Being aware of the urgency and importance of climate change is not enough to tackle it effectively. To avoid the worst climate outcomes, decisive action has to be taken. But what realistic options do we have? Since our resources are limited, is it better to act now or wait until we have more advanced and less expensive technology? How big do our abatement efforts have to be?
Este curso faz parte do Programa de cursos integrados Climate Change and Sustainable Investing
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Informações sobre o curso
Basic knowledge of elementary economics concepts, eg utility functions. Understanding of elementary differentiation is not required, but recommended.
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- Understand the likely impacts on the real economy of the different courses of actions ahead of us
- Evaluate projects on a portfolio basis the economic attractiveness of various abatement projects
- Assess critically the economic desirability of different technologically feasible abatement technologies
- Understand the various policy approaches involved in the transition to a low carbon economy including in particular "cap & trade" carbon markets
Basic knowledge of elementary economics concepts, eg utility functions. Understanding of elementary differentiation is not required, but recommended.
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Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
The Economics of Climate Change
The Social Discount Factor
The DICE Model
Climate change economic policies
Avaliações
- 5 stars78,12%
- 4 stars6,25%
- 3 stars9,37%
- 2 stars3,12%
- 1 star3,12%
Principais avaliações do ECONOMICS AND POLICIES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Very imformitive, and well balanced. Gives you the tools to make your own decisions.
Professor Ricardo was a thorough, earnest, and truly remarkably lucid teacher. Highly recommended.
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