UK - Stern Review and Report
The British government commissioned Sir Nicholas Stern to do a review of the
projected economic costs of global warming...
He presented the Report to the UK government in October 2006.
The UK government webpage
says:
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
"Sir
Nicholas Stern, Head of the Government Economic Service and Adviser to the
Government on the economics of climate change and development, is delighted to
present his report to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer
on the Economics of Climate Change:
Full report
Executive Summary and Executive Summary in other languages
Postscript and Technical Annex to postscript
Launch Press notice, comments on the Review, launch presentation
and speaking
notes
Supporting commissioned research
Background to the Review
Presentations by Sir Nicholas Stern
Additional
Papers
Released after the publication of the Stern
Review.
Critique of the Stern
Review
Following the publication of the Stern
Review there was much comment...
In light of the interim report by Ross
Garnaut on climate change for the Australian government, the
Productivity Commission released an assessment of the
Stern Review...
The Stern
Review: an assessment of its methodology
Productivity
Commission - Staff Working Paper
By Rick Baker, Andrew Barker, Alan
Johnston, and Michael Kohlhaas was released on Thursday 24 January 2008. [Paper can be downloaded on
right of page]
New
Report: April
2008
KEY
ELEMENTS OF A GLOBAL DEAL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Nicholas Stern
released a new report at the London School of Economics in April
2008.
LSE Report: Global
deal on climate change outlined at LSE
The Report: KEY
ELEMENTS OF A GLOBAL DEAL ON CLIMATE
Nicholas Stern and
Australia
In March 2007, Nicholas Stern visited
Australia and spoke at the National Press Club in Canberra and met then PM John Howard. He was also interviewed on
the 7.30 Report.
Stern urges Aust
to take leadership role on emissions
ABC, Wednesday, March 28, 2007.
" British economist Sir
Nicholas Stern says
Australia should
aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 60 per cent by 2050, even though it
is only responsible for a small proportion of the world's
emissions...."
Related Video (and
audio…) available at link above
Climate change
economist Sir Nicholas Stern will meet with the Prime Minister today, and has
warned of a bleak future unless urgent action is taken to reduce greenhouse
gases.
Sir Nicholas Stern
issues climate change challenge
ABC,
7.30 Report. 28/03/2007
Sir Nicholas Stern spoke at the National Press Club,
and met PM John Howard.
Sir
Nicholas urged the Government to meet his target of a 30 per cent reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, and 60 per cent by 2050. The Prime Minister,
though, warned of the dangers of over-reaction and said targets could damage the
economy and disadvantage the nation. Labor leader Kevin Rudd was not quite so
cautious. Political editor Michael Brissenden reports. .
."
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Stern gets sterner on emissions
The
Age, Adam Morton, May 2, 2008
"LEADERS of the developed world,
including Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, face pressure to commit to deeper cuts in
greenhouse emissions to tackle climate change. The pressure comes after former
World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern warned that they must take the lead
ahead of China and
India . Sir Nicholas, whose landmark 2006
report warned that climate change posed a serious threat to human welfare unless
tackled immediately, called on rich countries to agree to cut emissions up to
90% by 2050...."
He has just launched a new report, Key Elements of a Global
Deal on Climate Change, at
the London
School
of Economics.
Author: Jenny Stokes | Modified: 2 May 2008 |
