Note to Readers

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Note to Readers xiii
5. Part I. The Genesis of Climate Change
6. 1. First Encounters in the Climate Casino 3
7. 2. A Tale of Two Lakes 12
8. 3. The Economic Origins of Climate Change 17
9. 4. Future Climate Change 36
10. 5. Tipping Points in the Climate Casino 50
11. Part II. Impacts of Climate Change on Human and Other Living Systems
12. 6. From Climate Change to Impacts 69
13. 7. The Fate of Farming 78
14. 8. The Impact on Human Health 91
15. 9. Perils for the Oceans 100
16. 10. Intensification of Hurricanes 116
17. 11. Wildlife and Species Loss 122
18. 12. Adding Up the Damages from Climate Change 135
19. Part III. Slowing Climate Change: Strategies and Costs
20. 13. Dealing with Climate Change: Adaptation and Geoengineering 149
21. 15. The Costs of Slowing Climate Change 169
22. 16. Discounting and the Value of Time 182
23. Part IV. Policies and Institutions for Slowing Climate Change
24. 17. Historical Perspectives on Climate Policy 197
25. 18. Climate Policy by Balancing Costs and Benefits 205
26. 19. The Central Role of Carbon Prices 220
27. 20. Climate-Change Policies at the National Level 233
28. 21. From National to Harmonized International Policies 244
29. 22. Second Best and Beyond 259
30. 23. New Technologies for a Low-Carbon Economy 274
31. Part V. Climate Politics
32. 24. Climate Science and Its Critics 293
33. 25. Public Opinion on Climate Change 303
34. 26. Obstacles to Climate-Change Policies 316
35. Notes 327
36. Index 365