In this book, Frank Ackerman offers a refreshing look at the economics of climate change, explaining how the arbitrary assumptions of conventional theories get in the way of understanding this urgent problem. The benefits of climate protection are vital but priceless, and hence often devalued in cost-benefit calculations. Preparation for the most predictable outcomes of global warming is less important than protection against the growing risk of catastrophic change; massive investment in new, low carbon technologies and industries should be thought of as life insurance for the planet. Ackerman makes an impassioned plea to construct a better economics, arguing that the solutions are affordable and the alternative is unthinkable. If we can't afford the future, what are we saving our money for? "Can we Afford the Future?" is part of "The New Economics" series, which uses the ideas behind a new, more human economics to provide a fresh way of looking at major contemporary issues.
| ISBN | 1848130384 | | Pages | 160 | | ISBN13 | 9781848130388
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Zed Books Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 181 | | Imprint | Zed Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | New Economics | | Publication date | 01 Oct 2008 | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Library of Congress | HC79 | | Width (mm) | 126 | | DEWEY | 333.7 | | Spine width (mm) | 13 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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Acknowledgments1. The Status Quo is Not an Option2. Your Grandchildren's Lives are Important3. We Need to Buy Insurance for the Planet4. Climate Damages are too Valuable to Have Prices5. Some Costs are Better than Others6. Hot, it's Not: Climate Economics According to Lomberg7. Much Less Wrong: The Stern Review vs its Critics8. Climate, Equity and Development9. What is to be Done? NotesReferencesIndex
'Frank Ackerman provides the ammunition that advocates of strong climate policy need to debunk the conclusion that stabilizing our future climate is 'too expensive'.' - Stephen H. Schneider, Stanford University 'This book is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the major economic debates around the major new long-term challenge of our times - global warming. Frank Ackerman has done us all a great service with this very accessible critical survey of the varied and complicated issues involved.' - Jomo Kwame Sundaram, UN Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development
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