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Article: New Book Rigorously Reviews Socioeconomic Aspects of Climate Change in 1995 IPCC Report

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September 14, 1998
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new book published by Resources for the Future (RFF) assesses the economic and social aspects of climate change contained within the landmark 1995 report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The 336-page book, "Economics and Policy Issues of Climate Change," provides useful technical summaries of the conclusions from the 1995 IPCC assessment in an effort to make that material more accessible as well as thoughtful critiques of the information and reasoning used to derive some of the report's conclusions. The critiques and rejoinders aim to put the strengths and weaknessses of the IPCC conclusions in a clearer perspective, ...

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