The Climate Colossus

Geoff Mann talks to James Butler about the economic models developed by William Nordhaus and others, widely used by governments around the world as a tool to tackle climate change. They discuss the moral and practical limitations of Nordhaus’s methods, the danger of relying on their predictions, and whether the use of such models is even an appropriate way of confronting environmental crisis.

Read Geoff Mann's piece here: https://lrb.me/mannpod

Read two pieces from the next issue early:

Laleh Khalili on Stanley McChrystal's business guide: https://lrb.me/khalilipod

Paul Theroux on V.S. Naipaul: https://lrb.me/therouxpod

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The LRB Podcast brings you weekly conversations from Europe’s leading magazine of culture and ideas. Hosted by Thomas Jones and Malin Hay, with guest episodes from the LRB's US editor Adam Shatz, Meehan Crist, Rosemary Hill and more.

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