Public Policy and Climate Change:Politics, Philosophy and Economics

John Quiggin

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Abstract: Among the 'wicked problems' facing policymakers and voters today, the threat of catastrophic climate change, also called global heating, is so challenging that it was labelled as 'super-wicked'. The scientific evidence is clear-cut, and most of the technologies needed to stabilize the global climate are well understood. But the policy response has been entirely inadequate.

Keywords: Politics; Philosophy & Economics; Climate Change; Global Heating; Opportunity Cost; Wicked Problems; Energy Transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: P28 Q4 Q43 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
ISBN: 9789811290220
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