The Pew Center on Global Climate Change is pleased to present the proceedings of its March 2009 workshop, Assessing the Benefits of Avoided Climate Change: CostBenefit Analysis and Beyond. Even though significant uncertainties about... more
The Pew Center on Global Climate Change is pleased to present the proceedings of its March 2009 workshop, Assessing the Benefits of Avoided Climate Change: CostBenefit Analysis and Beyond. Even though significant uncertainties about future climate impacts remain, government decision‐making requires consideration of all economic costs and benefits if policies are to maximize the social benefits of regulatory decisions. This workshop was convened to explore the current state of the art in analyzing climate‐related benefits, its strengths and weaknesses, and ways to improve it. Placing a value on the benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is quickly moving from the pages of academic journals and IPCC reports to the front burner in regulatory decision making. This policy revolution began with the growing acceptance of the science linking climate change to adverse impacts on public health and welfare and the potential catastrophic risks associated with continued greenhouse gas emi...
