The Price of Climate Change

Sustainable Financial Mechanisms

Michael Curley

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English

CRC Press
13 September 2021

Economics; Public finance accounting; Global warming; Civil engineering, surveying & building; Environmental science, engineering & technology

The Price of Climate Change: Sustainable Financial Mechanisms presents a summary of the effects of global warming with specific emphasis on what these phenomena will cost and the price we must pay for trying to mitigate these processes. Some of these mitigation strategies include reducing our use of carbon by converting to non-carbon energy sources such as solar, wind, and nuclear, or lower-carbon sources such as natural gas. The book examines the financial implications of society adapting to the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and desertification. Further, it addresses the costs to make buildings more resilient to climate change, such as flood considerations, improving durability against severe weather, bolstering insulation, and more. Sources of funding for any type of environmental projects, including those for climate change mitigation, are also examined. These include governmental budgets at the federal, state, and local levels, international development banks, international capital markets, and private funds.

Features:

Addresses global climate change issues from the standpoints of mitigation, adaptation, and resilience and the funding mechanisms for each.

Describes different types of energy sources as well as their respective costs, including nuclear, solar, natural gas, and more.

Examines the effects of agriculture on climate change as well as the potential ways it can be used to help mitigate the issue.

The book’s straightforward approach will serve as a useful guide and reference for practicing professionals and can also be appreciated by the general public interested in climate change issues and mitigation strategies.

By: Michael Curley
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781032057910
ISBN 10: 1032057912
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 13 September 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Curley is a lawyer and currently a visiting scholar at the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, DC. He founded the Environmental Finance Centers at the University of Maryland, Cleveland State University, and the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. He served as a senior lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University, and he was also an adjunct professor of banking and finance at New York University. He has also taught environmental law and finance at the Vermont Law School. In 1990, he was appointed to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) at the EPA, where he served for 21 years under four US Presidents.