Stern Review
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The Stern Review is a landmark 2006 report on the economics of climate change that argues early, strong action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is far less costly than dealing with the consequences of inaction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stern Review canonical | 2 |
| Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change | 1 |
| The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stern Review Context triple: [Nicholas Stern, notableWork, Stern Review]
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A.
Our Common Future
Our Common Future is the landmark 1987 report by the World Commission on Environment and Development that popularized the concept of sustainable development and shaped global environmental policy.
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B.
The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review
The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review is a landmark UK-commissioned report that applies economic analysis to demonstrate the dependence of human prosperity on nature and to propose reforms for integrating biodiversity and natural capital into economic decision-making.
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C.
Carbon War Room
Carbon War Room is an environmental nonprofit initiative focused on accelerating market-based solutions to climate change and promoting low-carbon business practices worldwide.
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D.
Steady-State Economics
Steady-State Economics is an influential work in ecological economics that argues for an economy with stable or mildly fluctuating levels of consumption and population within ecological limits.
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E.
The Climate Book
The Climate Book is a comprehensive anthology on the climate crisis curated by activist Greta Thunberg, featuring contributions from scientists, experts, and writers explaining the causes, impacts, and solutions to global warming.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stern Review Target entity description: The Stern Review is a landmark 2006 report on the economics of climate change that argues early, strong action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is far less costly than dealing with the consequences of inaction.
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A.
Our Common Future
Our Common Future is the landmark 1987 report by the World Commission on Environment and Development that popularized the concept of sustainable development and shaped global environmental policy.
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B.
The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review
The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review is a landmark UK-commissioned report that applies economic analysis to demonstrate the dependence of human prosperity on nature and to propose reforms for integrating biodiversity and natural capital into economic decision-making.
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C.
Carbon War Room
Carbon War Room is an environmental nonprofit initiative focused on accelerating market-based solutions to climate change and promoting low-carbon business practices worldwide.
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D.
Steady-State Economics
Steady-State Economics is an influential work in ecological economics that argues for an economy with stable or mildly fluctuating levels of consumption and population within ecological limits.
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E.
The Climate Book
The Climate Book is a comprehensive anthology on the climate crisis curated by activist Greta Thunberg, featuring contributions from scientists, experts, and writers explaining the causes, impacts, and solutions to global warming.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climate change report
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economic report ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
evaluate costs and benefits of climate mitigation
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inform government policy on climate change ⓘ quantify economic risks of climate change ⓘ |
| author | Nicholas Stern ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
UK government
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surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
HM Treasury ⓘ |
| conclusion |
benefits of strong, early mitigation outweigh the costs
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costs of inaction on climate change will be very high ⓘ early and strong action on climate change is economically beneficial ⓘ |
| controversy | use of low discount rate for future climate damages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
William Nordhaus
ⓘ
some environmental economists ⓘ |
| datePresented | 30 October 2006 ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark report on the economics of climate change ⓘ |
| estimates |
climate change could cost at least 5 percent of global GDP each year if unmitigated
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climate change could cost up to 20 percent of global GDP in worst‑case scenarios ⓘ costs of stabilizing greenhouse gases could be around 1 percent of global GDP per year ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
global warming
ⓘ
greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Executive Summary
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Part I: The Science of Climate Change ⓘ Part II: Impacts of Climate Change on Growth and Development ⓘ Part III: Economics of Stabilisation ⓘ Part IV: Policy Responses ⓘ Part V: International Collective Action ⓘ |
| influenced |
European Union climate policy discussions
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United Kingdom climate policy ⓘ international climate policy debate ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
climate change mitigation
ⓘ
economics of climate change ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicholas Stern ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publishedAs |
Stern Review
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review
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| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
| recommends |
carbon pricing
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carbon taxes ⓘ emissions trading schemes ⓘ financial support for developing countries to adapt to climate change ⓘ international cooperation on climate policy ⓘ removal of barriers to energy efficiency ⓘ technology policy to support low‑carbon innovation ⓘ |
| states | climate change is the greatest market failure the world has seen ⓘ |
| uses |
cost–benefit analysis
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discounting of future costs and benefits ⓘ integrated assessment models ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
this entity surface form:
The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review