The climate casino: risk, uncertainty, and economics for a warming world

The Genesis of Climate Change. First encounters in the climate casino

A tale of two lakes

The economic origins of climate change

Future climate change

Tipping points in the climate casino.

Impacts of Climate Change on Human and Other Living Systems. From climate change to impacts

The fate of farming

The impact on human health

Perils for the oceans

Intensification of hurricanes

Wildlife and species loss

Adding up the damages from climate change.

Slowing Climate Change: Strategies and Costs. Dealing with climate change: adaptation and geoengineering

Slowing climate change by reducing emissions: mitigation

The costs of slowing climate change

Discounting and the value of time.

Policies and Institutions for Slowing Climate Change. Historical perspectives on climate policy

Climate policy by balancing costs and benefits

The central role of carbon prices

Climate-change policies at the national level

From national to harmonized international policies

Second best and beyond

New technologies for a low-carbon economy.

Climate Politics. Climate science and its critics

Public opinion on climate change

Obstacles to climate-change policies.

Part I: The genesis of climate change. First encounters in the climate casino ; A tale of two lakes ; The economic origins of climate change ; Future climate change ; Tipping points in the climate casino

Part II: Impacts of climate change on human and other living systems. From climate change to impacts ; The fate of farming ; The impact on human health ; Perils for the oceans ; Intensification of hurricanes ; Wildlife and species loss ; Adding up the damages from climate change

Part III: Slowing climate change : strategies and costs. Dealing with climate change : adaptation and geoengineering ; Slowing climate change by reducing emissions : mitigation ; The costs of slowing climate change ; Discounting and the value of time

Part IV: Policies and institutions for slowing climate change. Historical perspectives on climate policy ; Climate policy by balancing costs and benefits ; The central role of carbon prices ; Climate-change policies at the national level ; From national to harmonized international policies ; Second best and beyond ; New technologies for a low-carbon economy

Part V: Climate politics. Climate science and its critics ; Public opinion on climate change ; Obstacles to climate-change policies.