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Almost all scientists are now convinced that global warming is occurring and that human activity such as the burning of fossil fuel is one of the causes. The social cost of carbon is measured in 2005 international us. Selected papers of hirofumi uzawa cambridge university press, 1988 and economic. Environment and energy program, public economics program. This awardwinning study examines the costs and benefits of an aggressive program of global action to limit greenhouse warming. Discover the best economics of global warming books and audiobooks. Cline has been a senior fellow at the peterson institute for international economics since 1981. If nothing is done, it will cost more than the great depression. If global warming exceeds 2 c, it will create climate destabilization. Global warming news, heat, cooling, climate change, ice. Jul, 2017 how does global warming affect the economy. However, by focusing only on gdp, huge economic impacts.
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