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Planetary Economics: Energy, climate change and the three domains of sustainable development Book

Planetary Economics How well do our assumptions about the global challenges of energy, environment and economic development fit the facts? Energy prices have varied hugely between countries and over time, yet the share of national income spent on energy has remained surprisingly constant. The foundational theories of economic growth account for only about half the growth observed in practice. Despite escalating warnings for more than two decades about the planetary risks of rising greenhouse gas emissions, most governments have seemed powerless to change course. Planetary Economics shows the surprising links between these seemingly unconnected facts. It argues that tackling t...Read More

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    The oil shock, the credit crunch and the near-collapse of global climate negotiations demand a radical rethink of current policies. Michael Grubb and his co-authors present a path to tackling climate change that can also enhance international and energy security, and help global financial and political adjustment to the rise of the emerging economies. The first of two books of which The Carbon Connection is the second, this text provides the theoretical empirical and analytical underpinning with sections on investments, incentives and engagement for cleaner energy choices.

  • Blackwell

    How well do our assumptions about the global challenges of energy, environment and economic development fit the facts? Energy prices have varied hugely between countries and over time, yet the share of national income spent on energy has remained...

  • 0415518822
  • 9780415518826
  • Michael Grubb
  • 19 March 2014
  • Routledge
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 548
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