Main Title |
Uncertainty in analyzing climate change : policy implications. |
Publisher |
Congressional Budget Office, |
Year Published |
2005 |
OCLC Number |
57507646 |
Subjects |
Environmental policy--United States--Finance ;
Climatic change
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EIAM |
GE180.U53 2005 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
04/22/2005 |
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Collation |
vi, 36 p. ; 28 cm. |
Notes |
"January 2005." Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Notes |
Summary -- Background and introduction -- Scientific and economic sources of uncertainty -- Uncertainty affecting costs -- Uncertainty affecting benefits -- Problems in valuation -- Agriculture: data gaps remain -- Health: questions about valuing lives saved -- Human settlements and ecosystems: valuing damages to nonmarketed goods and services -- Catastrophic damages: expert opinions vary widely -- The usefulness of subjective estimates -- Problems in aggregation -- Problems in comparing present costs and future damages -- Problems in determining the appropriate level of risk reduction -- Problems in aggregating costs and benefits across regions -- Policy implications -- Research and Development -- Mitigation -- Adaption. |