Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet - Rilegato

"'Top 10: Business & Economics' for Spring 2015." --Publishers Weekly

"Economists Gernot Wagner and Martin Weitzman deliver a high-voltage shock in their analysis of the costs of climate change." --Nature

"[U]seful for policy workers in helping shape dollars-and-cents arguments about the environment and global climate." --Kirkus

"[A]n impressive (and concise) book." --Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist

"This informative, convincing, and easily read book offers general audiences the basic case for global climate mitigation." --Ian Parry, Finance & Development

"This book represents a synthesis of research and offers a clear-headed look at what must be done." --Toronto Star

" Climate Shock is refreshing in many ways: it starts with a pop quiz, reveals the script of a (possible) new James Bond film and gives you the solution to climate change on page 23. That should be enough to entice a broad readership. However, the book's true value lies elsewhere, in the authors' ability to present a complex and multifaceted topic in plain, simple terms. They challenge assumptions and don't shy away from a clear call for action." --Swenja Surminski, Times Higher Education

"For the intelligent lay reader wanting a lively, lucid assessment of the economic consequences of global warming. . . . [W]ell worth reading." --Pilita Clark, Financial Times

“[ Climate Shock] combines sophisticated analysis with a breezy, informal style…. -- Foreign Affairs

"[A] sobering wake-up call . . . In my mind, this book should be required reading for any policymaker. The world might actually make some real progress, then." --Tibi Puiu, ZME Science

“In Wagner and Weitzman’s new book, they present a well written analysis of the tradeoffs we collectively face as we unintentionally unleash climate change. They argue that a risk averse person or nation should buy insurance to protect itself—especially when the losses from climate change are ambiguous and fat tail risk could be huge. The book is well argued and I highly recommend it. The economic approach to discussing climate change offers a new prospective relative to the issues that climate scientists focus on.” -- Matthew E. Kahn, Green Economics

Gernot Wagner is lead senior economist at the Environmental Defense Fund. He is the author of But Will the Planet Notice? (Hill & Wang). Martin L. Weitzman is professor of economics at Harvard University. His books include Income, Wealth, and the Maximum Principle. For more, see www.gwagner.com and scholar.harvard.edu/weitzman.