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Rolling Dice For The Future Of The Planet

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  • Duane Chapman
  • Vivek Suri
  • Steven G. Hall

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In an influential paper published in Science, Nordhaus employs an integrated climate‐economy model to study climate change. He finds that optimizing climate change policy requires low levels of controls on emissions of greenhouse gases. This paper follows his pioneering methodology but challenges his conclusions. Nordhaus's results depend crucially on certain parameters such as the discount rate and the autonomous decline in energy intensity of production. However, choosing a set of different though equally plausible values for these parameters causes the control rate to rise substantially. This translates into a greater level of action for slowing climate change.

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  • Duane Chapman & Vivek Suri & Steven G. Hall, 1995. "Rolling Dice For The Future Of The Planet," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 13(3), pages 1-9, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:13:y:1995:i:3:p:1-9
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1995.tb00719.x
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    1. Nordhaus, William D., 1993. "Rolling the 'DICE': an optimal transition path for controlling greenhouse gases," Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 15(1), pages 27-50, March.
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    2. Neha Khanna & Duane Chapman, 1996. "Time Preference, Abatement Costs, And International Climate Policy: An Appraisal Of Ipcc 1995," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 14(2), pages 56-66, April.
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