Climate Change

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"David Victor has so artfully and persuasively laid out the arguments for three alternative policies toward climate change that I found myself tempted by the logic of each! He has produced an uncommonly effective teaching instrument. "
—^William K. Reilly, Aqua International Partners; former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
"Victor's three hypothetical presidential speeches contain a wealth of new ideas and insights that readers of all persuasions on this critical topic should find stimulating and useful. "
—M. Granger Morgan, Carnegie Mellon University
Climate change is one of the most complex issues facing policymakers today. Controlling the emissions that cause global warming will require societies to incur costs now while uncertain benefits accrue in the distant future. These conditions make it hard to create successful policy, yet the longer we wait the more greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere. Even as a consensus grows that something must be... Tovább

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"David Victor has so artfully and persuasively laid out the arguments for three alternative policies toward climate change that I found myself tempted by the logic of each! He has produced an uncommonly effective teaching instrument. "
—^William K. Reilly, Aqua International Partners; former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
"Victor's three hypothetical presidential speeches contain a wealth of new ideas and insights that readers of all persuasions on this critical topic should find stimulating and useful. "
—M. Granger Morgan, Carnegie Mellon University
Climate change is one of the most complex issues facing policymakers today. Controlling the emissions that cause global warming will require societies to incur costs now while uncertain benefits accrue in the distant future. These conditions make it hard to create successful policy, yet the longer we wait the more greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere. Even as a consensus grows that something must be done, there is no agreement on the best course of action.
This book takes a fresh look at the issue. It offers three contrasting perspectives, each cast as a presidential speech. One emphasizes the ability of modern, wealthy societies to adapt to the changing climate. A second speech urges reengagement with the Kyoto Protocol while demanding reforms that would make Kyoto more effective. A third speech urges unilateral action that would create a market for low-carbon emission technologies from the "bottom up," in contrast with top-down international treaties such as Kyoto.
A memorandum to the president explains the multidimensional nature of this critical issue and an extensive appendix includes scientific reports, government speeches, legislative proposals, and further readings. Vissza