William Nordhaus Quotes

• An economist is a scoundrel who tells you the way things are rather than the way you want them to be.

  William Nordhaus

  Want, Way, Scoundrels

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• Attempts to estimate the impacts of climate change continue to be highly speculative.

  William Nordhaus

  Impact, Kyoto Protocol, Climate

  William D. Nordhaus, Joseph Boyer (2003). “Warming the World: Economic Models of Global Warming”, p.98, MIT Press

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• The strategy behind the Kyoto Protocol has no grounding in economics or environmental policy.

  William Nordhaus

  Kyoto Protocol, Environmental, Strategy

  William D. Nordhaus, Joseph Boyer (2003). “Warming the World: Economic Models of Global Warming”, p.167, MIT Press

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• Sensible policies on global warming should weight the costs of slowing climate change against the benefits of slower climate change. Ironically, recent policy initiatives, such as the Kyoto Protocol of 1997, have been introduced without any attempt to link the emissions controls with the benefits of the lower emissions.

  William Nordhaus

  Kyoto Protocol, Benefits, Weight

  William D. Nordhaus, Joseph Boyer (2003). “Warming the World: Economic Models of Global Warming”, p.69, MIT Press

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