Methane mischief: misleading commentary published in Nature A catastrophic release of the potent greenhouse gas methane in the Arctic could cause a sudden warming with massive
economic consequences says a commentary published in the esteemed scientific journal Nature Wednesday.
Not exact matches
«Divergence in external tariffs and internal rules as well as absence of common institutions and a shared legal system, necessitates checks and controls to uphold the integrity of the EU single market as well as of the U.K. market... This, unfortunately, will have negative
economic consequences,» it
said.
«I didn't cause the
economic and financial problems caused by Wall Street, but now public employees like me have to suffer the
consequences,» one labor leader
says.
He
says the actions of central banks «attempting to spark
economic growth» are «severely punishing the world's savers and creating incentives to reach for yield, pushing investors into less liquid asset classes and increased levels of risk, with potentially dangerous financial and
economic consequences.»
«Canadians should be very apprehensive about the long - term
economic and environmental
consequences,» Peter Julian, the NDP's natural resources critic,
said in a release.
The U.S. average retail price for a gallon of gas is approaching a point where at least one analyst
said last year there may be
economic consequences.
«We clearly have a global
economic system that allows this to happen,» Eldebo
said, «We need to look beyond the numbers at what the actual
consequence is for this because what we're seeing from our work is clearly we have 3 billion people who have very little.
But for my purposes it is enough to
say that the assumptions I have listed have many practical
consequences when governments adopt policies oriented to
economic growth on the basis of advice from neoliberal economists, or, indeed, many other economists who share this model.
A good deal has been
said about its
economic and political effects, but not much about its cultural
consequences.
Husbands whose wives make more money are 61 % less likely to
say they're happy Wives who are primary breadwinners are also significantly less happy about their family lives than other women Men are 5 times more likely to cheat when they're financially dependent on their wives Divorce is 40 % more likely when a women makes over 60 % of the family's income Much of the discussion around this topic so far has focused on the broader business and
economic consequences of this shift.
Much has been
said about the global environmental,
economic and leadership
consequences of United States President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement but there is also a national security dimension.
Some voice fears of a sharp worsening of
economic governance if western investors stay away — Russian and Chinese investors,
say some, could come in instead with unpredictable and undesirable longer - term
consequences.
«Paying as little tax as possible, regardless of the social
consequences, has for many become an acceptable way of doing business,»
said Dr David McNair, Christian Aid's senior
economic justice adviser.
Faso
said Dodd - Frank financial regulations created the unintended
consequence of reducing the number of community or small and medium - sized banks, which are the predominant drivers of
economic development in his district.
When we
say comparable, we mean broadly the same outcome so that the tax
consequences of pooling does not distort the
economic or social decision to pool the land because the tax cost of doing so is higher when compared to the tax
consequences of adopting the traditional route.
«Voters want to hear about the
economic and financial
consequences of the choice that they make, and it is on the outcome of that debate that the result of the referendum is likely to turn,» professor John Curtice, research consultant at ScotCen Social Research,
said.
Mr Clarke, UK Minister without Portfolio,
said, «If we were to have an independent Scotland, it is not the case that it would not somehow have to face up to the
consequences of
economic crisis».
A Cabinet minister also
said to me recently that the simultaneous political and
economic crises are bound to have tumultuous
consequences, so far ill defined.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague
said the protests bore «all the hallmarks of a Russian strategy to destabilize Ukraine» and warned of «grave
economic and political
consequences.»
«During the
economic downturn some buyers used ILSA to rescind otherwise valid condominium contracts for
economic reasons — an entirely unintended
consequence of the law and its intent,» Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D - N.Y., who sponsored the bill along with Michael Grimm, R - N.Y., Patrick T. McHenry, R. - N.C., and Jerrold Nadler, D. - N.Y.,
said in a statement.
Myhre
said climate science discussions are best focused on
economic impact and human health
consequences.
Senior author A. David Paltiel, MBA, PhD, professor of Public Health (Health Policy) at the Yale School of Public Health,
says, «Our aim is to confront donor nations with the clinical and
economic consequences of any decision to substantially cut HIV program funding and to help recipient nations respond in the least harmful ways possible to the actions of countries in the developed world.»
Gleick
said while climate change did not set off the Syrian conflict, it has exacerbated the harshness of droughts with all the attendant
consequences, including diminished agricultural and
economic productivity.
In years influenced by volcanic eruptions, Nile flooding was generally diminished, leading to social stress that could trigger unrest and have other political and
economic consequences,»
says Joseph Manning, lead author on the paper and the William K. & Marilyn Milton Simpson Professor of History and Classics at Yale.
A significant decline in their population, Fabry
says, could have grave
economic consequences.
And this has serious
economic consequences: Eliminating the patenting shortfall «would increase U.S. GDP per capita by 2.7 %,» the paper
says.
By comparing volcanic activity to records of social unrest, the researchers found a correlation between the two that was too closely matched to dismiss: «In years influenced by volcanic eruptions, Nile flooding was generally diminished, leading to social stress that could trigger unrest and have other political and
economic consequences,» Manning
said.
And there are direct
economic consequences of high and low performing education systems, the study
says, particularly in a globalised, skill - based economy.
«Unless politicians get serious about intergenerational equity, this issue has the potential to cause damaging social and
economic consequences,» he
said in an interview.
Essentially, all they
said is that they acknowledge that global warming is due to unspecified human activities, that it will have ecological
consequences (no mention of
economic consequences, other than the insinuation that taking action of global warming might threaten
economic growth), and that coordinated global action is required, but that
economic growth and energy security must be taken into account, and that they'll meet to talk about it again.
We're all standing around, dipping a nervous toe or two into the water and
saying, «After you...» «No, after you...» It is quite possible that early adopters will make mistakes that have significant
economic consequences.
The same goes for those who warn of dire
economic consequences,
saying that attempts to lower our «carbon footprint» risk changing our way of life forever.
Mann could be
said to be the Jerry Sandusky of climate science, except that instead of molesting children, he has molested and tortured data in the service of politicized science that could have dire
economic consequences for the nation and planet.
«Beyond 2 degrees you risk potentially catastrophic impacts such as a destabilization of the polar land - based ice sheets that would have very severe
economic consequences which are not present in the
economic models,» Ward at LSE
said.
Mr Hooke
said there would be severe
economic consequences if coal mining ended but no tangible environmental dividend.
«The industry has profited from the manufacture of fossil fuels but has not had to absorb the
economic costs of the
consequences,» Koh
said.
«The international financial crisis is another example, it is not an inevitable outcome of
economic globalization, rather it is the
consequence of the excessive chase of profit by financial capital and a great failure of financial regulation,» he
said.
And, British and US scientists
say, this would be in addition to at least $ 300 tn of
economic damage linked to other
consequences of climate change.
All give a pass on your snarky comments (because it was me that caused them) except to
say, limiting global CO2 emissions by its very nature would have «world - spanning
economic»
consequences.
There is uncertainty about the climate
consequences of
economic change too, with some
saying that it will «cost» (the climate) nothing and others that the climate will be ruined.
«I am concerned that the central functions of the Agency have been obfuscated by ideology, frustrated by a severe lack of transparency, undermined by science the Agency keeps hidden, and implemented without regard for
economic consequences,» Vitter
said.
Already, the GEA has caused major price increases for large energy consumers, and we're anticipating additional hikes of 40 to 50 per cent over the next few years,»
said Ross McKitrick, Fraser Institute senior fellow and author of «Environmental and
Economic Consequences of Ontario's Green Energy Act».
«Not only have the skeptics and the administration been misleading us about the science but about the
economic consequences of trying to deal with this problem,» he
says.
He
said, «We are pleased to hear you confirm that the LASPO review will be considering this issue (early advice) and we would urge you to ensure that the cost benefit analysis of the LASPO reforms is designed to capture these wider, personal, social and
economic consequences, including at a cross-departmental level.»
Mason Hayes» Black, a former travelling book salesman,
said Ireland needs to maximise any
economic opportunities created by Brexit, if only to offset «poor
economic consequences» that could arise from the split between the UK and EU.
Declan Black, managing partner of Mason Hayes & Curran,
said that while it is impossible to predict the
economic consequences Ireland will face as a result of the Brexit vote, there are a number of possibilities that he views as significant to the Irish legal market moving forward.
He
says firms must consider the likely
economic consequences for their practices of signing: «By taking on cases under these fee schemes, solicitors will be guaranteeing to provide a proper professional service to their client for the fee on offer.
Not fixing the design machine problem is having and will have very negative
consequences for
economic growth and social harmony,
says Hadfield.
«We are concerned about the unintended
consequences of the legislation and the rush to judgment,»
says Jeffrey Finkle, president and CEO of the International
Economic Development Council in Washington, D.C..
«CAAMP has argued that government efforts to slow the housing market have long - term negative
economic consequences and the data continues to support our assessment,»
says Dunning.