Economic impacts of climate change
The author brings out that the scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response. The range of climatic changes anticipated - will have real impacts on the natural environment as well as man-made infrastructure and their ability to contribute to economic activity and quality of life. Climate change presents a unique challenge for economics: it is the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen.
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