Author : John Broome
Publisher : White Horse Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Counting the Cost of Global Warming by : John Broome
Download or read book Counting the Cost of Global Warming written by John Broome and published by White Horse Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the last ice age, when ice enveloped most of the northern continents, the earth has warmed up by about five degrees. Within a century, it is likely to warm by another four or five, because of the greenhouse gases that we are dumping into the atmosphere. This will have immense and mostly harmful effects on the lives of people not yet born. How much should the present generation be prepared to pay to mitigate these harmful effects? How much should we sacrifice for the sake of the future? In Counting the Cost of Global Warming, John Broome surveys the ways in which economists and philosophers have tackled the question of our responsibility to future generations, with special reference to the economic and ethical issues raised by the threat of global warming. His conclusions on the extent to which we are entitled to 'discount' the long term future make essential reading for economists, philosophers and social scientists who are concerned with policy in this vital area.