Problem Based Learning

References for Investigation

Biz/ed has provided the following references for investigation to help you research the problem. These are suggestions only and are not the only sources you may wish to use; indeed, you are not obliged to use any of them!

Web sites

• The Stern Report
• Stern report: the key points - from The Guardian
• Stern's report: 'If we act now, we can avoid the very worst' - comment from the Times
• Facts and fictions about climate change - from the Royal Society
• Instant Expert: climate change - from New Scientist
• Climate change - Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
• Global push to cut greenhouse emissions - from the Financial Times
• Emissions Trading Schemes - DEFRA article
• The Carbon Trust
• The Green Party
• Our Planet - from The Scientific Alliance
• The economics of climate change - House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs report [PDF, 478KB]
• The Economics of Climate Change - a primer - US Congressional Budget Office document
• Climate change economics - from the Pew Centre
• Global warming, economic cooling? - report from the Economist
• An introduction to cost benefit analysis
• Biz/ed pages:
  • Externalities
  • Links to resources on market failure
  • Mind Your Business on market failure, pollution and externalities
  • Investment appraisal and present value

Books

• Bate, R. & Morris, J. (1994) Global Warming: Apocalypse or hot air? IEA Studies in the Environment no.1. London, IEA Environment Unit
• Beckerman, W. (1990) Pricing for Pollution: market pricing, government regulation and environmental policy. Hobart Paper 66. London IEA
• Kerry Turner, R. Pearce, D. & Bateman, I. (1994) Environmental Economics: An elementary introduction. Hertfordshire, Harvester Wheatsheaf