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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 363.73874 EAN: 9781590200841 ISBN: 1590200845 Label: Overlook Hardcover Manufacturer: Overlook Hardcover Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: May 29, 2008 Publisher: Overlook Hardcover Studio: Overlook Hardcover Editorial Review: Product Description: In the 1960s we were warned that the population explosion would lead to mass global starvation. In the 1970s we were warned that the planet was running out of natural resources and that world economic growth would grind to a halt within our lifetimes. When the planet's temperature, which had been gently rising for some 400 years, appeared to be falling again, scientists warned us that we were facing the disaster of a new ice age. In the past year, sensational warnings about climate change have dominated the headlines as we are told that global warming will have disastrous consequences in the very near future unless we take drastic measures now. In this cautious and reasoned treatise on an issue that effects each and every one of us, former Energy Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Margaret Thatcher government years, Nigel Lawson, argues that it is time to take a cooler look at global warming. Lawson, father of famed cookbook author, looks at the facts behind the headlines and explains that science is only part of the story. For governments to make informed decisions about the path ahead they must listen to economists as well as scientists, utilizing economic forecasting to assess the likely evolution of the world economy, and even more urgently, economic analysis: what is the most cost-effective way of tackling this issue? We also need an understanding of exactly what measures are politically realistic on a global scale. At a time when politicians and the media are stirring up public and political hysteria on the subject of climate change, Lawson has written a timely disquisition urging us to take into account all the facts in order to deal with the threat of global warming. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Best book I've read on global warmingGlobal warming is like politics and religion. We like to share our own views. We do not like to hear views from the other side. We're right. They're wrong. Enough said. No one listens to the other. It's a dialogue of the deaf. That is because, as a rule, our views on global warming center on emotion, not on reason. This book comes close to breaking that rule. Not that Nigel Lawson doesn't make his own view clear. He does. But he uses reason more than emotion. The book focuses ... Read More Rating: - A book that should be read by all.A brilliant expose` of the truth about Climate Change,from a wealth of well researched and documented information.Should be read by all who believe(or doubt)the hype about global warming. Rating:  - A thought-provoking contributionIn this thought-provoking book, Nigel Lawson asks key questions about global warming. Is the world warming and if so, why? How much warmer will it get? What will be the consequences? What can and should we do about it? What is the most cost-effective way to tackle it? He looks at the temperature record. Surprisingly, temperatures have not risen since 2001, even though global CO2 emissions have been rising faster than ever. There was a 0.7oC rise over the last century while the CO2 in the atmosphere ... Read More Rating: - Cogent and illuminating Nigel Lawson has long had a reputation as a razor sharp intellect. In this book he does not disappoint, offering up a succinct yet thorough analysis of the economics, science and politics of climate change. Lawson draws on his experience as Great Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer and Energy Secretary to produce a careful examination of the dangers we face and the options available to us. Lawson's discussion of the costs of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions is particularly valuable, as is his summary of the ... Read More Rating: - A breath of fresh airHere in California, everybody's gone nuts over global warming hysteria. It's become like the Inquisition of the middle ages, where dissent against orthodoxy is not tolerated. Fortunately, Nigel Lawson wrote this book, which in its 100 pages manages to debunk some of this psuedo-religion. The book comes with pages of endnotes, so that readers with more interest in the subject matter can follow up with Lawson's sources. If you only read one book this decade, make it this one. |
