Can We Afford the Future?: The Economics of a Warming World

by Frank Ackerman

Book Overview

According to many scientists, climate change is a growing threat to life as we know it, requiring a large-scale, immediate response. According to many economists, climate change is a moderately important problem; the best policy is a slow, gradual start, to avoid spending too much. They can't both be right.

In this book, Frank Ackerman offers a refreshing look at the economics of climate change, explaining how the arbitrary assumptions of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848130384
• ISBN13: 9781848130388
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.6"