Economic and policy issues in climate change
Global climate change has emerged as one of today`s most challenging and controversial policy issues. In this significant new contribution, a roster of premier scholars examines economic and social aspects of that far-reaching phenomenon. Although the 1997 summit in Kyoto focused world attention on climate, it was just one step in an ongoing process. Research by the U.N.`s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been ongoing since 1988. An extensive IPCC Working Group report published in 1995 examined the economic and social aspects of climate change. In this new volume, eminent economists assess that IPCC report and address the questions that emerge. William Nordhaus`s introduction establishes the context for this book. It provides basic scientific background, reviews the IPCC`s activities, and explains the genesis of the project.
- Research Organization:
- Resources for the Future, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 350590
- Report Number(s):
- JHUP--0039/XAB; ISBN 0-915707-95-0
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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