Screen LibraryClimate change, climate science and economics : prospects for an alternative energy future /
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Dordrecht ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4988-7 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789400749887 (electronic bk.) 9400749880 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | QC903 |
| CLC: | P467-05 |
| Contents: |
Weather and the Instrumental Record -- Climate Science and Paleoclimatology -- Emission Scenarios and Climate Modeling -- Alternative Explanations -- How Economists Measure Wellbeing: Social Cost-Benefit Analysis -- Economic Assessment of the Damages Caused by Global Warming -- Implementing Policy -- Avoiding Emissions Reduction: Terrestrial Carbon Sinks -- Economic Growth, Energy and Climate Change -- Electricity Markets and Wind Energy -- Climate Change Policy Encounters the Real World. |