The Ethical Underpinnings of Climate Economics - 9780367026837

Taylor & Francis

The Ethical Underpinnings of Climate EconomicsAuthor(s): Adrian Walsh, Sde Hormio, Duncan Purves\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367026837, 978-0367026837\nSynopsis\nDespite their obvious importance, the ethical implications of climate change are often neglected in economic evaluations of mitigation and adaptation policies. Economic climate models provide estimates of the value of mitigation benefits, provide understanding of the costs of reducing emissions, and develop tools for making policy choices under uncertainty. They have thus offered theoretical and empirical instruments for the design and implementation of a range of climate policies, but the ethical assumptions included in the calculations are usually left unarticulated. \n\nThis book, which brings together scholars from both economics and ethical theory, explores the interrelation between climate ethics and economics. Examining a wide range of topic.