Climate Policy Foundations - Science and Economics With Lessons From Monetary Regulation

Klappentext Whitesell discusses the efforts of scientists to understand earth's climate history and possible risk management policies. Zusammenfassung This book discusses the efforts of scientists to understand earth's climate history and the effects that rising levels of greenhouse gases could have on the future of the planet's climate. It explains the economic consequences of various climate policy options and draws important lessons from the experiences of central banks. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Earth's Climate History and Outlook: 1. Salient events of climate history; 2. Human and climate interactions; 3. Greenhouse gases; 4. Emitting economic sectors; 5. Forecasts of GHG emissions and global temperatures; 6. Potential impacts of climate change; Part II. Climate Policy Choices: 7. Climate policy goals; 8. Policy mandates and market-based approaches; 9. The design of cap-and-trade programs; 10. Prices, quantities and lessons from monetary policy; 11. The outlook for climate policies; Appendix: discount rates in climate analysis.

Product details

• Authors: William C Whitesell, William C. Whitesell, Whitesell William C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.08.2012
• EAN: 9781107614727
• ISBN: 978-1-107-61472-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Climate Change, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, Environmental Economics, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Pollution & threats to the environment, Political Economy