How did climate change become an economic issue? Why is economic discourse so influential on the public policy of … climate change? How can it best contribute to the scientific and public debates? Nine eminent scholars explain in this book … both how economics has changed environmental understanding and how the study of climate change has modified the economy …

Climate change and energy consumption are at the forefront of current environmental debate. Whilst energy is essential …, particularly on climate change, is a growing concern and the design and practicalities of energy and energy-related environmental … Modelling of Climate Change and Energy Policies is a unique and informative book and will have widespread appeal amongst …

Despite its great importance, there are surprisingly few economic studies of the impact of climate on agriculture and …1. Introduction -- 2. The role of climate in agricultural production -- 3. Literature review of economic impacts of … climate change on agriculture -- 4. The Ricardian method -- 5. Modeling adaptation to climate change -- 6. Structural …

This unique book provides cutting-edge knowledge and analyses of the consequences that climate change will have for … services approach. : income, inequality and poverty / Kerry Turner and Brendan Fisher -- 3. Ecospace, humanspace and climate … environmental law / Nico Schrijver -- 5. A child rights perspective on climate change / Karin Arts -- 6. Climate change and …

developing countries in mitigating and adapting to climate change …pt. I. Climate justice -- pt. II. Expanding the scope of the climate change legal regimes -- pt. III. The clean … development mechanism and mitigation strategies -- pt. IV. Climate policy bridging the north and south …

climate change policy and practice. The author provides signposts for the way ahead in climate change policy and offers … practical examples of forestry's role in climate change mitigation in both developed and tropical developing countries. Chapters … analysis. He also discusses the potential for forestry in climate change policy in the United States and other countries where …

Climate change tends to increase the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters, which puts many people at …

, regulation, security, energy efficiency, new technologies and climate change are also discussed. The International Handbook on … -- 9. The rebound effect : definition and estimation / Steve Sorrell -- 10. Modelling energy savings and environmental …. Computable general equilibrium models for the analysis of energy and climate policies / Ian Sue Wing -- 15. Energy …