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An Appeal To Reason : A Cool Look At Global Warming

By Nigel Lawson

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About the book

Global warming is an issue on which everyone – from layman to scientist, besides politicians, economists, policy makers and businessmen – has a stake, and an opinion that often borders on the extreme. In this persuasively argued work, Nigel Lawson calls for a fresh look at global warming, without in any way discounting the importance of the subject.  Lawson carefully and succinctly examines all aspects of the debate: the science, the economics, the politics and the ethics. He concludes that conventional wisdom on global warming is suspect on a number o grounds; that global warming is not the devastating threat to the planet it is widely alleged to be; and that the remedy being proposed is, for very good reasons, not politically attainable; and even if it were, it would be worse than the warming it is supposed to avert.  This hard-hitting response, argued with logic, common sense and wit, is particularly relevant to India, given that as a prime mover of the so-called ‘Basic’ countries (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) India is at the forefront of the environment debate, and that policies on emissions applicable to developed nations would have a direct impact on its rapid economic development – and livelihoods.

Pages: 192

Available in: Paperback

Language: English

Nigel Lawson

Nigel Lawson, Lord Lawson of Blaby, became a Conservative MP in 1974, after a number of years in journalism, including as Editor of The Spectator from 1966 to 1970. He served in the Thatcher government from 1979 to 1989 as Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for Energy, and, from 1983, Chancellor of the Exchequer. He entered the House of Lords in 1992, and is a member of the Lords’ Select Committee on Economic Affairs, which in 2005 produced a substantial report on ‘The Economics of Climate Change’. He is past President of the British Institute of Energy Economics. He lives in London and France.

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