The section on economics in the Summary for Policymakers starts with an added qualification: «Global
economic impacts from climate change are difficult to estimate.»
In a recent interview, Nordhaus - whose models project a smaller economic impact than most - said that regardless of whether the models showing larger or smaller
economic impacts from climate change are correct, «We've got to get together as a community of nations and impose restraints on greenhouse gas emissions and raise carbon prices.
Not exact matches
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide
economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or
climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the
impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting
from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
The Risky Business Project focused on quantifying and publicizing the
economic risks
from the
impacts of a
changing climate.
The Risky Business Project focuses on quantifying and publicizing the
economic risks
from the
impacts of a
changing climate.
IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions
from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for
Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).
And they should drive home to people that actions to limit
climate change can help protect their children and grandchildren
from huge
economic and social
impacts.
The signature effects of human - induced
climate change — rising seas, increased damage
from storm surge, more frequent bouts of extreme heat — all have specific, measurable
impacts on our nation's current assets and ongoing
economic activity.
However, if we choose a different path — if we act aggressively to both adapt to the
changing climate and to mitigate future
impacts by reducing carbon emissions — we can significantly reduce our exposure to the worst
economic risks
from climate change, and also demonstrate global leadership on
climate.
IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions
from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for
Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).
The consequences of
climate change are being felt not only in the environment, but in the entire socio -
economic system and, as seen in the findings of numerous reports already available, they will
impact first and foremost the poorest and weakest who, even if they are among the least responsible for global warming, are the most vulnerable because they have limited resources or live in areas at greater risk... Many of the most vulnerable societies, already facing energy problems, rely upon agriculture, the very sector most likely to suffer
from climatic shifts.»
The motivation for the MCA arose
from citizens and organizations in Montana who have expressed interest in receiving timely and pertinent information about
climate change, including information about historical variability, past trends, and projections of future
impacts as they relate to topics of
economic concern.
By promoting a shift towards low carbon
economic activities, governments can not only help avoid dangerous
climate change impacts but can also make the region more competitive, contributing to a faster recovery
from the current
economic slowdown.
About 500 scientists
from 67 countries were gathering at the conference with the title «Counting the true costs of
climate change» to push
climate impact research to the next level by better integrating socio -
economic factors.
The results
from the study suggest that critical
impact asymmetries due to both
climate and socio -
economic structures may deepen current production and consumption gaps between developed and developing world; it is suggested that adaptation of agricultural techniques will be central to limit potential damages under
climate change.
This study draws attention to new «hotspots» that could emerge
from the synergies between different sectors and the interplay of
economic activity with political and social developments in the context of
climate change and cumulative environmental
impacts.
The
economic impact of
climate change: Evidence
from agricultural output and random fluctuation in weather.
On the other side, organizations including the Environmental Defense Fund, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and the Clean Air Task Force have argued that the new standards will offer an
economic boost by encouraging investment in clean energy and efficiency, along with desperately needed action on emissions that will help address
climate change and reduce health
impacts from air pollution.
China's role as a promoter of renewable energy development in Africa can offer it valuable recognition as a contributor to global efforts towards the mitigation of
climate change and can serve to reaffirm its position as a lead nation among developing countries, protecting vulnerable countries
from the
impacts of global warming and fostering their
economic growth and development in the process.12
Some countries, such as China and the United States of America, are in a win - win position of achieving
economic growth through fossil fuel use with few consequences
from the resulting
climate change, while many other, mostly Island and African, countries suffer low
economic growth and severe, negative
climate change impacts (see Supplementary Table S4 online).
«Carbon choices determine US cities committed to futures below sea level» «
Economic impacts of
climate change in Europe: sea - level rise» «Future flood losses in major coastal cities» «Forecasting the effects of accelerated sea - level rise on tidal marsh ecosystem services» «Coral islands defy sea - level rise over the past century: Records
from a central Pacific atoll»
This technical document aims to contribute to the discussion on
climate change in light of the available evidence on the possible channels of transmission of the economic impact of this phenomenon and the results of the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 15), held in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 Decembe
climate change in light of the available evidence on the possible channels of transmission of the economic impact of this phenomenon and the results of the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 15), held in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 December
change in light of the available evidence on the possible channels of transmission of the
economic impact of this phenomenon and the results of the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (COP 15), held in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 Decembe
Climate Change (COP 15), held in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 December
Change (COP 15), held in Copenhagen
from 7 to 18 December 2009.
With the late - mover advantage of being able to learn
from earlier failures — both
economic and political, in Europe and in Washington — specialists working with California's Air Resources Board have drafted proposed regulations intended to cushion the
economic impact on the state's industries but still accomplish the law's purpose: reducing emissions linked to
climate change to 1990 levels by 2020.
In its first week, fivethirtyeight published a piece
from Rodger Pielke Jr. (an environmental studies professor who focuses on
climate impacts) in which it was argued that
climate change is not causing increased
economic losses.
(1) to provide new and additional assistance
from the United States to the most vulnerable developing countries, including the most vulnerable communities and populations therein, in order to support the development and implementation of
climate change adaptation programs and activities that reduce the vulnerability and increase the resilience of communities to
climate change impacts, including
impacts on water availability, agricultural productivity, flood risk, coastal resources, timing of seasons, biodiversity,
economic livelihoods, health and diseases, and human migration; and
Most fossil - fuel - producing countries are far
from the locus of
climate -
change policy development, despite the
impact that it will have on their
economic prospects.
Lam and team used
climate models from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to examine the economic impacts of climate change on fish stocks and fisheries revenues under two different emissions scenarios: a high - emission scenario, in which the rates at which greenhouse gases are pumped into the Earth's atmosphere continue to rise unchecked, and a low - emission scenario under which ocean warming is kept below two degrees C
climate models
from the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change to examine the economic impacts of climate change on fish stocks and fisheries revenues under two different emissions scenarios: a high - emission scenario, in which the rates at which greenhouse gases are pumped into the Earth's atmosphere continue to rise unchecked, and a low - emission scenario under which ocean warming is kept below two degrees C
Climate Change to examine the economic impacts of climate change on fish stocks and fisheries revenues under two different emissions scenarios: a high - emission scenario, in which the rates at which greenhouse gases are pumped into the Earth's atmosphere continue to rise unchecked, and a low - emission scenario under which ocean warming is kept below two degrees Ce
Change to examine the
economic impacts of
climate change on fish stocks and fisheries revenues under two different emissions scenarios: a high - emission scenario, in which the rates at which greenhouse gases are pumped into the Earth's atmosphere continue to rise unchecked, and a low - emission scenario under which ocean warming is kept below two degrees C
climate change on fish stocks and fisheries revenues under two different emissions scenarios: a high - emission scenario, in which the rates at which greenhouse gases are pumped into the Earth's atmosphere continue to rise unchecked, and a low - emission scenario under which ocean warming is kept below two degrees Ce
change on fish stocks and fisheries revenues under two different emissions scenarios: a high - emission scenario, in which the rates at which greenhouse gases are pumped into the Earth's atmosphere continue to rise unchecked, and a low - emission scenario under which ocean warming is kept below two degrees Celsius.
He discussed the escalating scale of
impacts we could expect
from unchecked
climate change:
from deaths and injuries
from heat, to pollution, food - related illnesses, altered vectors for diseases such as malaria, crop failure and water shortages, mass migration, resource wars,
economic collapse, and ecosystem collapse with mass extinctions.
Most fossil - fuel - producing countries are far
from the locus of
climate -
change policy development, despite the
impact that it will have on their
economic prospects... As a result, these countries remain woefully unprepared for what is coming
Understanding how the
climate is
changing does not mean you know and understand it will
impact other natural processes, let alone the
impacts — whether
from a
changing climate or any remedial actions taken to counteract it — to energy,
economic or political systems.
IAMs are monster models that project global
economic impacts from global warming and
climate change.
Again and again proponents of action on
climate change have responded to
economic arguments against taking action to reduce the threat of
climate change by making counter
economic arguments such as
climate change policies will produce new jobs or reduce adverse
economic impacts that will follow
from the failure to reduce the threat of
climate change.
«The
Economic Impacts of
Climate Change: Evidence
from Agricultural Output and Random Fluctuations in Weather».
• Poles to tropics temperature gradient, average temp of tropics over past 540 Ma; and arguably warming may be net - beneficial overall • Quotes
from IPCC AR4 WG1 showing that warming would be beneficial for life, not damaging • Quotes
from IPCC AR5 WG3 stating (in effect) that the damage functions used for estimating damages are not supported by evidence • Richard Tol's breakdown of
economic impacts of GW by sector • Economic damages of climate change — about the IAMs • McKitrick — Social Cost of Carbon much lower than commonly stated • Bias on impacts of GHG emissions — Figure 1 is a chart showing 15 recent estimates of SCC — Lewis and Curry, 2015, has the lowest uncertaint
economic impacts of GW by sector •
Economic damages of climate change — about the IAMs • McKitrick — Social Cost of Carbon much lower than commonly stated • Bias on impacts of GHG emissions — Figure 1 is a chart showing 15 recent estimates of SCC — Lewis and Curry, 2015, has the lowest uncertaint
Economic damages of
climate change — about the IAMs • McKitrick — Social Cost of Carbon much lower than commonly stated • Bias on
impacts of GHG emissions — Figure 1 is a chart showing 15 recent estimates of SCC — Lewis and Curry, 2015, has the lowest uncertainty range.
While Stern was responsible for assessing the
economic impact of
climate change on behalf of the UK government, it would have been completely unacceptable for him to accept funding
from commercial interests.
Talisker says that «While Stern was responsible for assessing the
economic impact of
climate change on behalf of the UK government, it would have been completely unacceptable for him to accept funding
from commercial interests.»
Not only will
climate change directly
impact forests and the other natural systems that maintain critical water - related ecosystem services,
climate impacts will be experienced largely through the medium of water — melting glaciers,
changing rainfall patterns, increased water stress and drought
from higher temperatures, more severe storms — resulting in increased water and food insecurity, and constraints on
economic opportunity.
The authors say a better understanding of the
climate impact of fire will enable scientists develop models to more accurately forecast future future
change — important given the rising
economic toll
from uncontrolled burning.
«We have focused on the U.S. economy, although the bulk of the
economic damage
from climate change will be borne outside of the United States (42), and
impacts outside the United States will have indirect effects on the United States through trade, migration, and possibly other channels» — In other words they ignored the indirect effects which are extremely important hence their study is to put it mildly rubbish.
Sir Nicholas Stern, who was lead author of the 2006 Stern review on the
economic impacts of
climate change, says that holding down global temperatures and building a carbon - free economy by mid-century will require immediate multi-billion dollar investments in infrastructure —
from renewable energy facilities to carbon - neutral cities.
This research shows that we need to transition away
from fossil fuels not just to mitigate the risks associated with
climate change, but to reduce the
economic and health
impacts of air pollution in general.
He uses applied
economic techniques combined with methods
from climate science and remote sensing to understand the
impacts of
climate in both rich and poor countries, and has conducted fieldwork related to
climate change adaptation with communities in India, Bangladesh, Kenya, and Uganda.
The main points arising
from the regional assessment were that the Arctic is extremely vulnerable to projected
climate change — major physical, ecological, sociological, and
economic impacts are expected.
A recent U.N. survey of environmental ministries worldwide showed that only four or five countries actually included gender and
economic inequality concerns in their
climate change policies, despite the warning from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that the impact climate change «will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries.
climate change policies, despite the warning from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that the impact climate change «will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries.&
change policies, despite the warning
from Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) that the impact climate change «will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries.
Climate Change (IPCC) that the impact climate change «will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries.&
Change (IPCC) that the
impact climate change «will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries.
climate change «will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries.&
change «will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries.»
Supporters say limiting heat - trapping gases is needed to protect human health and the environment; the state faces severe
economic and environmental disruption
from rising sea levels; increased risks of drought and wildfire, and other
climate -
change impacts.
[10] While many companies appear to believe that
climate targets will not be met, we are unaware of any company (save Statoil) that endeavors to incorporate the physical and
economic impacts of largely unabated
climate change on the macroeconomic forecasts that drive their modeling, though that flows, ipso facto,
from the suggestion that the world is likely to use far more fossil fuels than could safely be combusted whilst still achieving those targets.
It's clear if you read the title (and even more clear if you read the paper — I linked to it above) that the focus of this document is not how
climate change degrades coral reefs, but what
impact that degradation may have on the people of the Pacific (including
economic impacts from reduced tourism).
6.5 That government departments that have specific responsibilities for Indigenous affairs (for example, the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and the Attorney - General's Department) work closely with the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, and the Department of
Climate Change, to ensure that the social, cultural, environmental and economic impacts and opportunities for Indigenous peoples arising from water and climate change are identified and ad
Climate Change, to ensure that the social, cultural, environmental and economic impacts and opportunities for Indigenous peoples arising from water and climate change are identified and add
Change, to ensure that the social, cultural, environmental and
economic impacts and opportunities for Indigenous peoples arising
from water and
climate change are identified and ad
climate change are identified and add
change are identified and addressed