Worst-Case ScenariosHarvard University Press, 2009 M05 15 - 352 pages Nuclear bombs in suitcases, anthrax bacilli in ventilators, tsunamis and meteors, avian flu, scorchingly hot temperatures: nightmares that were once the plot of Hollywood movies are now frighteningly real possibilities. How can we steer a path between willful inaction and reckless overreaction? |
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... gains and losses from vari- ous courses of action , including staying the current course ( " busi- ness as usual " ) . Perhaps a margin of safety should be created to protect against the worst cases ; but as we shall see , it is ...
... gain from the emission of greenhouse gases , and dispropor- tionately little to fear from climate change . Taken together , chapters 1 and 2 offer concrete lessons about how a successful agreement for climate change might be made more ...
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