Includes bibliographical references and index.

The economic impact of climate in the long run -- Balancing the distribution across generations: putting the horse before the cart -- Climate and development: the role of the sustainable development goals -- Losing and gaining freedom due to climate change -- Economic damage of climate change: how far is it from the physical damage? -- Climate change impacts and market-driven adaptation: the costs of inaction including market rigidities -- Agricultural TFP under a changing climate: evidence from high, middle, and low-income countries -- The climate-conflicts nexus and the role of geographical spillovers -- A subscription vs. appropriation framework for natural resource conflicts -- Climate and migration -- Smart and sustainable cities in the MENA countries: combining sustainable growth and climate adaption? -- Negative emissions in climate policy: scenarios, governance, and challenges -- Can blue carbon initiatives help conserve mangroves in developing countries? -- The fight against deforestation of tropical forests: the contribution of the blockchain-based contract management method to minimize illegal logging -- Impact of Germany's phase out of coal power plants on developing countries.

"The 2015 Paris Accord stated the aim to limit the increase in global mean temperatures to 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels and if possible, keep it down to 1.5°C. Achieving this is possible, but the costs incurred are uncertain and the distribution of costs among nations is indistinct. Furthermore, even if the goal is realised, significant impacts from climate change can be expected. Evidence indicates that these will be felt most severely in countries that are relatively poor. These effects of climate change will be added to by the measures taken to reduce GHGs. Together, they will determine how climate change affects theprospects for development across the globe. The analysis of the interplay between climate change and policies to combat it on the one hand and development on the other are the focus of this book"-- Publisher's website.

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