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The climate casino : risk, uncertainty, and economics for a warming world / William Nordhaus.

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Main Author:	Nordhaus, William D. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [2013]
Subjects:	Climatic changes > Effect of human beings on. Climatic changes. Climatic changes > Social aspects. Environmental policy.

Table of Contents:

First encounters in the Climate Casino
A tale of two lakes
The economic origins of climate change
Future climate change
Tipping points in the Climate Casino
From climate change to impacts
The fate of farming
The impact on human health
Perils for the oceans
Intensification of hurricanes
Wildlife and species loss
Adding up the damages from climate change
Dealing with climate change : adaptation and geoengineering
Slowing climate change by reducing emissions : mitigation
The costs of slowing climate change
Discounting and the value of time
Historical perspectives on climate policy
Climate policy by balancing costs and benefits
The central role of carbon prices
Climate-change policies at the national level
From national to harmonized international policies
Second best and beyond
New technologies for a low-carbon economy
Climate science and its critics
Public opinion on climate change
Obstacles to climate-change policies.