Joseph Henry Vogel

The Economics of the Yasuní Initiative

Climate Change as if Thermodynamics Mattered

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Produktbeschreibung

Climate change lends itself to both political economy and humor. Through the lens of thermodynamics, the payment Ecuador seeks for not drilling in the Yasuníiacute; is equitable and efficient.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 196g
• ISBN-13: 9781843318743
• ISBN-10: 1843318741
• Artikelnr.: 28432033

Autorenporträt

Joseph Henry Vogel is Professor of Economics at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras and serves on the International Tribunal of Climate Justice. Graciela Chichilnisky has worked extensively in the Kyoto Protocol process, creating and designing the carbon market that became international law in 2005.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue by José Manuel Hermida
Foreword by Graciela Chichilnisky
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Thermodynamics: The Language Chosen Defines the Debate
Chapter 2: The Tragedy of the Commons: A Class of Problems that has no Technical Solution
Chapter 3: The Willful Ignorance of Realpolitik: Market Failure or Cost-shifting Success?
Chapter 4: The General Theory of Second Best: A Rigorous Justification for an Intuitively Just Proposal
Chapter 5: Through the Bottleneck of a Cowboy Economy: Financing Shovel-ready Projects
Conclusions: Reason for Hope and Despair
Appendix: Annotated YouTube Filmography
Notes
Index