This important book examines one of the most crucial issues in the
modern world: climate change. Providing a refreshing
interdisciplinary perspective, which pulls together strands of
natural science, economics, and ethics, "Greenhouse Economics"
poses some serious questions and offers intelligent answers.
Themes covered include:
- How do we deal with uncertainty and ignorance?
- What role do science and economics play in policy
formation?
- To what extent should individuals take responsibility for the
society in which they and their descendants live?
By examining issues such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change reports, recent economic analysis, and the ethical concerns
in economics, "Greenhouse Economics" manages to provide an
up-to-date and informative analysis of this important problem
facing society.
This book will be of strong interest to students and academics in
the field of ecologicaland environmental economics, while also
being essential reading for all those for whom climate change is an
important professional or personal concern. The interdisciplinary
analysis will appeal to academics in a range of subjects such as
geography, ethics and ecological studies as well of being of great
interest to policy-makers.
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