Michael Roos, Franziska M. Hoffart

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Climate Economics (eBook, PDF)

A Call for More Pluralism And Responsibility

Beschreibung

This book is a philosophical critique of the economics of climate change from both an ethical and philosophy of economics perspective. Mitigating climate change is not so much a scientific problem, but rather a political, social and above all an economic problem. A future without greenhouse gas emissions requires a radical transformation towards a sustainable low-carbon economy and society. How this transformation could be achieved raises numerous economic questions. Many of these questions remain untouched, although economists are equipped with a suitable toolkit and expertise.

This book argues that economists have a social responsibility to carry out more research on how global warming could be stopped and that, ultimately, economic analysis of climate change must be a political economic approach that treats the economy as part of a wider social system. This approach will be of interest to policy makers, educators, students and researchers in support of more pluralism in economic research and teaching.

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030484231
• Artikelnr.: 61344621