The Dig: Economics Discounting Climate Catastrophe. REPOSTED.
CORRECT EPISODE NOW POSTED. Today's episode is on the alarming new report out from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and how it is that William Nordhaus — an economist whose work is dedicated to arguing that that it would be...
October 24, 2018
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October 24, 2018
The Dig: Economics Discounting Climate Catastrophe. REPOSTED.
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The Dig: Economics Discounting Climate Catastrophe. REPOSTED.
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<p>CORRECT EPISODE NOW POSTED. Today's episode is on the alarming new report out from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and how it is that William Nordhaus — an economist whose work is dedicated to arguing that that it would be too inefficient to address the ecological crisis aggressively and urgently — recently won the discipline's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Dan speaks to Alyssa Battisoni, a PhD candidate in political science and member of <i>Jacobin</i>'s editorial board.</p><p>Thanks to Verso Books. Check out their huge selection of left-wing books at <a href="http://www.versobooks.com" rel="nofollow">www.versobooks.com</a>.</p><p>Please support this podcast with your money at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/TheDig" rel="nofollow">www.patreon.com/TheDig</a>.</p><p></p>
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