The Oxford Handbook of the Macroeconomics of Global Warming

Dialogue on global warming has progressed from the Kyoto Protocol to meetings in Copenhagen and Cancun and will soon resume in meetings in South Africa. Some observers consider the Copenhagen conference a failure. EU representatives, in contrast, present an optimistic evaluation of achieving a global temperature rise limit of not more than 2DGC by 2100. Geoscience researchers and lead investigators of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have supported CO2 emission reduction pledges and contend that we can achieve the 2DGC limit through international coordination. This position conflicts with evaluations of United States Congressional and Presidential advisors, who do not believe the Copenhagen CO2 reduction commitments can hold the global warming increase to below 2DGC and who have not supported the agreement. Developing countries are alarmed, because climate change is expected to hit them hardest. The developed world will use energy to mitigate global warming effects, but developing countries are more exposed by geography and poverty to the most dangerous consequences of a global temperature rise. The Oxford Handbook of the Macroeconomics of Global Warming analyzes the macroeconomics of global warming, especially the economics of possible preventative measures, various policy changes, and potential effects of climate change on developing and developed nations. Contributors to this volume - Frank Ackerman Askar Akaev Angelo Antoci Frederic Babonneau Lopamudra Banerjee Lucas Bernard Simone Borghesi Thierry Brechet William Brock Francisco Cabo Carmen Camacho Raphaele Chappe Graciela Chichilnisky Ottmar Edenhofer Neil Edwards Gustav Engstrom Jacob Engwerda Christian Flachsland Alfred Greiner Wolfgang Karl Hardle James E. Hansen Alain Haurie Phil Holden Michael Jakob Amit Kanudia Mika Kato Klaus Keller Maryse Labriet Ulrike Lehr Kai Lessmann Brenda Lopez Cabrera Christian Lutz Zhong Maochu Guiomar Martin-Herran Maria Pilar Martinez-Garcia Helmut Maurer Kozo Mayumi Stefan Mittnik Robert Nicholas Barbara Pizzileo John M. Polimeni David Popp Johann Jakob Preuss Matthias Ritter Jeffrey D. Sachs Daniel Samaan Willi Semmler Mauro Sodini Elizabeth A. Stanton Richard S. J. Tol Vladimir M. Veliov Marc Vielle Florian Wagener Franz Wirl Anastasios Xepapadeas Shi Yadong Yuri Yegorov