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Adapt and Be Adept - by Terry L Anderson (Paperback)

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  • How can markets help us adapt to the challenges of climate change?
  • About the Author: Terry L. Anderson is the John and Jean De Nault Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and professor emeritus at Montana State University.
  • 256 Pages
  • Business & Economics, Environmental Economics

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About the Book



"This volume features seven essays exploring different ways market forces can help governments and populations adapt to the environmental and economic effects of climate change"--



Book Synopsis



How can markets help us adapt to the challenges of climate change? Editor Terry L. Anderson brings together this collection of essays featuring the work of nine leading policy analysts, who argue that market forces are just as important as government regulation in shaping climate policy--and should be at the heart of our response to helping societies adapt to climate change.

Anderson notes in his introduction that most current climate policies such as the Paris Agreement require hard-to-enforce collective action and focus on reducing or mitigating greenhouse gases rather than adapting to their negative effects. Adaptive actions can typically deliver much more, faster and more cheaply than any realistic climate policy. The authors tackle a range of issues: the hidden costs of renewable energy sources, the political obstacles surrounding climate change policy, insurance and financial instruments for pricing risk of exposure to the effects of climate change, and more.

Reliance on emerging renewable energies and a carbon tax are not enough to prevent the effects of global warming, they argue. We must encourage more private action and market incentives to adapt to a rapidly changing climate.



Review Quotes




"Brings solid economic thinking to the challenge of harnessing market forces in the service of adaptation to a changing and variable climate." --G. Tracy Mehan III, executive director for government affairs, American Water Works Association



"In the flood of books and articles about global warming, this book stands out: it is more realistic, honest, and helpful than much of the discussion about climate change policy." --Matt Ridley, author of How Innovation Works and The Rational Optimist



"With headlines of gloom and doom, this book provides the missing, grounded hope, based upon our species remarkable ability to adapt and flourish." --Lance Gilliland, managing director, Tudor Pickering, Holt & Co.



"You don't have to agree with faith in the markets to know this book is important. Anyone who cares about the future should pay attention." --McKenzie Funk, journalist and author of Windfall




About the Author



Terry L. Anderson is the John and Jean De Nault Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and professor emeritus at Montana State University. He is the coauthor of Free Market Environmentalism.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .75 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Business & Economics
Sub-Genre: Environmental Economics
Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Terry L Anderson
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2021
TCIN: 1009435331
UPC: 9780817924553
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-1781
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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