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[137] [138] [136] Climate change was one of the factors involved in the world food crises (2022–2023), which led to higher food prices. Natural disasters fueled by climate change have increased housing costs through insurance [139] [140] and by exacerbating housing shortages when those events make homes unlivable. [141]
The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-63132-4. Christiana Figueres; Tom Rivett-Carnac (2020). The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis. Manilla Press. ISBN 978-1-838-770-82-2. Anatol Lieven (2020). Climate Change and the Nation State. Penguin Random House.
Carbon pricing (or CO 2 pricing) is a method for governments to mitigate climate change, in which a monetary cost is applied to greenhouse gas emissions.This is done to encourage polluters to reduce fossil fuel combustion, the main driver of climate change.
However, a lower pollution price also results in reduced efforts to reduce pollution. If the government is able to stimulate the economy regardless of the cap-and-trade scheme, an excessively low price causes a missed opportunity to cut emissions faster than planned. Instead, it might be better to have a price floor (a tax).
This gives polluters an incentive to reduce pollution at a lower cost than the tax rate. There is no cap; the quantity of pollution reduced depends on the chosen tax rate. A tax approach is more flexible than permits, as the tax rate can be adjusted until it creates the most effective incentive. Taxes also have lower compliance costs than ...
Caltrans wasn't supposed to build a freeway lane without environmental review, but many believe that's exactly what it did. Environmentalists are now trying to stop its use as a toll lane.
Amid record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United Nations climate talks later this month that seek to curb a centuries-long trend of ...
Climate change adaptation has tended to be more of a focus for local authorities, while national and international politics has tended to focus on mitigation. There have been exceptions – in countries that feel especially exposed to the effects of climate change, sometimes the focus has been more on adaptation even at national level. [37]