Gernot Wagner is lead senior economist at the Environmental Defense Fund. Martin L. Weitzman (1942–2019) was professor of economics at Harvard University.

"Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet does a great job of setting out the case for action on climate."---Geoffrey Heal, Journal of Economic Literature --- "Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet by Gernot Wagner and Martin Weitzman comes into its own here, emphasizing the centrality of uncertainty and the role of climate policy as planetary risk management. The authors are very good at arguing that uncertainty is not an excuse for doing nothing or for a wait-and-see policy."---Geoff Heal, Journal of Economic Literature --- "Overflowing with analytical insights and simple suggestions to transform the way we live and manage ourselves." --- "Climate Shock could have reasonably been called But Will the People Notice? It's a layperson's survey of climate economics, a field that includes cost-benefit analysis and other economic research on climate change impacts and climate change policies. . . . Beyond just being mathematically accessible--an accomplishment in itself--Climate Shock is an unconventional book that takes risks in an effort to connect with audiences who might otherwise turn away."---Yoram Bauman, Reports of the National Center for Science Education --- "[A] lively and thought-provoking book." --- "Climate Shock is an authoritative call to arms for tackling the defining environmental and public policy issue of our time." --- "Climate Shock should shift our narrative on climate change. . . . Wagner and Weitzman have some policy recommendations, including electricity-grid reform and higher gas taxes. But the real power of their book is its explanation of the right way to think about climate change. Do we really want to take an 11 percent gamble with the planet?"---Peter Orszag, Bloomberg View --- "[A] terrific new book."---Martin Sandbu, Financial Times --- "[A] punchy new book."---Martin Wolf, Financial Times --- "[Climate Shock] delivers a brief but thorough look at the changing climate from economists' perspective, comparing global warming with other risks and dangers that humanity faces. . . . [T]he book does serve as a call to arms for business owners and leaders, economists, and policymakers who have been searching for a purely rational, finance-focused take on climate change."---Katie Fehrenbacher, Strategy + Business --- "[A] welcome new addition to the growing library of depressing but important books about climate change."---Tom Watson, Real Change News --- "In Wagner and Weitzman's new book, they present a well written analysis of the tradeoffs we collectively face as we unintentionally unleash climate change. They argue that a risk averse person or nation should buy insurance to protect itself--especially when the losses from climate change are ambiguous and fat tail risk could be huge. The book is well argued and I highly recommend it. The economic approach to discussing climate change offers a new prospective relative to the issues that climate scientists focus on."---Matthew E. Kahn, Green Economics --- "[A] sobering wake-up call . . . In my mind, this book should be required reading for any policymaker. The world might actually make some real progress, then."---Tibi Puiu, ZME Science --- "[Climate Shock] combines sophisticated analysis with a breezy, informal style." --- "For the intelligent lay reader wanting a lively, lucid assessment of the economic consequences of global warming. . . . [W]ell worth reading."---Pilita Clark, Financial Times --- "Climate Shock is refreshing in many ways: it starts with a pop quiz, reveals the script of a (possible) new James Bond film and gives you the solution to climate change on page 23. That should be enough to entice a broad readership. However, the book's true value lies elsewhere, in the authors' ability to present a complex and multifaceted topic in plain, simple terms. They challenge assumptions and don't shy away from a clear call for action."---Swenja Surminski, Times Higher Education --- "This book represents a synthesis of research and offers a clear-headed look at what must be done." --- "This informative, convincing, and easily read book offers general audiences the basic case for global climate mitigation."---Ian Parry, Finance & Development --- "[A]n impressive (and concise) book."---Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist --- "[U]seful for policy workers in helping shape dollars-and-cents arguments about the environment and global climate." --- "Economists Gernot Wagner and Martin Weitzman deliver a high-voltage shock in their analysis of the costs of climate change." --- "'Top 10: Business & Economics' for Spring 2015." --- "[Climate Shock] is a witty, far-ranging, and literate set of observations…[I]t is always informed by a deep understanding of the complexities of economics and particularly the difficulties of reaching international environmental agreements."---William D. Nordhaus, New York Review of Books --- "Longlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2015" --- "One of the Globalist’s Top Books of 2015" --- "A Financial Times Summer Books 2015 selection" --- "One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Books in Economics 2015, chosen by Martin Wolf" --- "2016 Outstanding Book of the Year “Most Likely to Save the Planet,” Independent Publisher Book Awards"