Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 11:09:44 -0500, john fernbach
wrote:
Uh - what about the economic analysis that Stern has offered, folks?
Because so far
it seems that most responses to the original post about the Stern
Report, as per above, have involved either
(A) A mindless exchange of insults resembling "a tale told by an idiot,
full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" [Shakespeare], OR
that is genetic. so no i dont give that any drecit
(B) Fervent debate over the SCIENCE of global climate, which apparently
is not the main focus of what Stern wrote.
A modest question: Has anybody in here read actually what the Stern
report concludes about the ECONOMICS of climate change and efforts to
slow, stop, or adjust to it?
If so, do you care to share some of that ECONOMIC analysis with us?
I confess I haven't read the report yet, either, so this is not a trick
question.
But if we're arguing over a 700 page report by an economist, it's
probably a good idea to be examining his economic analysis. Just for
starters. Not whether he completely took into account the latest
wrinkle in climate science. And certainly not whether "Bawana" or "CO2
Storms from Hell" or "Claudius Denk" is this group's biggest doo-doo
head.
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