palahniuk by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book The Cultural Study of Music by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book Psychology and 'Human Nature' by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book The Acconia Survey by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book The Struggle of Latino/Latina University Students by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book Treating PTSD by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book Risks and Problem Behaviors in Adolescence by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book Democratic Dilemmas by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book Music as Propaganda in the German Reformation by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book Paul Hindemith by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book The Tourist-Historic City by Samuel Fankhauser
Cover of the book In the Traces of our Name by Samuel Fankhauser
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy