In this volume, eminent analysts assess the IPCC Working Group report published in 1995 and address the questions that emerge from it. The result is an instructive and cogent look at the realities of climate change and some methods (and difficulties) of dealing with them. First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Foreword Michael A. Toman Preface William D. Nordhaus 1. Assessing the Economics of Climate Change: An Introduction William D. Nordhaus Part 1. Major Analytical Issues 2. Policy Analysis for Decisionmaking About Climate Change M. Granger Morgan Comments Akihiro Amano Alan S. Manne 3. Equity and Discounting in Climate Change Decisions Robert C. Lind and Richard E. Schuler Comments William R. Cline Richard N. Cooper 4. Applicability of Cost-Benefit Analysis to Climate Change Paul R. Portney Comments Ferenc L. Toth 5. Greenhouse Policy Architectures and Institutions Richard Schmalensee Comments R. K. Pachauri Part 2. Specific Climate Change Policy Issues 6. The Costs of Greenhouse Gas Abatement Tom Kram 7. The Costs of Carbon Emissions Reductions John P. Weyant Comments Richard Richels 8. Climate Change Damages Robert Mendelsohn Comments Richard S. J. Tol John Reilly William R. Cline 9. Integrated Assessment Modeling of Climate Change Charles D. Kolstad Comments John P. Weyant Jae Edmonds Index