Commentary
Nature 389, 13-14 (4 September 1997) | doi:10.1038/37861
Achieving low-cost emissions targets
Stephen H. Schneider and Lawrence H. Goulder
- Stephen H. Schneider and Lawrence H. Goulder are respectively in the Departments of Biological Sciences and of Economics, Stanford University, Stanford, California
94305-5020, USA. Both authors are co-appointed in the Institute for International Studies at Stanford.
e-mail:Email: shs@leland.stanford.edu
Abstract
There has been much discussion about ways to reduce the rate of atmospheric accumulation of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. What are the key economic and policy issues concerning the timing of such efforts?