Not exact matches
Some
of you might have read about the lawsuit
by a number
of municipalities (including San Francisco and Oakland) against the major oil companies for
damages (related primarily to sea level rise)
caused by anthropogenic
climate change.
There are frequent rail accidents and pipeline explosions, evidence
of long term water contamination esp around Dimock PA and in WY, non disclosure agreements forced on people whose health has been
damaged from exposure to toxic emissions, secrecy about all
of these issues, and
climate changes caused by too much fossil fuel emissions.
Rising sea levels and increasingly volatile weather
caused by climate change threaten the infrastructure
of our city and could severely
damage our economy.
Rising sea levels
caused by a warming
climate threaten greater future storm
damage to New York City, but the paths
of stronger future storms may shift offshore,
changing the coastal risk for the city, according to a team
of climate scientists.
Those sky - climbing costs are mostly
caused by people, not
climate change, cautions Munich Reinsurance, which says urban sprawl and expanding development increase the number
of targets for Mother Nature to
damage.
«Some people hope that a growing economy will be able to compensate for the
damages caused by climate change — that we can outgrow
climate change economically instead
of mitigating it.
The Ozone Satellite, 1991 - 2011: It proved the
damage caused by CFCs, helped predict
climate changes, and saw the beginning
of the recovery
of the ozone layer.
After the Geneva meeting, he claimed that Pearce's work shows that a doubling
of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere
by the middle
of the next century would
cause damage from
climate change valued at between 1.5 and 2 per cent
of «gross world product».
The
damage caused by this round
of bleaching will be felt for decades, but it's not the only reef around the globe to feel the heat
of climate change.
It proved the
damage caused by CFCs, helped predict
climate changes, and saw the beginning
of the recovery
of the ozone layer.
The study's authors write that halving the amount
of food waste and managing demand for particularly environmentally -
damaging food products
by changing global diets should be key aims that, if achieved, might mitigate some
of the greenhouse gases
causing climate change.
And while
climate change remains a legitimate concern for wildlife — particularly on isolated mountaintops and in species - poor polar regions — it does not come close to the immediate, irreparable
damage caused by the destruction
of habitat.
Also, although
climate change is a concern for conservation biologists, it is not the focus for most researchers (at present), largely I think because
of the severity and immediacy
of the
damage caused by other threats.
For example, a growing scarcity
of fossil fuels and the need to stem the environmental
damages caused by climate change will undoubtedly lead to a substantial increase in the use
of public transportation.
In the fight against
climate change, every bit counts, but to make an argument that is based on a leverage ratio
of somewhere between 90 and 500 times the actual
damage caused by a particular project is not the right way to go about it....
Alarmed at the pace
of change to our Earth
caused by human - induced
climate change, including accelerating melting and loss
of ice from Greenland, the Himalayas and Antarctica, acidification
of the world's oceans due to rising CO2 concentrations, increasingly intense tropical cyclones, more
damaging and intense drought and floods, including glacial lakes outburst loods, in many regions and higher levels
of sea - level rise than estimated just a few years ago, risks
changing the face
of the planet and threatening coastal cities, low lying areas, mountainous regions and vulnerable countries the world over,
Ocean acidification, also largely
caused by coal - burning, will
change the ecology
of the oceans and combine with the warming
of the oceans
caused by climate change to destroy the worlds coral reefs and
damage fisheries.
According to new research, drought
damage will likely
cause widespread forest death
by the 2050s as a result
of climate change.
How to deal with the impact
of climate change is front and centre at international
climate talks in Warsaw, with a fund for «losses and
damages»
caused by climate change to developing nations on the table.
The vulnerable nations declared that they are, «Alarmed at the pace
of change to our Earth
caused by human - induced
climate change, including accelerating melting and loss
of ice from Greenland, the Himalayas and Antarctica, acidification
of the world's oceans due to rising CO2 concentrations, increasingly intense tropical cyclones, more
damaging and intense drought and floods, including Glacial Lakes Outburst Floods, in many regions and higher levels
of sea - level rise than estimated just a few years ago, risks
changing the face
of the planet and threatening coastal cities, low lying areas, mountainous regions and vulnerable countries the world over...»
She seems to have no concern for anything (such as the future
of the planet with
climate change damage or the huge environmental and health problems
caused by the coal industry) other than getting her way;
The main argument for a carbon tax rather than a trading scheme is that, if there is a lot
of uncertainty about the cost
of reducing emissions, and not much uncertainty about the
damage caused by climate change, a fixed price for emissions (that is, a tax) will get closer to the optimal outcome than a fixed quantity.
Until recently, the federal government used an estimate
of the social cost
of carbon dioxide — one way to calculate the
damage caused by climate change —
of about US$ 40 / ton.
Laughable: UN Report: «
Damage being
caused by climate change... is no longer a matter
of debate» — «The science has become more irrevocable than ever» — Sept. 24, 2009
See: Laughable: UN Report: «
Damage being
caused by climate change... is no longer a matter
of debate» — «The science has become more irrevocable than ever» — Sept. 24, 2009 — Also, AP's Seth Borenstein delivered his usual pabulum on global warming, complete with extensive quotes from Corell.
Under the guise
of preventing «dangerous manmade
climate change» and compensating poor countries for alleged «losses and
damages» due to
climate and weather
caused by rich country fossil fuel use, they had planned to control the world's energy supplies and living standards, replace capitalism with a new UN-centered global economic order, and redistribute wealth from those who create it to those who want it.
Almost immediately, another «prestigious» group
of scientists waded in with a new «peer - reviewed» report predicting that
climate change will
cause a million deaths a year
by 2020, $ 157 billion in annual
damages, and indescribable misery for the world's poorest countries.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2910017.stm «The vast numbers affected
by the effects
of climate change, such as flooding, drought and forest fires, mean that potentially people, organisations and even countries could be seeking compensation for the
damage caused.
Despite trends in the actual
climate data and the failure
of models to accurately depict reality, many alarmists still argue that carbon mitigation policies are necessary to combat
damages caused by future
climate change.
Moreover, these costs are not onetime, but are rather incurred year after year because
of the permanent
damage caused by increased
climate change resulting from the delay.
A the same time, how to deal with non-economic losses
caused by climate change presents a perennial problem, says Harriet Thew, a postgraduate at the University
of Leeds focusing on loss and
damage.
The cities are seeking billions
of dollars in compensation for both past and future
damage caused by climate change.
Because
climate change is likely to
cause death to many, if not millions
of people, through heat stroke, vector borne disease, and flooding, annihilate many island nations
by rising seas,
cause billions
of dollars in property
damage in intense storms, and destroy the ability
of hundreds
of millions to feed themselves in hotter drier
climates, the duty to refrain from activities which could
cause global warming is extraordinarily strong even in the face
of scientific uncertainty about consequences.
With 70 %
of global energy demand currently met through the burning
of carbon - based fuels, and demand predicted to double
by 20351, the world faces a growing challenge: reducing
climate change causing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions while not
damaging a fragile global economy that is sustained
by these abundant fossil fuels.
«
Climate science» as it is used by warmists implies adherence to a set of beliefs: (1) Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will warm the Earth's surface and atmosphere; (2) Human production of CO2 is producing significant increases in CO2 concentration; (3) The rate of rise of temperature in the 20th and 21st centuries is unprecedented compared to the rates of change of temperature in the previous two millennia and this can only be due to rising greenhouse gas concentrations; (4) The climate of the 19th century was ideal and may be taken as a standard to compare against any current climate; (5) global climate models, while still not perfect, are good enough to indicate that continued use of fossil fuels at projected rates in the 21st century will cause the CO2 concentration to rise to a high level by 2100 (possibly 700 to 900 ppm); (6) The global average temperature under this condition will rise more than 3 °C from the late 19th century ideal; (7) The negative impact on humanity of such a rise will be enormous; (8) The only alternative to such a disaster is to immediately and sharply reduce CO2 emissions (reducing emissions in 2050 by 80 % compared to today's rate) and continue further reductions after 2050; (9) Even with such draconian CO2 reductions, the CO2 concentration is likely to reach at least 450 to 500 ppm by 2100 resulting in significant damage to humanity; (10) Such reductions in CO2 emissions are technically feasible and economically affordable while providing adequate energy to a growing world population that is increasingly industria
Climate science» as it is used
by warmists implies adherence to a set
of beliefs: (1) Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will warm the Earth's surface and atmosphere; (2) Human production
of CO2 is producing significant increases in CO2 concentration; (3) The rate
of rise
of temperature in the 20th and 21st centuries is unprecedented compared to the rates
of change of temperature in the previous two millennia and this can only be due to rising greenhouse gas concentrations; (4) The
climate of the 19th century was ideal and may be taken as a standard to compare against any current climate; (5) global climate models, while still not perfect, are good enough to indicate that continued use of fossil fuels at projected rates in the 21st century will cause the CO2 concentration to rise to a high level by 2100 (possibly 700 to 900 ppm); (6) The global average temperature under this condition will rise more than 3 °C from the late 19th century ideal; (7) The negative impact on humanity of such a rise will be enormous; (8) The only alternative to such a disaster is to immediately and sharply reduce CO2 emissions (reducing emissions in 2050 by 80 % compared to today's rate) and continue further reductions after 2050; (9) Even with such draconian CO2 reductions, the CO2 concentration is likely to reach at least 450 to 500 ppm by 2100 resulting in significant damage to humanity; (10) Such reductions in CO2 emissions are technically feasible and economically affordable while providing adequate energy to a growing world population that is increasingly industria
climate of the 19th century was ideal and may be taken as a standard to compare against any current
climate; (5) global climate models, while still not perfect, are good enough to indicate that continued use of fossil fuels at projected rates in the 21st century will cause the CO2 concentration to rise to a high level by 2100 (possibly 700 to 900 ppm); (6) The global average temperature under this condition will rise more than 3 °C from the late 19th century ideal; (7) The negative impact on humanity of such a rise will be enormous; (8) The only alternative to such a disaster is to immediately and sharply reduce CO2 emissions (reducing emissions in 2050 by 80 % compared to today's rate) and continue further reductions after 2050; (9) Even with such draconian CO2 reductions, the CO2 concentration is likely to reach at least 450 to 500 ppm by 2100 resulting in significant damage to humanity; (10) Such reductions in CO2 emissions are technically feasible and economically affordable while providing adequate energy to a growing world population that is increasingly industria
climate; (5) global
climate models, while still not perfect, are good enough to indicate that continued use of fossil fuels at projected rates in the 21st century will cause the CO2 concentration to rise to a high level by 2100 (possibly 700 to 900 ppm); (6) The global average temperature under this condition will rise more than 3 °C from the late 19th century ideal; (7) The negative impact on humanity of such a rise will be enormous; (8) The only alternative to such a disaster is to immediately and sharply reduce CO2 emissions (reducing emissions in 2050 by 80 % compared to today's rate) and continue further reductions after 2050; (9) Even with such draconian CO2 reductions, the CO2 concentration is likely to reach at least 450 to 500 ppm by 2100 resulting in significant damage to humanity; (10) Such reductions in CO2 emissions are technically feasible and economically affordable while providing adequate energy to a growing world population that is increasingly industria
climate models, while still not perfect, are good enough to indicate that continued use
of fossil fuels at projected rates in the 21st century will
cause the CO2 concentration to rise to a high level
by 2100 (possibly 700 to 900 ppm); (6) The global average temperature under this condition will rise more than 3 °C from the late 19th century ideal; (7) The negative impact on humanity
of such a rise will be enormous; (8) The only alternative to such a disaster is to immediately and sharply reduce CO2 emissions (reducing emissions in 2050
by 80 % compared to today's rate) and continue further reductions after 2050; (9) Even with such draconian CO2 reductions, the CO2 concentration is likely to reach at least 450 to 500 ppm
by 2100 resulting in significant
damage to humanity; (10) Such reductions in CO2 emissions are technically feasible and economically affordable while providing adequate energy to a growing world population that is increasingly industrializing.
The Obama administration recently raised its estimate
of the economic
damage caused by carbon emissions
by two - thirds, reflecting an improved understanding among independent experts
of the impact
of rising sea levels and other developments relating to
climate change.
After a series
of embarrassing predictions and wild factual errors
damaged global - warming alarmists» credibility — possibly beyond repair — the United Nations is again warning
of impending doom: localized floods and droughts
caused by climate change theoretically linked to human activity.
As mentioned elsewere in this page and site, a renewable energy installation such as a wind farm or solar farm will reduce the
damage caused by climate change; it will reduce the amount
of air pollution resulting from the burning
of coal; it will therefore be to the advantage
of all life on Earth.
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The lecturer, a negotiator on Loss and
Damage, mentioned that in order to create a just agreement based on the geographical nuances of loss and damage, developed countries who are now beginning to face the damages caused by climate change need to meet with those who have been experiencing it for
Damage, mentioned that in order to create a just agreement based on the geographical nuances
of loss and
damage, developed countries who are now beginning to face the damages caused by climate change need to meet with those who have been experiencing it for
damage, developed countries who are now beginning to face the
damages caused by climate change need to meet with those who have been experiencing it for years.
The fourth value also uses a 3 % discount rate, but represents the 95th percentile across the models instead
of the average, in order to try and include the potential for higher monetary
damages caused by climate change.
The committee also separately derived a range
of values for
damages from
climate change, and found that each ton
of carbon dioxide emissions will be far worse in 2030 than now: «even if the total amount
of annual emissions remains steady, the
damages caused by each ton would increase 50 percent to 80 percent.»
Also, although
climate change is a concern for conservation biologists, it is not the focus for most researchers (at present), largely I think because
of the severity and immediacy
of the
damage caused by other threats.
«Well I'm sitting like a rose between two thorns here and I have to take practical decisions - erm - the
climate's always been
changing - er - Peter mentioned the Arctic and I think in the Holocene the Arctic melted completely and you can see there were beaches there - when Greenland was occupied, you know, people growing crops - we then had a little ice age, we had a middle age warming - the
climate's been going up and down - but the real question which I think everyone's trying to address is - is this influenced
by manmade activity in recent years and James is actually correct - the
climate has not
changed - the temperature has not
changed in the last seventeen years and what I think we've got to be careful
of is that there is almost certainly - bound to be - some influence
by manmade activity but I think we've just got to be rational (audience laughter)- rational people - and make sure the measures that we take to counter it don't actually
cause more
damage - and I think we're about to get -»
I have always insisted that there have to be legit
damages caused by Exxon not sharing their «secret» knowledge
of human
caused climate change from the world.
To illustrate, suppose
climate change will
cause $ 5 trillion (i.e., $ 5,000,000,000,000) in
damages by the end
of the century.
In the first post, we considered the implications
of the discount rate if
climate change were to
cause $ 5 trillion (i.e., $ 5,000,000,000,000) in
damages by the end
of the century.
The government will set aside 500 million Australian dollars to help the global treasure after years
of damage from warming waters
caused by climate change.
A trend analysis
of normalized insured
damage from natural disasters is not only
of interest to the insurance industry, but can potentially be useful for attempts at detecting whether there has been an increase in the frequency and / or intensity
of natural hazards, whether
caused by natural
climate variability or anthropogenic
climate change.
The SCC is a loosey - goosey computer model result that attempts to determine the present value
of future
damages that result from
climate change caused by pernicious economic activity.