Why Are We Waiting?
The Logic, Urgency, and Promise of Tackling Climate Change
(Sprache: Englisch)
The risks of climate change are potentially immense. The benefits of taking action are also clear: we can see that economic development, reduced emissions, and creative adaptation go hand in hand. A committed and strong low-carbon transition could trigger a...
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The risks of climate change are potentially immense. The benefits of taking action are also clear: we can see that economic development, reduced emissions, and creative adaptation go hand in hand. A committed and strong low-carbon transition could trigger a new wave of economic and technological transformation and investment, a new era of global and sustainable prosperity. Why, then, are we waiting? In this book, Nicholas Stern explains why, notwithstanding the great attractions of a new path, it has been so difficult to tackle climate change effectively. He makes a compelling case for climate action now and sets out the forms that action should take. We can rely on past technologies, methods, and institutions-or we can embrace change, innovation, and international collaboration. The first might bring us some short-term growth but would lead eventually to chaos, conflict, and destruction. The second could bring about better lives for all and growth that is sustainable over the long term, and help win the battle against worldwide poverty
Autoren-Porträt von Nicholas Stern
Nicholas Stern, geb. 1946, war von 1994 bis 1999 Chefökonom der Europäischen Bank für Wiederaufbau und Entwicklung, von 2000 bis 2003 Chefökonom und Vizepräsident der Weltbank. Als Berater der britischen Regierung legte er 2006 den "Stern-Report" genannten Bericht The Economics of Climate Change vor, der weltweit Aufsehen erregte und zum ersten Mal die wirtschaftlichen Kosten des Klimawandels bezifferte. Lord Stern leitet heute das "Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and Environment" an der London School of Economics (LSE).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Nicholas Stern
- 2016, Maße: 15,3 x 22,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: MIT Press
- ISBN-10: 026252998X
- ISBN-13: 9780262529983
- Erscheinungsdatum: 29.07.2016
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Englisch
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"Nicholas Stern makes a thoughtful and passionate case for why addressing climate change is urgent and can no longer be postponed. Striking a hopeful note, Stern explains how recent technological advances have lowered the cost of taking action and made cooperation easier, and he lays out a path for the way forward." -Joseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor, Columbia University; Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001
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