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BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
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Description
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a major environmental challenge facing the world. We all want to reduce the risks of global warming, but how much will this cost? What will it mean on a personal, business, or community level? And what policy responses should we expect from our governments? The Cost of Climate Policy sheds light on these pressing issues. Using Canada as their focal point, the authors look specifically at the impact of emission reduction policies on energy prices, technology options, and lifestyle choices. The book concludes with concrete proposals for overcoming the constraints of environmental policy making and the high initial costs of action.
Contributor Notes
Mark Jaccard is a professor in the School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University. He is also director of the Energy and Materials Research Group. John Nyboer is its research director as well as executive director of the Canadian Industrial Energy Efficiency Data and Analysis Centre. Bryn Sadownik is a research associate in the Energy and Materials Research Group.
Awards
- Short-listed, Doug Pervis Memorial Prize, Canadian Economics Association
- Short-listed, Donner Prize, Donner Foundation
- Winner, Outstanding Contribution to Public Policy, Government of Canada, Policy Research Initiative
Editorial Reviews
This essential book will go a long way toward enlightening the public about the cost of meeting the Kyoto Protocol and the policy measures available. It is, I believe, the first comprehensive book about climate change economics in Canada.
— Philippe Crabbé, Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Natural Resources Economics, University of Ottawa
The Cost of Climate Policy is rigorous and focused enough to be useful to someone who wants to understand this key aspect of climate change.
— Literary Review of Canada
