Title Economics of policy options to address climate change / Gregory N. Bartos

Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2009]

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Description 1 online resource Contents ECONOMICS OF POLICY OPTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; CORRESPONDENCE; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; MITIGATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; ADAPTATION POLICIES TO REDUCEVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE; ESTIMATING THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS ANDCOSTS OF ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES CURRENTLY UNDERCONSIDERATION BY THE CONGRESS; DESPITE SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDINGTHE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, ALL OF THE PANELISTS SUPPORTEDESTABLISHING A PRICE ON GREENHOUSEGAS EMISSIONS ALL OF THE PANELISTS AGREED THAT THE CONGRESSSHOULD CONSIDER ESTABLISHING A PRICE ONGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND THE MAJORITYRECOMMENDED COMPLEMENTARY POLICIESPANELISTS DESCRIBED THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS ANDCOSTS OF ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE; PANELISTS RATED ESTIMATES OF COSTS OF ACTIONS TOADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AS MORE USEFUL THANESTIMATES OF BENEFITS, CITING UNCERTAINTIESASSOCIATED WITH FUTURE IMPACTS; THE MAJORITY OF PANELISTS SAID THAT THE UNITEDSTATES SHOULD BEGIN TO CONTROL EMISSIONS SOON, REGARDLESS OF INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION THE PANELISTS' VIEWS ON THE STRENGTHSAND LIMITATIONS OF POLICY OPTIONSFOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THEENVIRONMENTAL CERTAINTY OFA CAP-AND-TRADE SYSTEM VERSUSTHE EFFICIENCY OF A TAX ON EMISSIONSPANELISTS RATED THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITERIA FOREVALUATING POLICY OPTIONS; THE MOST IMPORTANT TRADE-OFFS ARE BETWEENTHE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF CAP-AND-TRADESYSTEMS AND THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF TAXES; THE PANELISTS VIEWED OTHER POLICY OPTIONS LESSFAVORABLY BUT CITED THEIR POTENTIALAS A COMPLEMENT TO A MARKET-BASED MECHANISM; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY APPENDIX II: SELECTED CHARACTERISTICSOF PANELISTS' PREFERRED POLICY OPTIONSFOR ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGEAPPENDIX III: SELECTED QUESTIONS ANDEXPERT RESPONSES; APPENDIX IV: PANEL OF EXPERTS; APPENDIX V: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTEDLITERATURE REVIEWED BY GAO; ENDNOTES; INDEX Summary All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, electrostatic, magnetic, tape, mechanical photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written permission of the Publisher The Publisher has taken reasonable care in the preparation of this book, but makes no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of information contained in this book. The Publisher shall not be liable for any special, consequential, or exemplary damages resulting, in whole or in part, from the readers' use of, or reliance upon, this material Independent verification should be sought for any data, advice or recommendations contained in this book. In addition, no responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property arising from any methods, products, instructions, ideas or otherwise contained in this publication This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with regard to the subject matter covered herein. It is sold with the clear understanding that the Publisher is not engaged in rendering legal or any other professional services. If legal or any other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent person should be sought. FROM A DECLARATION OF PARTICIPANTS JOINTLY ADOPTED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND A COMMITTEE OF PUBLISHERS. --Book Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-69) and index Notes English Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Economic aspects -- United States Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Law and legislation -- Economic aspects -- United States Climatic changes -- United States Climatic changes -- Economic aspects -- United States Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Economic aspects Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Law and legislation -- Economic aspects Climatic changes Climatic changes -- Economic aspects Climate Change climate change. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control. Climatic changes Climatic changes -- Economic aspects United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2020685424 ISBN 9781617283826 1606921169 9781606921166 1617283827 9781617283826

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