Economics and Management of Climate Change: Risks, Mitigation and AdaptationBernd Hansjürgens, Ralf Antes Springer Science & Business Media, 2008 M07 1 - 304 pages Climate change is one of the biggest challenges for mankind. Although there is increasing evidence that climate change is already occurring, there is neither sufficient knowledge as to what extent climate change poses risks to societies and companies, nor about adequate strategies to cope with these risks. Bringing together an international group of scholars from environmental economics, political science and business, this book describes, analyses and evaluates climate change risks and responses of societies and companies. The book contributes to the question of how climate change can be mitigated by discussing efficient and effective design of mitigation measures, in particular emissions trading and clean development mechanism (CDM). Placing special emphasis on the impact of climate change risks on business, the book investigates in which way selected sectors of the economy are affected and what measures they can undertake to adapt to climate change risks. |
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... report of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published in spring 2007, clearly indicates that climate change is already occurring and will definitely impact life on Earth. The 4th IPCC report does not change the messages ...
... Report explicitly deals with strategies and measures to combat and to adapt to global warming. However, research on climate change had for a long time a one-sided focus on mitigation measures. It was (and in many cases still is) the ...
... Report. Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report. Summary for Policymakers Knight, F. (1921): Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit. New York Kruger J, Pizer WA (2004) The EU Emissions Trading Directive: Opportunities and Poten- tial Pitfalls ...
... report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC 2007 ) regards the link between global warming and the greater frequency and in- tensity of extreme weather events as significant . The report finds , with more than 66 ...
... Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC 2001 ) . One method to support the decision on how much mitigation , adaptation and remaining damages our society should choose is cost - benefit analysis . In this paper I ...
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Evaluation of risk in costbenefit analysis of climate change 23 Ingrid Nestle | 37 |
Effects of low water levels on the river Rhine on the inland | 53 |
a layered management | 78 |
implications for the economic uncertainties | 97 |
how | 124 |
realizing | 145 |
Risk management in the Clean Development Mechanism CDM | 193 |
Economic and social risks associated with implementing | 208 |
Developments in corporate responses to climate change | 221 |
Modelling impacts of climate change policy uncertainty | 242 |
Reputational impact of businesses compliance strategies | 257 |
climate change risk | 271 |
Business risks and opportunities from climate change | 293 |
Sustainable development the Clean Development Mechanism | 175 |
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