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Climate Change and Common Sense
Thomas C. Schelling
其他書名
Essays in Honour of Tom Schelling
出版OUP Oxford, 2012-01-26
主題Business & Economics / Environmental EconomicsNature / GeneralPolitical Science / GeopoliticsScience / Environmental ScienceScience / Global Warming & Climate Change
ISBN01996928749780199692873
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=X5V0VJtePW8C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋There is widespread agreement that climate change is a serious problem. If we fail to regulate greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, or use alternative strategies for addressing the problem, the damages could be significant, and perhaps catastrophic. After several international meetings in which nation-states have tried unsuccessfully to address the climate change problem, there is a sense of frustration and urgency: frustration at the slow pace at which countries are moving toward an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; urgency because of the growing evidence that climate change is a serious problem that should be addressed globally and quickly. This book takes a close look at the fundamental political and economic processes driving climate change policy. It identifies institutional arrangements and policies that are needed to design more effective climate change policy. It also examines ethical and distributional arguments that are critical in understanding and framing the climate debate. The book is built around a conference honouring Tom Schelling that took place at the Sustainable Consumption Institute at The University of Manchester. Each chapter represents a significant contribution to the literature on the political economy of climate change.