The Invisible Green Hand: HOW INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS AND MARKETS CAN REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

The article discusses efforts to control and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The authors propose a strategy for the mitigation of global climate change by means of manging the market economy to change investment and consumption decisions. The climate change problem can be addressed by focusing on private decisions and by accounting for local conditions, the authors state. Other topics include the economic concept of common goods and not paying the price for the long-term social cost of GHG emissions. INSETS: Low-Tech and High-Tech Solutions for Air Conditioning Load;Broken Markets and Policy Stumbles;Cambridge Energy Alliance.