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The Global Deal

Climate Change and the Creation of a New Era of Progress and Prosperity

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In 2005, economist Nicholas Stern was commissioned by the British government to direct the largest study ever conducted into the scientific reality of global warming. The Stern Report, which made headlines around the world, is far and away the deepest and most far-reaching exploration into the economic and ethical consequences of this crisis—and, in particular, into the solutions for it.

In The Global Deal, Stern has taken that comprehensive and detailed report and produced a concise, vivid book that makes this critical information accessible to all. By understanding the very real risks we run if we continue business as usual, and by working together to enact a new global deal, we can not only avert catastrophe, but create a safer, more sustainable and prosperous world in the process.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      A well-known British economist discusses world policy on climate change and its relationship to practically everything. Written in sophisticated language, the lofty concepts are somewhat abstract, but the economics-minded will find them enlightening and thought-provoking. The golden-throated narrator, James Adams, speaks BBC English, perfect in pace, enunciation, and volume. Trying not to lose his audience, Adams copes admirably with his biggest challenge: the thousands of figures in gigatons, percents, parts per million, euros, cubic meters, and degrees Celsius. Without any charts, tables, or curves to help, the cascade of spoken numbers becomes too immense for most listeners to absorb. The nature of Stern's essay of seemingly endless data brings into question its appropriateness for the audio format. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

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