The Climate Casino: Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World

摘要: The world's leading economic thinker on climate change analyzes the economics and politics of central environmental issue today points way to real solutions Climate is profoundly altering our world in ways that pose major risks human societies natural systems. We have entered Casino are rolling global-warming dice, warns economist William Nordhaus. But there still time turn around walk back out casino, this essential book author explains how. Bringing together all important issues surrounding debate, Nordhaus describes science, economics, involved-and steps necessary reduce perils global warming. Using language accessible any concerned citizen taking care present different view fairly, he discusses problem from start finish: beginning, where warming originates personal energy use, end, employ regulations or taxes subsidies slow emissions gases responsible for change. offers a new analysis why earlier policies, such as Kyoto Protocol, failed carbon dioxide emissions, how approaches can succeed, which policy tools will most effectively emissions. In short, clarifies defining times lays next critical slowing trajectory