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Publication Date: February 2009
Publisher: National Center for Policy Analysis (U.S.)
Author(s): David R. Henderson
Research Area: Environment
Keywords: emissions; carbon tax; climate change; discount rate
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Claims that human-caused global warming will raise average temperatures by 2oC to 5oC over the next 100 years and cause serious harm to society are controversial. However, assuming that global warming will be a big problem, there are two important questions: (1) What should be done about it? and (2) When should it be done?