Global Crises, Global Solutions: Costs and Benefits 2nd (second) Edition [2009]

by Unknown

Global Crises, Global Costs and Benefits by Unknown [Cambridge Uni...

Genres: Nonfiction, Economics, Science, Politics, Political Science, Business

Paperback

First published October 25, 2004

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Reviews

[Harry Harman]

treating all lives as equally worthy, would simply show that we should be investing much more in the developing world– on the order of 50–80 per cent of our GDP

The scenarios with a sharp drop in carbon intensity (A1T and B1) are inconsistent with a business as usual baseline in which there is no carbon tax (or emissions ceiling)

utility-based discounting

Thereisa‘conveyorbelt’thatinvolves the sinking of cold water near the Arctic and upwelling of warm water in the Southern Atlantic, giving rise to the Gulf Stream which keeps northern Europe warm. Increased melting of polar ice could reduce the salinity and specific gravity of the cold water entering the ocean there, possibly shutting down the ocean conveyor belt.

[Andreas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great interdependent thinking

[Katy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Almost impossibly dense; however, the knowledge payoff from reading it is great.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

much better, offers some interesting thoughts on prioritizing solutions...