Economic Risks of Climate Change: An American Prospectus

By: Paul Wilson and Solomon Hsiang and Robert Kopp and Trevor Houser and Kate Larsen and Robert Muir-Wood and Shashank Mohan and Michael Delgado and Amir Jina and Michael Mastrandrea and D. J. Rasmussen and James Rising

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Synopsis: Climate change threatens the economy of the United States in myriad ways, including increased flooding and storm damage, altered crop yields, lost labor productivity, higher crime, reshaped public-health patterns, and strained energy systems, among many other effects. Combining the latest climate models, state-of-the-art econometric research on human responses to climate, and cutting-edge private-sector risk-assessment tools, Economic Risks of Climate Change: An American Prospectus crafts a game-changing profile of the economic risks of climate change in the United States.This prospectus is based on a critically acclaimed independent assessment of the economic risks posed by climate change commissioned by the Risky Business Project. With new contributions from Karen Fisher-Vanden, Michael Greenstone, Geoffrey Heal, Michael Oppenheimer, and Nicholas Stern and Bob Ward, as well as a foreword from Risky Business cochairs Michael Bloomberg, Henry Paulson, and Thomas Steyer, the book speaks to scientists, researchers, scholars, activists, and policy makers. It depicts the distribution of escalating climate-change risk across the country and assesses its effects on aspects of the economy as varied as hurricane damages and violent crime. Beautifully illustrated and accessibly written, this book is an essential tool for helping businesses and governments prepare for the future.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 384 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780231539555
Related ISBNs:: 9780231174565
Publisher:: Columbia University Press
Date of Addition:: 03/25/21
Copyrighted By:: Solomon Hsiang, Robert Kopp, and Rhodium Group
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:: Michael Bloomberg
Foreword by:: Thomas Steyer
Foreword by:: Henry Paulson