GEORGETOWN — Dr. John Hagan of the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences will discuss the macroeconomics of climate change on July 29 at 7 p.m. at Georgetown Historical Society, 20 Bay Point Road. What would it cost to “solve” climate change? How would we internalize the future costs of climate change in our current global economy? And what if “free rider” nations decide not to internalize the cost in their economies?
Dr. Hagan will outline projected economic impacts of future greenhouse gas emissions scenarios, and explain how leading economists are thinking about internalizing these future costs into our present global economy.
The choice: “How much risk are we willing to accept today on behalf of future generations?”
This program is free and open to the public.
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