Yale Symposium on the Stern Review
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Video of event
Introduction & Presentation
Part 2 — Presentation
Part 3 — Presentation
Part 1 — Discussion
Part 2 — Discussion
Part 3 — Discussion
Part one: Presentation
Introduction (PDF — opens in new window)
Ernesto Zedillo, Director, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
Chapter 1: Findings of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change (PDF — opens in new window)
Sir Nicholas Stern, UK Government
Why Bother About Climate Change?
The Economics of Climate Change
Analytical Framework of the Stern Review
Policy Issues
Conclusion
Chapter 2: PAGE Modeling System (PDF — opens in new window)
Chris Hope, University of Cambridge
Chapter 3: Question and Answer (PDF — opens in new window)
Question & Answer
Chapter 4: Closing Remarks (PDF — opens in new window)
J. Gustave Speth, Dean, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Part two: Comments
Chapter 5: William Nordhaus, Yale University (PDF — opens in new window)
Opposite Ends of the Globe
Areas of Agreement and Disagreement
Review, Reproducibility, and Modeling
The Discounting Controversy
Economic Modeling With Low Discount Rates
Summary Verdict
Chapter 6: William Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PDF — opens in new window)
My Earlier Results
The Discount Rate
How Rapidly Does Marginal Utility Drop Off?
When to Act?
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Gary Yohe, Wesleyan University (PDF — opens in new window)
Gary Yohe
Chapter 8: Robert Mendelsohn, Yale University
Robert Mendelsohn
Chapter 9: Scott Barrett, Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (PDF — opens in new window)
Scott Barrett
Chapter 10: Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University (PDF — opens in new window)
Jeffrey Sachs
Chapter 11: Reaction to the Panelists: Sir Nicholas Stern
The Role of Integrated Assessment Models in Policy Analysis Ethics
Alternative Strategies and the Structure of Risks
Social Costs of Carbon and Radical Policy
“Political Constraints” and Peer Review
Additional Points
Conclusions
Response to Scott Barrett and Jeffrey Sachs
Chapter 12: Panelist Responses (PDF — opens in new window)
Panelist Responses
Chapter 13: Final Comments (PDF — opens in new window)
Final Comments
Chapter 14: Concluding Remarks (PDF — opens in new window)
Ernesto Zedillo