Climate Change, Climate Science and Economics Prospects for an Alternative Energy Future /

Is anthropogenic global warming occurring? Perhaps, says the author, although an examination of the evidence suggests that it will not be catastrophic and reality tells us that, despite significant expenditure on mitigating climate change, we had better learn to adapt to it. This volume is a compreh...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: van Kooten, G. Cornelis (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Temas:
Environment.
Climatology.
Environmental economics.
Social policy.
Economic geography.
Atmospheric science.
Environmental Sciences.
Climate Sciences.
Environmental Economics.
Social Policy.
Economic Geography.
Atmospheric Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Weather and the Instrumental Record
  • 3. Climate Science and Paleoclimatology
  • 4. Emission Scenarios and Climate Modeling
  • 5. Alternative Explanations
  • 6. How Economists Measure Wellbeing: Social Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • 7. Economic Assessment of the Damages Caused by Global Warming
  • 8. Implementing Policy
  • 9. Avoiding Emissions Reduction: Terrestrial Carbon Sinks
  • 10. Economic Growth, Energy and Climate Change
  • 11. Electricity Markets and Wind Energy
  • 12. Climate Change Policy Encounters the Real World
  • Index.

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