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An Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy (Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics)

An Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy (Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics)

by Felix R . Fitz Roy (Author), ElissaiosPapyrakis (Author)

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Synopsis

The 2nd edition of An Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy explains the key scientific, economic and policy issues related to climate change in a completely up-to-date introduction for anyone interested, and students at all levels in various related courses, including environmental economics, international development, geography, politics and international relations. FitzRoy and Papyrakis highlight how economists and policymakers often misunderstand the science of climate change, underestimate the growing threat to future civilization and survival and exaggerate the costs of radical measures needed to stabilize the climate. In contrast, they show how direct and indirect costs of fossil fuels - particularly the huge health costs of local pollution - actually exceed the investment needed for transition to an almost zero carbon economy in two or three decades using available technology.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Routledge
Published: 23 Oct 2009
ISBN 10: 1844078108
ISBN 13: 9781844078103

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'A tour de force. Brings together the current state of knowledge about global climate change in an accessible, insightful and penetrating way, convincingly demonstrates the need to act quickly and decisively, and shows the reader how that can best be done.' Roger Perman, Strathclyde University, author of Natural Resource and Environmental Economics 'This book provides a unique introduction to the economics and policy (as well as a bit on the science) of climate change, written in a very attractive style. It addresses some surprising but relevant topics, and offers very clear statements and insights. There is no text that comes even close in contents and style, and I warmly recommend this book to everyone interested in, or worried about, climate change. Or perhaps better, it should be obligatory reading for those ignorant or not concerned about it.' Jeroen van den Bergh, Autonomous University of Barcelona and Free University, Amsterdam, author of 'Spatial Ecological-Economic Analysis for Wetland Management: Modelling and Scenario Evaluation of Land Use' and 'Evolutionary Economics and Environmental Policy: Survival of the Greenest' 'A welcome, clear and accessible introduction that challenges current approaches to climate change, throws the spotlight on food and farming and the urgent need to change policies to prevent catastrophic climate change, agricultural collapse, mass deaths and major conflicts.' Geoff Tansey, Joseph Rowntree Visionary for a Just and Peaceful World, his books include The Food System and The Future Control of Food 'This book provides a very accessible and understandable introduction to the economics and policy of climate change. As a partisan in some of the debates, I cannot be expected to agree with all of the authors' argument. But I highly recommend this book to those seeking a better understanding of what is at stake.' Eric Neumayer (London School of Economics and Political Science, author of 'Weak versus Strong Sustainability: Exploring the Limits of Two Opposing Paradigms' and 'Greening Trade and Investment: Environmental Protection Without Protectionism' '...this concise volume provides an excellent introduction to the economic and policy dimensions of climate change.' Choice, June 2010.
Author Bio
Felix FitzRoy is Professor of Economics at St. Andrews University, Scotland and Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA,) Bonn, Germany. Elissaios Papyrakis is Lecturer in Economics in the School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, UK