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Greening the Global Economy
Robert Pollin
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Description for Greening the Global Economy
Hardcover. Series: Boston Review Books. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: KCN; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 12. .
A program for building a global clean energy economy while expanding job opportunities and economic well-being. In order to control climate change, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that greenhouse gas emissions will need to fall by about forty percent by 2030. Achieving the target goals will be highly challenging. Yet in Greening the Global Economy, economist Robert Pollin shows that they are attainable through steady, large-scale investments-totaling about 1.5 percent of global GDP on an annual basis-in both energy efficiency and clean renewable energy sources. Not only that: Pollin argues ... Read more
A program for building a global clean energy economy while expanding job opportunities and economic well-being. In order to control climate change, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that greenhouse gas emissions will need to fall by about forty percent by 2030. Achieving the target goals will be highly challenging. Yet in Greening the Global Economy, economist Robert Pollin shows that they are attainable through steady, large-scale investments-totaling about 1.5 percent of global GDP on an annual basis-in both energy efficiency and clean renewable energy sources. Not only that: Pollin argues ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Boston Review Books
Condition
New
Weight
329g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780262028233
SKU
V9780262028233
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About Robert Pollin
Robert Pollin is Distinguished Professor of Economics and Codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has served as a consultant on energy and the economy for a wide range of organizations and institutions, including the U.S. Department of Energy, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Program (UNIDO), and numerous nongovernmental ... Read more
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