Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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The Economics of Climate Change

Book Chapter

Authors
Lawrence H. Goulder - Stanford University
William Pizer
Lawrence Blume, ed.
Steven Durlauf

Published by
Palgrave MacMillan, Ltd. in "The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics", 2006


There is considerable disagreement within and among nations as to what policies, if any, should be introduced to mitigate and perhaps prevent climate change and its various impacts. Despite the disagreements, in recent years we have witnessed the gradual emergence of a range of international and domestic climate-change policies, including emissions trading programs, emissions taxes, performance standards, and technology-promoting programs.