Curbing Climate Change vs. The Costs of Business as Usual

Bill Resnick talks with Frank Ackerman on the costs of curbing climate change to manageable levels v. the costs of continuing on the current path. Frank Ackerman is an economist who has written extensively about the economics of climate change, energy and other environmental problems. His book, “Priceless: On Knowing the Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing,” is a critique of cost-benefit analysis and its abuse in US environmental policy. For a listing of his publications, see his website, http://frankackerman.com.