They are becoming a weapon capable of
considerable social damage; a Faustian technology that seduces with convenience, particularly for those who consume a great many books, but offers little else while extracting a corrosive toll on our social institutions and norms.
The IPCC's Fourth Assessment, chapter three, says, «Due to
considerable uncertainties and difficulties in quantifying non-market
damages, it is difficult to estimate SCC [
social cost of carbon] with confidence.