Description
Book SynopsisFrom his position as a Senior Fellow, the author addresses in this book the structural challenges and difficulties that predate Covid pandemic: climate change, economic inequality and the demographic challenge. These challenges raise fundamental questions of equity both between and within generations. Their immediate effects are much weaker than their long-term effects, which encourages policymakers to delay. But the cost of meeting them increases over time. These menaces raise complex technical and economic issues; some decisions must be made under great uncertainty. For each of these challenges, solutions exist: why is there little progress and how to turning threats into opportunities?
In all cases, technological change is a central aspect, constituting both part of the problem and part of the solution. The solutions the author formulates are of two kinds: policy recommendations and exploratory strategic proposals. Some of the recommendations include measures that ha
Table of Contents
Dedication Preface Acknowledgements About the Author Introduction Chapter 1: Global approach for climate change Chapter 2: The nature of social acceptability indicators measures for the climate issue Chapter 3: Strategies for changing climate policy Chapter 4: Global and sectoral climate governance Chapter 5: Policies & strategies: avenues for future reflection Chapter 6: Governing socioeconomic uncertainties Chapter 7: The dynamics of inequality and appropriate decision-making mechanisms Chapter 8: Inheritance tax and education measures Chapter 9: Update production policies and strategies Chapter 10: Post-production policies and optimization mechanisms Chapter 11: Labour policies for demographic challenges Chapter 12: Strategic and inclusive perspectives of demographic change Chapter 13: Reforms and resiliency mechanisms Chapter 14: Conclusion
