--- product_id: 1273992 title: "The Climate Casino: Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World Hardcover – October 22, 2013" brand: "william d. nordhaus" price: "184.19 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1273992-the-climate-casino-risk-uncertainty-and-economics-for-a-warming store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Climate Casino: Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World Hardcover – October 22, 2013 **Brand:** william d. nordhaus **Price:** 184.19 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Climate Casino: Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World Hardcover – October 22, 2013 by william d. nordhaus - **How much does it cost?** 184.19 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1273992-the-climate-casino-risk-uncertainty-and-economics-for-a-warming) ## Best For - william d. nordhaus enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted william d. nordhaus brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Climate Casino: Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World Hardcover – October 22, 2013 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61SBx-oVl8L.jpg) ![The Climate Casino: Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World Hardcover – October 22, 2013 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91+YmNRpsOL.jpg) ![The Climate Casino: Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World Hardcover – October 22, 2013 - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31su37Au+lL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Who is so virtuous about humanity? *by D***D on May 10, 2019* Before the reader comes to the end of page 1, economic growth and global warming are shown to be partners in peril to humanity alongside the entire natural world. Global warming caused by the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas are the irreplaceable friends of human comforts and economic dependencies. Enter global warming consequential to the above as humanity finds economic and habitat benefits in abundance as never before.The current daily routine activities of planet earth's 7.6 billion human inhabitants is an incremental force of unprecedented and currently unknowable consequences on existing cultures, ecologies, economies and borders. The unrelenting upward trajectory of human dominance and attendant consumptive and waste dispatches is a journey into portentous islands of undiscovered anthropics. The population of planet earth's humanity was two billion in 1900.As the numbers of human competitors advances so also do the demands on energy sources defined almost exclusively as fossil fuel related.Evidence from history studies report that major extinctions of life forms total five, that the sixth is in progress, mostly from the footprint of humanity.The technology already exists that could substantially mitigate the influences of global warming but political and economics issues are formidable barriers in nations such as China and India who rely on coal-burning as a cheap energy source needed to anticipate massive demands from a combined human population of several billion.Climate scientists seem united as they point to a human-caused climate change. "The planet is warming… consequences are that planet earth will reflect warming greater than during any period in the past half million years."Umbriago ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice summary of the science and costs of Global Warming *by B***A on November 2, 2018* I was expecting a more dogmatic book pushing a specific agenda. That is not the case here. I thought Nordhaus spoke well about the limitations of modelling climate change and was even handed in presenting the costs and benefits of action. We should take steps to limit carbon emissions, not because there is a definite and known outcome, but rather because there is a higher likely hood of negative outcomes (the "casino").Such even handedness is apparent in such statements:-Clouds are really though for modelling because they both heat and cool the planet-Costs of warming seem to be about 1-2% of income-Temperatures are modelled to rise only about 1 degree over the next four decades-Warming would benefit a lot of the developed world (higher ag yields/co2 fertilization)-The health and economic impacts would most likely be small-Places 10 meters above sea level seem relatively safe from rising waters-Carbon Concentrations were 8x higher during the Jurassic periodThese are no reasons to not take action. If governments are going to tax anything, it makes sense to tax pollution. That would provide a pricing mechanism to the market to choose less polluting facilities and would incentivize the creation of new technologies. Given that the costs are not great, a carbon tax would not need to be high. The problem is also more tractable than I previously thought since 95% of US emissions are limited to electricity generation and transportation and as much as 80% of emissions come from the use of oil and coal. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very basic and quite dated *by K***J on February 26, 2025* This text needs to be updated. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1273992-the-climate-casino-risk-uncertainty-and-economics-for-a-warming](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1273992-the-climate-casino-risk-uncertainty-and-economics-for-a-warming) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-28*