Climate change 1995 : economic and social dimensions of climate change / edited by James P. Bruce, Hoesung Lee, Erik F. Haites.

"Contribution of Working Group III to the second assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change."

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary for Policymakers -- 1. Introduction: Scope of the Assessment -- 2. Decision-Making Frameworks for Addressing Climate Change -- 3. Equity and Social Considerations -- 4. Intertemporal Equity, Discounting, and Economic Efficiency -- 5. Applicability of Techniques of Cost-Benefit Analysis to Climate Change -- 6. The Social Costs of Climate Change: Greenhouse Damage and the Benefits of Control -- 7. A Generic Assessment of Response Options -- 8. Estimating the Costs of Mitigating Greenhouse Gases -- 9. A Review of Mitigation Cost Studies -- 10. Integrated Assessment of Climate Change: An Overview and Comparison of Approaches and Results -- 11. An Economic Assessment of Policy Instruments for Combatting Climate Change -- Appendix 1 Contributors to the IPCC WG III Second Assessment Report -- Appendix 2 Reviewers of the IPCC WG III Report.