In this exhaustive study, the authors break new ground by integrating cutting edge insights on global warming from three different perspectives: game theory, cost-effectiveness analysis and public choice. For each perspective the authors provide an overview of important results, discuss the...

Dueling paradigms -- Our precious endowment -- Understanding our natural endowment -- A tale of two energy crises -- Dysfunctional markets -- Nature as guide -- Closing the materials loop -- Shifting back to renewable energy sources -- Economic succession -- Economic resiliency -- Conclusion.