{"product_id":"how-to-think-about-climate-change-insights-from-economics-for-the-perplexed-but-open-minded-citizen-hardback-9781009405003","title":"How To Think About Climate Change; Insights from Economics for the Perplexed but Open-minded Citizen (Hardback) 9781009405003","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHow To Think About Climate Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInsights from Economics for the Perplexed but Open-minded Citizen\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLooking at climate change through the lens of economics is interesting, useful and rewarding for the perplexed but interested citizen.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRiccardo Rebonato (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009405003, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 January 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.4 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'As a long-time environmental reviewer, I found this volume on climate change one of the most extraordinary books to come to my attention. It is directed to the 'perplexed but open-minded citizen' and does so in an engaging style and with wide-spaced print for easy reading. It deals with complex issues involved with climate change with a clarity and depth that can benefit the most advanced scientist or policy expert. … Essential.' F. T. Manheim, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCaught in the crossfire between climate deniers and catastrophists, the intelligent layperson is understandably bewildered when faced with the complexity of climate change. How To Think About Climate Change shows that economics provides not just a suitable, but an indispensable perspective to understand the root causes of the climate-change problem: scarcity of resources, externalities and free riding. Riccardo Rebonato argues that there are no silver bullets or easy solutions. However, he shows that the new-generation economics models offer a radically different insight about our best course of action from what most early models recommended – in particular, they suggest that fast and large-scale climate action can now be justified as the most cost-effective strategy without requiring the 'infinite altruism' of earlier models. Given the conceptual tools provided in this book, readers can decide whether they agree with these conclusions – and, if they do, what the most effective courses of action are.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The facts on the ground\u003cbr\u003e 3. Deep changes\u003cbr\u003e 4. How economists think about climate change\u003cbr\u003e 5. How economists look at choice\u003cbr\u003e 6. How utility theory works\u003cbr\u003e 7. From choice to utility\u003cbr\u003e 8. What are integrated assessment models?\u003cbr\u003e 9. How much should we care about future generations? 10. Growth\u003cbr\u003e 11. Population\u003cbr\u003e 12. So, what should we do? 13. Taking the dirty stuff out\u003cbr\u003e 14 The role of nuclear energy\u003cbr\u003e 15. Constraints\u003cbr\u003e 16. The plumbing\u003cbr\u003e 17. Unfinished business.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Macroeconomics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Macroeconomics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Macroeconomics%20%5BKCB%5D%22\"\u003eKCB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173726089496,"sku":"9781009405003","price":40.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009405003i.jpg?v=1781168476","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/how-to-think-about-climate-change-insights-from-economics-for-the-perplexed-but-open-minded-citizen-hardback-9781009405003","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}