“The Climate Casino is one of the most important books ever written about global warming....it deals with the problem (climate change and its consequences including economic) and with the solution (primarily a suitable price for carbon). It does so with wonderful clarity.”—Thomas E. Lovejoy, George Mason University and The H. John Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment
(Thomas Lovejoy 2013-05-03)
“The Climate Casino is a tour de force and will make a real impact in the popular literature on climate change…it brings together all of the important strands of the debate…the book is without peer.”—Charles Kolstad, Stanford University
(Charles Kolstad 2013-05-23)
"Nordhaus is the world’s clearest, best informed and most serious thinker on climate change policy. There is more insight and good sense advice in this volume than in many libraries. This book should be as central to climate policy debates as climate change is to humanity’s future."—Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard University
(Lawrence H. Summers 2013-06-04)
"Bill Nordhaus is one of the world’s pioneers in applying economic reasoning to the harrowing problem of climate change. Before there was the UN climate treaty, the recent rounds of IPCC reports, and the Stern Review, there was Nordhaus’ path-breaking thinking, modeling, and research on the subject. His new book, The Climate Casino, marks a long-awaited update and synthesis of this work for the public and students everywhere. His core conclusion – that we must act and act now – is carefully explained with Nordhaus’ trademark vigor, clarity, and thoughtfulness."—Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University
(Jeffrey D. Sachs 2013-06-26)
“The power of intelligent economics permeates William Nordhaus’s The Climate Casino. …the book convincingly makes the economic case for changing governmental policy, and our production and consumption habits, by offering economic incentives for low-carbon choices.”—Gail Whiteman, Nature
(Gail Whiteman
Nature 2013-10-24)
“A one-stop source on global warming, seen through the prism of a brilliant economist.” —Fred Andrews, The New York Times
(Fred Andrews
The New York Times)
Selected as one of the best books of 2013 in the Financial Times
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Financial Times 2013-11-30)
Won an Honorable Mention for the 2013 New England Book Festival given by the JM Northern Media Family of Festivals, in the General Non-Fiction Category.
(New England Book Festival
JM Northern Media 2013-12-27)
“Nordhaus is arguably the world’s leading thinker on the economics of global warming. . . His conclusion is clear: Acting to stop climate change costs money. Ignoring the problem costs more. . . Ultimately, this message, delivered by a number-crunching economist rather than a morally outraged environmentalist, may prove far more effective in making the case for action.”—Coral Davenport, The New York Times Book Review
(Coral Davenport
New York Times Book Review)
“When we have a disjunction between scientific consensus and popular perception—that should light a fire under those of us in the news media. An excellent basis for discussion is the new book The Climate Casino by William Nordhaus.”—Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
(Nicholas Kristof
New York Times)
“Provides a comprehensive stocktaking of the possibilities and consequences of global climate change, all of which can be summed up in one sentence: ‘Global warming is a trillion-dollar problem requiring a trillion-dollar solution.’”—Sheridan Jobbins, World Economic Forum
(Sheridan Jobbins
World Economic Forum)
Winner of the 2013 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE), in the Economics category.
(PROSE Awards
American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence 2014-02-07)