Stern, N. H.

Why are we waiting? : the logic, urgency, and promise of tackling climate change / Nicholas Stern. - xxxv, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - The Lionel Robbins lectures .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The science : how it shapes the economics, ethics, politics, and the possible prognoses -- Building a new energy-industrial revolution -- Policies for dynamic change and transition : lessons from economic history and economic theory -- How some economic analyses have distorted the issues -- The ethics of intertemporal values and valuations -- Broad approaches to moral and political philosophy : converging perspectives -- Developments in climate action around the world -- Building national and international action -- Equity across peoples and nations -- Conclusion: How ideas change over time.

9780262029186 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2014039907


Climatic changes--Economic aspects.
Climatic changes--Government policy.
Environmental policy--Economic aspects.

QC903 / .S833 2015

363.738/74