Oranges grow well in the U.S. state of Florida—until a cold snap crusts the trees with frost andthe crop is lost. Ski lodge owners in other areas of the world worry when the temperature soarsin December. And if indeed the world is getting warmer, what will that mean for sources ofpotable water? How will the costs of health care go up as certain diseases become morecommon?The intricate relationship between climate and economy is presented understandably in this book.

CONTENTS: Economics of Global Warming; Economy-Wide Estimates of the Implications of Climate Change; Global Climate Change and International Security; Economics of Climate Change; Physical Impacts of Climate Change; No Forest Left Behind; Subsidies to Improve Smallholder Maize Productivity; Mapping the Economic Costs and Benefits of Conservation; Climate ChangeTechnology Scenarios:Energy, Emissions and Economic Implication; Carbon Capture and Storage; Complexities of Assessing the Disease Burden Attributable to Leishmaniasis.