Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Economic analysis environmental issues Carbon Dioxide Emissions Please address. Cost Benefits Risks Limitations Problems

Economic analysis: CO2 emissions

While there is a growing consensus regarding the need to reduce CO2 emissions in the atmosphere, there are also concerns about the potential economic costs of environmentally-friendly policies. In the long run, according to the EPA, the benefits which can be accrued in the long-term regarding "reduced risk to human health and welfare that results from lower emissions of greenhouse gases and less global warming and climate change" vastly outweigh the costs (Evaluating climate policy options, costs and benefits, 2013, EPA). In the long-term, lost productivity due to respiratory conditions from air pollution like asthma as well as the threat a number of industries are experiencing due to the effects of global warming should not be minimized (Evaluating climate policy options, costs and benefits, 2013, EPA). Extreme heat, more...
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