{"product_id":"climate-economics-frank-ackerman-9780415637183","title":"Climate Economics: The State of the Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eClimate science paints a bleak picture: The continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly likely to cause irreversible and catastrophic effects. Urgent action is needed to prepare for the initial rounds of climatic change, which are already unstoppable. While the opportunity to avert all climate damage has now passed, well-designed mitigation and adaptation policies, if adopted quickly, could still greatly reduce the likelihood of the most tragic and far-reaching impacts of climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClimate economics is the bridge between science and policy, translating scientific predictions about physical systems into projections about economic growth and human welfare that decision makers can most readily use but it has too often consisted of an overly technical, academic approach to the problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGetting climate economics right is not about publishing the cleverest article of the year but rather about helping solve the dilemma of the century. The tasks ahead are daunting, and failure, unfortunately, is quite possible. Better approaches to climate economics will allow economists to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem. This book analyzes potential paths for improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Ackerman,Elizabeth Stanton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041563718X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415637183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Frank Ackerman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064940703999,"sku":"9780415637183","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_614ee5db-db65-4de4-a0d5-56484615f9e3.jpg?v=1768672065","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/climate-economics-frank-ackerman-9780415637183","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}