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When it comes to Climate: Inaction costs, Action benefits

June 24th, 2014 · Comments Off on When it comes to Climate: Inaction costs, Action benefits

Simply put, the economic analysis related to climate change issues in public debates has systematically gotten things wrong.  The very nature of the analytical process fosters an exaggerated projection of costs and an understatement of benefits from climate mitigation and adaptation investments.  This fosters a discussion of the “costs” of action, rather than a more […]

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Tags: climate change · economics · world bank