An introduction to climate change economics and policy / Felix R. FitzRoy and Elissaios Papyrakis.

By:

FitzRoy, Felix [author]

Contributor(s):

Papyrakis, Elissaios [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge/ Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.Edition: Second edition.Description: xii, 242 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN:

9781138782228

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

QC903 .F58 2016

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2 Basic science : and some politics : of climate change -- 3. Sustainable agriculture : sequestering carbon for food security -- 4. Economic growth, well-being and sustainability -- 5. Development in a changing climate -- 6. Ethics and climate change -- 7. Kyoto, Paris and other international environmental agreements -- 8. Incentives for mitigation : carbon taxes and emissions trading -- 9. The costs of climate change and the benefits of mitigation -- 10. Green fiscal policy : from austerity to full employment in a low-carbon economy.

Summary: The 2nd edition of An Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy explains the key scientific, economic and policy issues related to climate change in a completely up-to-date introduction for anyone interested, and students at all levels in various related courses, including environmental economics, international development, geography, politics and international relations. FitzRoy and Papyrakis highlight how economists and policymakers often misunderstand the science of climate change, underestimate the growing threat to future civilization and survival and exaggerate the costs of radical measures needed to stabilize the climate. In contrast, they show how direct and indirect costs of fossil fuels – particularly the huge health costs of local pollution – actually exceed the investment needed for transition to an almost zero carbon economy in two or three decades using available technology.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Recommended bibliography book	TBS Barcelona	QC903 FIT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B02361

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-234) and index.

The 2nd edition of An Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy explains the key scientific, economic and policy issues related to climate change in a completely up-to-date introduction for anyone interested, and students at all levels in various related courses, including environmental economics, international development, geography, politics and international relations.

FitzRoy and Papyrakis highlight how economists and policymakers often misunderstand the science of climate change, underestimate the growing threat to future civilization and survival and exaggerate the costs of radical measures needed to stabilize the climate. In contrast, they show how direct and indirect costs of fossil fuels – particularly the huge health costs of local pollution – actually exceed the investment needed for transition to an almost zero carbon economy in two or three decades using available technology.