Committee on Climate Change
Independent advisors to the UK Government on tackling and preparing for climate change
Environment on the Edge Lecture series - February 2008 |
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New Hall, Cambridge University - Lord Adair Turner on the Economics of Climate Change GDP and cost codes may not have the immediate appeal of melting glaciers and polar bears, but it is the process of economic growth and industrialization that has actually created the challenge of climate change. So it is important to think about the economics of climate change in order to find a path to mitigation that will be acceptable to people and at a reasonable cost. I am therefore going to concentrate primarily on economics, but I want to start with one or two quick comments on the science... |
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