Climate Change Economics and Policy: An Rff Anthology

ISBN-13: 9781891853043 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 292 str.

Michael A. Toman

Opis

What are the potential adverse impacts of climate change? How can society determine the amount of protection against climate change that is warranted, given the benefits and costs of various policies? In concise chapters, this text considers the key issues involved in this policy debate. Beginning with an overview and policy history, it explores the potential impact of climate change on a variety of domains, including water resources, agriculture and forests. The contributors then provide assessments of policies that will affect greenhouse gas emissions, including electricity restrucutring, carbon sequestration in forests and early reduction programmes. A concluding section discusses possibilities for international co-operation.

O autorze

Michael A. Toman is a senior fellow and the director of the Energy and Natural Resources division at Resources for the Future. He is the coauthor, coeditor, and editor of several books, including Pollution Abatement Strategies in Central and Eastern Europe, Assessing Surprises and Nonlinearities in Greenhouse Warming, and Technology Options for Electricity Generation.