TY  - BOOK
AU  - Devine,Bob
TI  - The sustainable economy: the hidden costs of climate change and the path to a prosperous future 
SN  - 9780307277176 (pbk.)
AV  - HC106.84 .D48 2020
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New York
PB  - Anchor Books
KW  - Economic development
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Economic aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-329) and index; The price is wrong -- The most important number you've never heard of -- Going public -- Fat tails -- The once and future kids -- Tomorrow eventually becomes today -- Equity now -- Internal medicine -- Growing oains -- Orbiting giant mirrors -- Judgment day -- True value
N2  - "Pick an environmental issue. Maybe air pollution, toxic waste, or deforestation. These all seem like solid choices, but none of these is actually an environmental problem--at least, not at its heart. Deep down they're economic problems. Nearly all the issues we classify as environmental stem from defects in the DNA of America's current market system. This is emphatically true of our greatest environmental threat: global warming. With a focus on climate change, journalist and author Robert S. Devine reveals the fundamental flaws in the economy that enable environmental degradation. This is a book about economics, but it skips the equations and eases through the jargon, opting instead for compelling stories and surprising humor. Readers will encounter high-tech narwhals, struggling coal workers, orbiting giant mirrors, the kids who are suing the U.S. government over climate policy, and vanishing Alaskan towns"--
ER  -