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Can We Afford the Future?: The Economics of a Warming World (The New Economics) (1st Edition) by Doctor Frank Ackerman, Professor Bina Agarwal (Series Editor), Kevin P. Gallagher (Series Editor), Ha-Joon Chang (Series Editor) Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 1-84813-038-4 / 1848130384 ISBN-13: 978-1-84813-038-8 / 9781848130388 According to many scientists, climate change is a growing threat to life as we know it, requiring a large-scale, immediate response. According to many economists, climate change is a moderately important problem; the best policy is a slow, gradual start, to avoid spending too much. They can't both b |