Felix R. FitzRoy, Elissaios Papyrakis

An Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy, now in its second edition, reviews new developments and reflects on the alarming lack of progress in reducing emissions. This updated edition explains the key scientific, economic and policy issues related to climate change. This second edition includes new material on nuclear energy post-Fukushima, the impact of the financial crisis on climate policy and the hype over shale gas.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 156mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9781138782228
• ISBN-10: 113878222X
• Artikelnr.: 43155465

Autorenporträt

Felix R. FitzRoy is Professor Emeritus of Economics in the School of Economics and Finance at the University of St. Andrews in the UK. Elissaios Papyrakis is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the International Institute of Social Studies of the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and in the School of International Development of the University of East Anglia in the UK.

Inhaltsangabe

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 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