We review the state of knowledge concerning international CO2 emission transfers
associated particularly with trade in energy-intensive goods and concerns about carbon …

Estimates of economic implications of climate policy are important inputs into policy-making.
Despite care to contextualize quantitative assessments of mitigation costs, one strong view …

Chapter 3 takes a long-term perspective on climate change mitigation pathways. Its focus is
on the implications of long-term targets for the required short-and medium-term system …

Integrated assessment models (IAMs) have emerged as key tools for building and assessing
long term climate mitigation scenarios. Due to their central role in the recent IPCC …

Migration is a widely used adaptation strategy to climate change impacts. Yet resource
constraints caused by such impacts may limit the ability to migrate, thereby leading to …

Climate change threatens to undermine efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. However,
climate policies could impose a financial burden on the global poor through increased …

Abstract Models for supporting climate adaptation and mitigation planning, mostly in the form
of Integrated Assessment Models, are poorly equipped for aiding questions related to …

Benefit-cost analyses of climate policies by integrated assessment models have generated
conflicting assessments. Two critical issues affecting social welfare are regional …

Estimates of climate change's economic impacts vary widely, depending on the applied
methodology. This uncertainty is a barrier for policymakers seeking to quantify the benefits of …

Macroeconomics in Context lays out the principles of macroeconomics in a manner that is
thorough, up to date, and relevant to students. Like its counterpart, Microeconomics in …