The Climate Colossus
<p>Geoff Mann talks to James Butler about the economic models developed by William Nordhaus and others, widely used by governments around the world as a tool to tackle climate change. They discuss the moral and practical limitations of Nordhaus’s methods, the danger of relying on their predictions, and whether the use of such models is even an appropriate way of confronting environmental crisis.</p><p>Read Geoff Mann's piece here: <a href="https://lrb.me/mannpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/mannpod</a></p><p>Read two pieces from the next issue early:</p><p>Laleh Khalili on Stanley McChrystal's business guide: <a href="https://lrb.me/khalilipod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/khalilipod</a></p><p>Paul Theroux on V.S. Naipaul: <a href="https://lrb.me/therouxpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/therouxpod</a></p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Geoff Mann talks to James Butler about the economic models developed by William Nordhaus and others, widely used by governments around the world as a tool to tackle climate change. They discuss the moral and practical limitations of Nordhaus’s methods, the danger of relying on their predictions, and whether the use of such models is even an appropriate way of confronting environmental crisis.
Read Geoff Mann's piece here: https://lrb.me/mannpod
Read two pieces from the next issue early:
Laleh Khalili on Stanley McChrystal's business guide: https://lrb.me/khalilipod
Paul Theroux on V.S. Naipaul: https://lrb.me/therouxpod
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.