A question of balance : weighing the options on global warming policies /

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"As scientific and observational evidence on global warming piles up every day, questions of economic policy in this critical environmental topic have taken center stage. But as author and prominent Yale economist William Nordhaus observes, the issues involved in understanding global warming an...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nordhaus, William D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Global warming > Economic aspects.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects.
Environmental economics.
Greenhouse gas mitigation > Economic aspects.
Réchauffement de la Terre > Aspect économique.
Climat > Changements > Aspect économique.
Économie de l'environnement.
Gaz à effet de serre > Réduction > Aspect économique.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Summary for the concerned citizen
  • Background and description of the DICE model
  • Derivation of the equations of the DICE-2007 model
  • Alternative policies for global warming
  • Results of the DICE-2007 model runs
  • The economics of participation
  • Dealing with uncertainty in climate-change policy
  • The many advantage of carbon taxes
  • An alternative perspective: the Stern review
  • Summary and conclusions.

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