From a Nobel Prize–winning pioneer in environmental economics, an
innovative account of how and why “green thinking” could cure many
of the world’s most serious problems—from global warming to
pandemics Solving the world’s biggest problems—from climate
catastrophe and pandemics to wildfires and corporate
malfeasance—requires, more than anything else, coming up with new
ways to manage the powerful interactions that surround us. For carbon
emissions and other environmental damage, this means ensuring that
those responsible pay their full costs rather than continuing to pass
them along to others, including future generations. In The Spirit of
Green, Nobel Prize–winning economist William Nordhaus describes a
new way of green thinking that would help us overcome our biggest
challenges without sacrificing economic prosperity, in large part by
accounting for the spillover costs of economic collisions. In a
discussion that ranges from the history of the environmental movement
to the Green New Deal, Nordhaus explains how the spirit of green
thinking provides a compelling and hopeful new perspective on modern
life. At the heart of green thinking is a recognition that the
globalized world is shaped not by isolated individuals but rather by
innumerable interactions inside and outside the economy. He shows how
rethinking economic efficiency, sustainability, politics, profits,
taxes, individual ethics, corporate social responsibility, finance,
and more would improve the effectiveness and equity of our society.
And he offers specific solutions—on how to price carbon, how to
pursue low-carbon technologies, how to design an efficient tax system,
and how to foster international cooperation through climate clubs. The
result is a groundbreaking new vision of how we can have our
environment and our economy too.
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9780691215396
Publisert
2021
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Princeton University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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