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The Economics and Politics of Climate Change (Hardcover)
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The Economics and Politics of Climate Change (Hardcover)
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The international framework for a climate change agreement is up
for review as the initial Kyoto period to 2012 comes to an end.
Though there has been much enthusiasm from political and
environmental groups, the underlying economics and politics remain
highly controversial. This book takes a cool headed look at the
critical roadblocks to agreement, examining the economics of
climate change, the incentives of the main players (the US, EU,
China) and examines the policies governments can put in place to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ultimately shift our economies
onto a low-carbon path.
The volume brings together leading climate change policy experts to
set out the economic analysis and the nature of the negotiations at
Copenhagen and beyond. In addition to reviewing the main issues
discussed above, a number of the articles question the basis of
much of the climate change consensus, and debate the Stern Report's
main findings.
The book is in four parts. Following an overview of the main
issues, the first part is a reassessment of the economics of
climate change. This is fundamental to the rest of the volume, and
it contains new material which goes well beyond what might be
called the new conventional wisdom. The second part looks at the
geography of the costs and benefits of climate change - the very
different perspectives of Africa, China, the US and Europe. These
chapters provide a building block to considering the prospects for
a new global agreement - the very different interests that will
have to be reconciled at Copenhagen and beyond. The third part
looks at policy instruments at the global level (whereas much of
the literature to date is nationally and regionally based). Trading
and R&D feature in the chapters, but so too do more radical
unilateral options, including geo-engineering. Part four turns to
the institutional architecture - drawing on evidence from previous
attempts in other areas, as well as proposals for new bodies.
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