Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-09-01
Matthew J. Hoffmann of University of Toronto reviews “Global Warming: Looking Beyond Kyoto” by Ernesto Zedillo,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Fourteen papers, resulting from a conference hosted by the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization in October 2005, examine the economic, social, and political context of climate policy in both industrialized and developing nations, and consider a multilateral approach that goes beyond the mitigation-focused Kyoto policies. Papers discuss the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change--establishing the evidence; whether the global warming alarm is founded on fact; anthropogenic climate change--revisiting the facts; “dangerous” climate change--key vulnerabilities; the policy implications of climate change impacts; economic analyses of the Kyoto Protocol--whether there is life after Kyoto; the European Emissions Trading Regime and the future of Kyoto; climate change--designing an effective response; an international policy architecture for the post-Kyoto era; controversies of Russian climate policy and opportunities for greenhouse gas reduction; climate policy in the United Kingdom; Canada’s approach to tackling climate change; India and climate change--mitigation, adaptation, and a way forward; and correct choices for China--energy conservation, a cyclic economy, and a conservation-minded society. Zedillo is Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and Professor in the field of international economics and politics at Yale University. Index.”